Everyone else brings their A-game to the party, with not one character short-changed.Īvengers: Infinity War is the first salvo of a huge showdown focusing on Thanos, with the sequel (not second half, as the Russos have stated) due next year. Brolin pokes through the animated purple face to give a real menace to Thanos, but he also imbues him with a personality that is multi-layered. It soon becomes clear that Thanos isn’t a motion-captured rent-a-villain like Steppenwolf. While our characters are split up in various parts of Earth and the universe, they all know what they’re facing and the world-changing weight of their actions.
The script and its delivery has been streamlined for maximum narrative impact, so that it becomes the shortest 2.5 hours in recent memory. There are no sub-plots here, which could have potentially distracted from the doomsday scenario that develops. They’ve taken the script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and turned into it one giant, breathless set-piece that is composed of a few smaller but vitally important components. The secret ingredients to this pie have to be sibling co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo, who have previous form with Marvel. When one considers that Marvel has gathered virtually its entire stable of cinematic characters into ‘one delicious pie’ as Paul Bettany has put it, the logistics of doing so are mind-boggling. Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly fit so many characters into one film and still make it intelligible… They’ve achieved this without so much as breaking a sweat. Thanos demands silence though, so a non-spoilery discussion follows. Like an earthquake, his mere presence sends seismic shifts through the various storylines of our heroic characters. He’s finally stepped properly into the limelight and made his presence felt rumbling through the MCU. Ever since his first appearance in the end credits of Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Universe’s Big Bad (TM) has been teased over the past few years. After exactly a decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the studio’s grand plan is revealed in an even grander dramatic sweep – with Thanos’ meaty arm of course. Standing in his way are the fragmented factions of The Avengers – Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), along with a number of new allies from Earth and beyond…
If Thanos finds all these Infinity stones, then it will give him the ultimate power to destroy the universe as we know it. In order to find the Soul stone, Thanos must re-connect with a face from the past. Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) carefully guards the Time stone, while Vision (Paul Bettany) guards the Mind stone. Having collected half of the infinity stones, he sets out to retrieve the remaining three. The Plot: Thanos (Josh Brolin), the almost all-powerful master of the universe, is heading to Earth. Starring John Brolin, Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Holland, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Bettany, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Olsen, Scarlett Johansson. 19 ( Infinity War), but an AMC spokesperson confirms to Heat Vision that’s not the case.Avengers: Infinity War (USA / 12A / 149 mins)ĭirected by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo. Previous reports indicated that all 18 previous films in the MCU would be screened leading up to No.
AMC Theaters will be hosting a 12-film marathon honoring the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the April 27 release of Avengers: Infinity War.