That said, chances are the release of the film is going to prompt a spike in kids wanting to read about Thanos, the Infinity Stones/Gems and The Infinity Gauntlet. Now, given the vast differences between the Marvel Comics Universe circa 1991 and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the 21st century (many of them stemming from the fact that Marvel Comics parceled out the rights to various characters to different film studios, and that the comics had some 30 years worth of world-building across dozens of monthly comics instead of a mere decade across fewer than 20 movies) the film can’t possibly offer a very faithful adaptation to Infinity Gauntlet or Infinity War (or even The Infinity Crusade Starlin was big into infinity).
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While Thanos and the Infinity Gems (they’re stones in the movies, gems in the comics) have appeared in plenty of Marvel comics since writer/artist Jim Starlin created the villain in an early 1970s issue of Iron Man, the comics story that seems to have influenced Marvel Studios’ mega-story the most is the 1991 crossover Infinity Gauntlet (although its sequel Infinity War is where the new Avengers movie actually gets its subtitle). The binding threads have been the villain Thanos, who briefly appeared in the two previous Avengers movies and the first Guardians of The Galaxy movie, and the Infinity Stones, brightly colored baubles that served as the maguffins or Easter eggs in many of the films. While the script was hardly written-or even imagined-way back when the first Iron Man film opened, the building of a cohesive, coherent Marvel Cinematic Universe which would eventually all come into play in a single epic film has been evident for a long time. Made for: Disney Character Voices International, Inc.As the people handling the marketing for the film were only too eager to share, when Avengers: Infinity War opened a few weeks ago, it was the culmination of some ten years and 18 films worth of build-up. Made for: Disney Character Voices International, Inc. The sequel, Avengers: Endgame, was released in April 2019.ĭubbing studio: Audio Postproduction SPR, Inc. The film's visual effects were nominated at the 91st Academy Awards, 24th Critics' Choice Awards, and 72nd British Academy Film Awards. It became the highest-grossing film of 2018 and the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time both worldwide and in the United States and Canada. It was the fourth film and the first superhero film to gross over $2 billion worldwide, breaking numerous box office records. It has been featured in multiple listings of the best films of the 2010s. Brolin's performance was praised, as was the emotional weight of the story, the visual effects, and action sequences, but the film was criticized for relying on previous MCU films for its story. With an estimated budget of $316–400 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made.Īvengers: Infinity War held its world premiere on April 23, 2018, in Los Angeles, and was released in the United States on April 27, as part of Phase Three of the MCU. Additional filming took place in Scotland, the Downtown Atlantaarea, and New York City. The production lasted until July 2017, shooting back-to-back with a direct sequel, Avengers: Endgame. In 2016, Marvel shortened the title to Avengers: Infinity War. Filming began in January 2017 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, with a large cast consisting mostly of actors reprising their roles from previous MCU films, including Brolin as Thanos. The Russo brothers came on board to direct in April 2015, and a month later Markus and McFeely had signed on to write the script for the film, which draws inspiration from Jim Starlin's 1991 comic book The Infinity Gauntlet and Jonathan Hickman's 2013 comic book Infinity. The film was announced in October 2014 as Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1. In the film, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy attempt to prevent Thanos from collecting the six all-powerful Infinity Stones as part of his quest to kill half of all life in the universe. It was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Josh Brolin, and Chris Pratt. It is the sequel to The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Publication order PreviousĪvengers: Infinity War is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.