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The missing 'Avengers' return: Paul Rudd and Jeremy Renner are back for 'Endgame'

LOS ANGELES - Over the course of 10 years, Marvel has built a reputation for delivering two inevitabilities: meaty post-credits scenes and spoiler-free press runs.

Case in point: At the hush-hush "Avengers: Endgame" press conference in downtown Los Angeles, Paul Rudd and Jeremy Renner (who play Ant-Man and Hawkeye, respectively) managed to talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universe while revealing absolutely nothing about the upcoming superhero team-up.

"You don't want to ruin it because people spoil stuff, man," said Renner, who skillfully dodged every question that even alluded to the top-secret film. "It's terrible."

He was right to be cautious. Just over a week before "Endgame" is slated to hit theaters worldwide, five minutes of credible footage from the film was leaked online.

According to descriptions, the footage includes scenes from throughout the movie that reveal key details about the plot. Disney has not confirmed whether the

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