Avengers: Endgame leaks onto piracy sites day before US release

Avengers: Endgame has leaked onto piracy sites a whole day before it’s set to be released in the US.

A copy of the film is reportedly circulating online after being recorded in Chinese cinema.

TorrentFreak reported that site users in China started to share a file of the three-hour long film on piracy networks on Wednesday. It’s believed the file has since surfaced on torrent sites in the UK.

The final chapter in the Avengers franchise – and a film that’s being billed as the conclusion of all 22 films to have been released as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008 – debuted in China on Wednesday, one day before its release in the UK.

The downloadable copy is said to be terrible quality. According to TorrentFreak’s report, “It’s semi-rotated and is littered throughout with watermarks for a gambling site that spin around the screen.”

Just last week, Marvel fans were urged to leave social media as a mobile phone-filmed sizzle reel filled with spoilers made its way onto the internet.

Considering the film’s many twists and turns, its unofficial tagline – pushed by directors Joe and Anthony Russo – has become: “#DontSpoilTheEndgame.”

Endgame is shrouded in so much secrecy that journalists weren’t permitted to see the film ahead of interviewing its many cast members, including Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans, in the run-up to its release.

This didn’t stop Karen Gillan from revealing a bit too much about Nebula’s storyline in the new film. “I just got really nervous and gave something away,” she said in front of a crowded audience.

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Avengers: Endgame is in UK cinemas now.