Avengers Endgame: Fans are NOT HAPPY with the lack of screentime for THIS character

Avengers Endgame is rolling out worldwide and fans are delighted by the emotionally satisfying conclusion. Yet as fans have time to digest the film, many have begun to realise certain problems with the penultimate Phase Three movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Warning: there are major spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame.

Fans are not pleased with the lack of screentime for Okoye

A breakdown of screentime has revealed the Wakandan general, played by Danai Gurira, only had six minutes.

Gurira already faced a slight from Marvel when her name was not included amongst the other actors on a poster debut.

This was despite her character appearing on all the printed marketing material.

Fans were quick to point out the omission to Marvel, who rectified the problem.

Then, the blatant omission cropped up again when fans noticed Okoye was absent from the trailers and teasers.

One Twitter user wrote: “Okoye is on all of the endgame posters and Danai is part of the press tour bUT OKOYE HASNT BEEN IN ANY OF THE TRAILERS SO WHERE IS SHE, WHAT IS SHE DOING, I NEED TO KNOW”

Then, when the character, a huge fan favourite, only had six minutes on screen fans were made upset all over again, and rightly so.

One Twitter user, though slightly exaggerating the time difference, wrote: “Marvel really put Okoye in all of Endgame posters but only include less than a minute of her in the actual movie. Yikes.”

Another Twitter user posted a measured criticism, writing: “A non-spoilery #Endgame thought: The promo tour definitely over-emphasized Okoye’s role to make the cast seem more diverse than it was.

“She has less screentime than some of the un-advertised white characters.”

Yet another wrote: “6 mins for Okoye ! She was on the poster like she would be a huge part of the movie. We were fooled”

Many took especial issue with the omission of Okoye from the film due to the developing character arc in the aftermath of Infinity War.

One fan posted their hopes to Twitter, writing: “I am ready for Okoye’s anger in Avengers: Endgame.

“Thanos stripped Wakanda of its safety, it’s King and it’s Princess and part of the population got dusted… I hope she gets to kick some ass.”

Unfortunately, Okoye didn’t get the chance to explore her character arc.

Some were satisfied with her role in the final moment of Endgame, in which she and her fellow female Avengers work together to get the Infinity Gauntlet to Ant-Man’s fan.

But the nod to girl-power was not quite enough for many fans.

It remains to be seen how Marvel moves on with their strong female characters in Phase Four of the MCU.

The full breakdown of Avengers’ screentime is:

Iron Man: 1hr 2mins

Captain America: 1hr 6mins

Thor: 45mins

Hulk: 40mins

Black Widow: 33mins

Hawkeye: 37mins

War Machine: 35mins

Ant-Man 38mins

Nebula: 41mins