200 essential Marvel photos (plus rankings!) to get you ready for 'Avengers: Endgame'

Avengers are assembling – on the red carpet, on the big screen and all over pop culture.

"Avengers: Endgame" (officially opening Friday, though theaters will show it Thursday night) is the culmination of 11 years and 22 films so far with Earth's mightiest heroes. And audiences are already psyched to see Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and the rest throw down with Thanos in a rematch of last year's "Infinity War."

The "Endgame" tagline is "Whatever it takes," but are you in fact ready for the biggest Marvel movie of them all? (Which is saying something.) Just in case, browse our galleries to see red-carpet shots of the hottest superhero stars and find out the best and worst of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Here's what you need to know going into 'Endgame.'

Don't have time to catch up before the weekend? Let's check in with the main characters heading into the blockbuster-to-be.

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See the Avengers in their glammed-up best.

Marvel's always picked really pretty people for its A-list superheroes, and they were all out in force – from Scarlett Johansson to Danai Gurira – for the "Avengers: Endgame" premiere.

But Black Widow's always been a stylish one.

Check out Johansson's red-carpet looks through the years.

The newest superhero on the block went globe-trotting.

"Endgame" is actually the second big Marvel jam of 2019. "Captain Marvel" blasted into theaters in March, and star Brie Larson rocked the LA premiere of her superhero debut.

Larson also was with the "Captain Marvel" crew in London, making an adorable pairing with co-star Samuel L. Jackson.

And you'll want to re-live Captain America's much-discussed beard.

Because he's back to clean-cut Cap in "Endgame."

But let's not forget the last 'Avengers' get-together.

Thanos' snap proved apocalyptic for our heroes a year ago in "Infinity War," but everything was heavenly on the red carpet.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 200 essential Marvel photos (plus rankings!) to get you ready for 'Avengers: Endgame'