Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 Americansuperhero film based on the Marvel Comicssuperhero team the Avengers, produced byMarvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to 2012's The Avengers and 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the nineteenth film in theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, written byChristopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and features an ensemble cast includingRobert 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. In Avengers: Infinity War, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy attempt to stop Thanos from amassing the all-powerfulInfinity Stones.
The film was announced in October 2014 asAvengers: Infinity War – Part 1. The Russo brothers came on board to direct in April 2015 and by May, Markus and McFeely had signed on to write the script for the film, which drew inspiration from Jim Starlin's 1991 The Infinity Gauntlet comic and Jonathan Hickman's 2013Infinity comic. In 2016, Marvel shortened the title to Avengers: Infinity War. Filming began in January 2017 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios inFayette County, Georgia, and lasted until July 2017, shooting back-to-back with a direct sequel. Additional filming took place in Scotland, England, the Downtown Atlantaarea, and New York City. With an estimated budget in the range of $316–400 million, it isone of the most expensive films ever made.
Avengers: Infinity War held its world premiere on April 23, 2018 in Los Angeles and was released in the United States on April 27, 2018, in IMAX and 3D. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast, visual effects, emotional weight of the story, and action scenes, though the runtime received some criticism. It has grossed over $1.8 billion worldwide, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of all time, as well as the highest-grossing film of 2018, thehighest-grossing superhero film, and theeighth highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada. In its opening weekend, it grossed $641 million worldwide and $258 million domestically, setting the records for the highest-grossing openings for both. It also became the fastest film in history to reach a worldwide gross of $1 billion, doing so in 11 days. The untitled sequel is set to be released on May 3, 2019.
Plot
Having acquired the Power Stone from the planet Xandar, Thanos and his lieutenants—Ebony Maw, Cull Obsidian, Proxima Midnight, and Corvus Glaive—intercept the spaceship carrying the survivors of Asgard's destruction.[N 1] As they extract the Space Stone from the Tesseract, Thanos subduesThor, overpowers Hulk, and kills Loki.Heimdall sends Hulk to Earth using the Bifröstbefore being killed. Thanos departs with his lieutenants and obliterates the spaceship.
Hulk crash-lands at the Sanctum Sanctorumin New York City, reverting to Bruce Banner. He warns Stephen Strange and Wong about Thanos' plan to kill half of all life in the universe; in response, Strange recruits Tony Stark. Maw and Obsidian arrive to retrieve the Time Stone from Strange, drawing the attention of Peter Parker. Maw captures Strange, but fails to take the Time Stone due to an enchantment. Stark and Parker pursue Maw's spaceship, Banner contacts Steve Rogers, and Wong stays behind to guard the Sanctum.
In Scotland, Midnight and Glaive ambushWanda Maximoff and Vision in order to retrieve the Mind Stone in Vision's forehead. Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, and Sam Wilsonrescue them and take shelter with James Rhodes and Banner at the AvengersCompound. Vision offers to sacrifice himself by having Maximoff destroy the Mind Stone to keep Thanos from retrieving it. Rogers suggests they travel to Wakanda, which he believes has the resources to remove the stone without destroying Vision.
The Guardians of the Galaxy respond to a distress call from the Asgardian ship and rescue Thor, who surmises Thanos seeks the Reality Stone, which is in the possession of the Collector on Knowhere. Rocket and Grootaccompany Thor to Nidavellir, where they andEitri create an enchanted battle-axe capable of killing Thanos. On Knowhere, Peter Quill,Gamora, Drax, and Mantis find Thanos with the Reality Stone already in his possession. Thanos kidnaps Gamora, his adoptive daughter, who reveals the location of the Soul Stone to save her captive adoptive sisterNebula from torture. Thanos and Gamora travel to Vormir, where Red Skull, keeper of the Soul Stone, informs him the stone can only be retrieved by sacrificing someone he loves. Thanos reluctantly kills Gamora, earning the Stone.
Nebula escapes captivity and asks the remaining Guardians to meet her on Thanos' destroyed homeworld, Titan. Stark and Parker kill Maw and rescue Strange. Landing on Titan, they meet Quill, Drax, and Mantis. The group forms a plan to remove Thanos' Infinity Gauntlet after Strange uses the Time Stone to view millions of possible futures, seeing only one in which Thanos loses. Thanos arrives, justifying his plans as necessary to ensure the survival of a universe threatened by overpopulation. The group subdues him until Nebula deduces that Thanos has killed Gamora. Enraged, Quill retaliates, allowing Thanos to break the group's hold and overpower them. After Stark is seriously wounded by Thanos, Strange surrenders the Time Stone in exchange for Thanos sparing Stark. Thanos departs for Earth.
In Wakanda, Rogers reunites with Bucky Barnes before Thanos' army invades. The Avengers, alongside T'Challa and the Wakandan forces, mount a defense whileShuri works to extract the Mind Stone from Vision. Banner, unable to transform into the Hulk, fights in Stark's Hulkbuster armor. Thor, Rocket, and Groot arrive to reinforce the Avengers; Midnight, Obsidian, and Glaive are killed and their army is routed. Thanos arrives and despite Maximoff's attempt to destroy the Mind Stone, removes it from Vision, killing him.
Thor severely wounds Thanos, but Thanos activates the completed Infinity Gauntlet and teleports away. Half of all life across the universe disintegrates, including Barnes, T'Challa, Groot, Maximoff, Wilson, Mantis, Drax, Quill, Strange, and Parker. Stark and Nebula remain on Titan while Banner, M'Baku,Okoye, Rhodes, Rocket, Rogers, Romanoff, and Thor are left on the Wakandan battlefield. Meanwhile, Thanos recovers on another planet.
In a post-credits scene, Nick Fury transmits a signal as he, Maria Hill, and others disintegrate. The transmitter displays a star insignia on a red-and-blue background.[N 2]
Cast
- Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man:
The leader and benefactor of the Avengers, who is a self-described genius, billionaire, playboy, and philanthropist withelectromechanical suits of armor of his own making.[8][9] Co-director Joe Russoexplained that Stark "senses this greater threat approaching, so he is doing everything in his power to keep the Earth safe."[10] Downey added that Stark would have smaller goals than in previous films, with the idea of him as a tinkerer continued from Iron Man 3, although this was not reflected in the final film.[11] - Chris Hemsworth as Thor:
An Avenger and the king of Asgard, based on the Norse mythological deity of thesame name.[12] Joe Russo stated that Thor's storyline picks up after the events ofThor: Ragnarok, which finds him in a "very profound... very interesting place" with "real emotional motivation".[13] At the recommendation of Hemsworth, writersChristopher Markus and Stephen McFeelyconsulted Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi and screenwriter Eric Pearson to help carry over the comedic and tragic elements of the re-toned Thor from that film.[14] Thor now wields a mystical axe known as Stormbreaker, after the destruction of his hammer Mjolnir inRagnarok.[15] - Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk:
An Avenger and a genius scientist who, because of exposure to gamma radiation, transforms into a monster when enraged or agitated.[16][17] Banner spends the film trying to reintegrate with the Avengers, and also tries to "impress upon everybody how dangerous Thanos is."[18] This continues a story arc for the character that was established in Thor: Ragnarok and concludes in the Infinity War sequel,[19] with the difference between Hulk and Banner "starting to blur a little bit". Ruffalo described Hulk in Infinity War as having the mental capacity of a five-year-old.[18] - Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America:
A fugitive superhero and leader of a faction of Avengers. A World War II veteran, he was enhanced to the peak of human physicality by an experimental serum and frozen in suspended animation before waking up in the modern world.[12] Joe Russo said after the events of Captain America: Civil War, Rogers struggles with the conflict between his responsibility to himself and his responsibility to others.[20] The character embodies the "spirit" of his comic alternate identity Nomad in the film,[21] and receives new vibranium gauntlets from Shuri to replace his traditional shield.[15] - Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow:
A highly trained spy, a member of Rogers' faction of Avengers, and a former agent ofS.H.I.E.L.D.[22][23] Johansson said that Romanoff's situation in the aftermath of the events of Captain America: Civil War has been "a dark time. I wouldn't say that my character has been particularly hopeful, but I think she's hardened even more than she probably was before."[24] - Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange:
A former neurosurgeon who, after a car accident that led to a journey of healing, discovered the hidden world of magic and alternate dimensions, and became a Master of the Mystic Arts.[25] Markus and McFeely described Strange as "[ending] up being the reasonable adult in the room" with the "widest perspective available" due to the film's stakes.[26] Aaron Lazar served as Cumberbatch's stand-in until the latter completed filming on The Current War. At that point, Cumberbatch re-shot scenes where his face needed to be seen.[27] Julian "JayFunk" Daniels once again assisted Cumberbatch with his finger-tuttingmovements.[28] - Don Cheadle as James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine:
A former officer in the U.S. Air Force who operates the War Machine armor and is an Avenger.[29] Following his paralysis during the events of Civil War, Rhodes is given an apparatus by Stark to walk again, although he is reluctant to don his War Machine armor and rejoin the Avengers due to his injury. Cheadle believed that Rhodes is "negotiating this reunion and his rejoining this team." He also explained that Rhodes' relationship with Stark "deepened" from his accident, saying, "I think Tony feels somewhat responsible and culpable in a way. But again, he's always had my back in a way that only he could really have."[30] - Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man: A teenager and Stark's protegé who received spider-like abilities after being bitten by a genetically-modified spider.[10]
- Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther: The king of the African nation ofWakanda, who gained his enhanced strength by ingesting the Heart-Shaped Herb.[23][31]
- Paul Bettany as Vision:
An android and Avenger created using the artificial intelligence J.A.R.V.I.S., Ultron, and the Mind Stone.[25] Anthony Russo called Vision "a living MacGuffin. Obviously, that raises the stakes because Vision's life is in danger, and his life is in conflict with Thanos' goals, so something's got to give."[24] - Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch: A member of Rogers' faction of Avengers, who can harness magic and engage in hypnosis and telekinesis.[32]
- Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Falcon:
A member of Rogers' faction of Avengers and former pararescueman trained by the military in aerial combat, using a specially designed wing pack.[33] Mackie noted that Wilson has a grudge with other heroes like Iron Man and Black Panther after the events of Civil War.[24] - Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier:
An enhanced assassin and Rogers' ally and best friend, who reemerged brainwashed after being thought killed in action during World War II.[34] Barnes, who formerly went by Winter Soldier, is given the name White Wolf by the people of Wakanda, who helped remove his Hydra programming.[15] - Tom Hiddleston as Loki: Thor's adoptive brother, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name.[35]
- Idris Elba as Heimdall: The all-seeing, all-hearing Asgardian former sentry of theBifröst Bridge, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name.[36]
- Peter Dinklage as Eitri: King of the Dwarvesof Nidavellir, and weaponsmith, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name.[37]
- Benedict Wong as Wong: One of the Masters of the Mystic Arts, tasked with protecting some of Kamar-Taj's most valuable relics and books.[38]
- Pom Klementieff as Mantis: A member of the Guardians of the Galaxy with empathic powers.[39]
- Karen Gillan as Nebula: An adopted daughter of Thanos who was raised with Gamora as siblings.[40]
- Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer: A member of the Guardians and warrior in search of vengeance against Thanos for killing his family.[41] At the end of each day of filming, Bautista would have to sit in a sauna to remove his makeup.[42]
- Zoe Saldana as Gamora: A member of the Guardians, who is an orphan from an alien world and raised by Thanos, seeking redemption for her past crimes.[43] Ariana Greenblatt portrays a young Gamora.[44]
- Vin Diesel as Groot:
A member of the Guardians who is a tree-like humanoid.[45] Executive producerJames Gunn explained that Groot is still an adolescent in the film, in the same state of growth seen in one of the post-credit scenes in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[46]Terry Notary provided motion capture for Groot, and said the character is "coming of age, so you'll see the teenager find a mentor to look up to and to model himself after."[47] - Bradley Cooper as Rocket:
A member of the Guardians who is a genetically-engineered raccoon-based bounty hunter and mercenary, and is a master of weapons and battle tactics.[48]Sean Gunn was again the stand-in for Rocket during filming, with his acting and expressions serving as motion reference for the character.[49][50] - Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts:
Stark's fiancée and the CEO of Stark Industries.[51] Downey felt that "Pepper remains the heart of the [Iron Man] story", which was not a focal point in some of the preceding films with Stark. Downey continued that "we wanted to get back to that reality. Not just for them, but let's really see how that can add to the something-worth-fighting-for of it all."[11] - Benicio del Toro as Taneleer Tivan / The Collector: One of the Elders of the Universe, who is an obsessive keeper of the largest collection of interstellar fauna, relics, and species of all manner in the galaxy.[52]
- Josh Brolin as Thanos:
An intergalactic despot from Titan who longs to collect all six of the Infinity Stones in order to impose his will on all of reality,[53][54][55] wanting to "re-balance the universe".[56] Producer Kevin Feige added that Thanos believes the universe is becoming over-populated, which led to the destruction of his home moon Titan and is something he vowed not to let happen again,[55] and also said "you could almost go so far as to say he is the main character of" the film.[57] McFeely shared this sentiment, describing the film as his "hero journey" in addition to being the film's protagonist, stating, "Part of that is the things that [mean] the most to him. We wanted to show that. It wasn't just power; it wasn't just an ideal; it was people."[26] Brolin likened Thanos to "the Quasimodo of this time" and the novel Perfume, since Thanos was born deformed and considered a "freak" on Titan,[58] while Joe Russo would reference The Godfather for Brolin at times, which Brolin felt helped "to emotionalize the whole thing."[59] Brolin further added that he preferred playing Thanos over Cable inDeadpool 2 because of the amount of work that went into creating the character.[60]Thanos does not wear armor for most of the film, which is symbolic of his growing power as he collects the Infinity Stones.[61]In addition to voicing for the character, Brolin performed motion capture on set.[62] - Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord:
The half-human, half-Celestial leader of the Guardians who was abducted from Earth as a child, and raised by a group of alien thieves and smugglers called theRavagers.[32] Pratt described his role in the film as "a cameo... you get to be a little more vibrant; a little more irreverent; a little bit more colorful if you want it to be."[63]
Additionally, several other actors reprise their MCU roles: Danai Gurira as Okoye, the head of the Dora Milaje;[64] Letitia Wright as T'Challa's sister Shuri;[65] William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross, the U.S. Secretary of State;[66] Kerry Condon as the voice of Stark's A.I.F.R.I.D.A.Y.;[67] Winston Duke as M'Baku, the leader of Wakanda's mountain tribe the Jabari; Florence Kasumba as Ayo, a member of the Dora Milaje;[68] Jacob Batalon as Parker's friend Ned;[69] Isabella Amara as Parker's classmate Sally;[70] Tiffany Espensenas Parker's classmate Cindy;[71] and Ethan Dizon as Parker's classmate Tiny.[72] Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders make uncredited cameos as Nick Fury and Maria Hill, the former director and deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D, respectively, in the film's post-credits scene.[73]
Thanos' henchmen, known collectively in the comics as the Black Order and in the film as the "Children of Thanos",[74] include Terry Notary as Cull Obsidian,[75][76] Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ebony Maw,[77][78] Carrie Coon asProxima Midnight,[76] and Michael James Shaw as Corvus Glaive.[79] The foursome provided voices and motion-capture performances on set for their characters.[80][79] As Coon was pregnant during filming, she mainly did facial capture for Proxima Midnight with some motion-capture,[81] with stuntwoman Monique Ganderton standing-in and providing the rest on set.[82] Ross Marquand portrays Johann Schmidt / Red Skull, the "Stonekeeper" and former Nazi commander of Hydra duringWorld War II. Marquand replaces Hugo Weaving, who had expressed reluctance to reprise the character from Captain America: The First Avenger.[37][83] Avengers co-creatorStan Lee makes a cameo appearance in the film as Parker's school bus driver,[37] while screenwriter Stephen McFeely cameos as Secretary Ross's aide.[84] David Cross was invited to make a cameo appearance asTobias Fünke, his character from the sitcomArrested Development, which the Russo brothers had previously worked on; this was prevented by a scheduling conflict, but Fünke still appears in the film as a specimen in the Collector's collection, played by an uncredited extra.[85]
Production
In October 2014, Marvel announced a two-part sequel to Avengers: Age of Ultron, titledAvengers: Infinity War. Part 1 was scheduled to be released on May 4, 2018, with Part 2scheduled for May 3, 2019.[86][87] In April 2015, Marvel announced that Anthony and Joe Russo would direct both parts of Avengers: Infinity War,[88] with back-to-back filmingexpected to begin in 2016.[89] The same month, Kevin Feige said that the Infinity Warfilms would be two distinct films "because they [have] such shared elements, it felt appropriate... to [subtitle the films] like that. But I wouldn't call it one story that's cut in half. I would say it's going to be two distinct movies."[90] By May 2015, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely had signed on to write the screenplays for both parts of the film,[91]which draws inspiration from Jim Starlin's 1991 "The Infinity Gauntlet" comic andJonathan Hickman's 2013 "Infinity" comic.[92]Anthony Russo added the film was inspired by 1990s heist films, with Thanos "on a smash-and-grab [to acquire the Infinity Stones], and everybody's trying to catch up the whole movie."[55] In May 2016, the Russos revealed that they would retitle the two films, to further remove the misconception that they were one large film split in two, with Joe stating, "The intention is we will change [the titles], we just haven't come up with [them] yet."[93] That July, Marvel revealed the film's title would be shortened to simply Avengers: Infinity War.[94]
Principal photography began on January 23, 2017,[95] under the working title Mary Lou,[96]at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia,[97] with Trent Opaloch asdirector of photography.[98] In early February, Marvel confirmed the involvement of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man, Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord, and Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the film.[10] Additional filming took place in Scotland beginning in February 2017. The filming occurred in Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Scottish Highlands,[99] with studio work taking place at Wardpark Studios inCumbernauld.[100][101] Filming also began atDurham Cathedral in Durham, England in early May 2017.[102] In late June 2017, filming occurred in Downtown Atlanta,[103] as well as Atlanta's Central Park in early July,[104] before moving to Queens, New York in the middle of the month.[105] Filming concluded on July 14, 2017.[106] For the film's final scene, where Thanos emerges healed in a nipa hut, the filmmakers partnered with Indochina Productions, a studio based in Thailand, to acquire footage of the Banaue Rice Terracesat Ifugao, Philippines.[107]
Later in July 2017, Joe Russo stated there were a couple of unfinished scenes for Infinity War that would be shot "in the next few months".[108] In early March 2018, Disney moved the release of Infinity War in the United States to April 27, 2018, to have it be released the same weekend as some of its international markets.[109][110] Visual effects for the film were created by Industrial Light & Magic,[111] Framestore,[112] Method Studios,[113] Weta Digital, Double Negative,Cinesite, Digital Domain, Rise, Lola VFX, and Perception.[114] With an estimated budget in the range of $316–400 million,[3][4][5] it is one of the most expensive films ever made.[1
Back in March, we felt like having a little bit of fun with Avengers: Infinity War (which may or may not be the Star Wars of our generation)and attempted to make a way-too-early box office prediction without any tracking data or financial information. We came up with an opening weekend between $210 million and $235 million for an eventual worldwide total between $1.4 billion and $1.8 billion.
Again, this was just for fun, and we have no idea how accurate our projections will end up being. But one thing is for certain: Avengers: Infinity War is going to need to make a whole bunch of money to cover Disney’s costs of making and marketing the mammoth production (and hopefully upgrading Hawkeye’s weaponry).
At one point, a report made the internet rounds that both Infinity War and Avengers 4 would set Disney/Marvel back a combined $1 billion. According to The Wall Street Journal, the decade-in-the-making feature actually carries a budet “close to $300 million.” Major film studios typically spend half of the production budget on marketing, which may actually be low-balling it for Infinity War.
Update 4/30: Avengers: Infinity Warbroke all sorts of box office recordsin its opening weekend as it set the stage for the major players to exitafter 2019’s Avengers 4.
All in all, this is easily one of the most expensive films ever made, but is it the most expensive?
No, that distinction still belongs toPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth entry into Disney’s Johnny Depp-led series, which cost an astounding $378.5 million. Here’s a loose top-five:
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