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Avengers: Infinity War
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnthony Russo
Joe Russo
Screenplay byChristopher Markus
Stephen McFeely
Produced byKevin Feige
Starring
CinematographyTrent Opaloch
Edited by
Music byAlan Silvestri
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • April 23, 2018 (2018-04-23) (Dolby Theatre)
  • April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27) (United States)
Running time
149 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$300–400 million[3][4][5]

Avengers: 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. It is the sequel to 2012's The Avengers and 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the nineteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, with a screenplay by the writing team of 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. In Avengers: Infinity War, the Avengers join forces with the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop Thanos from amassing the all-powerful Infinity Stones.

The film was announced in October 2014 as Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1. The Russo brothers came on board to direct in April 2015 and by May, Markus and McFeely 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 2013 "Infinity" comic. In July 2016, Marvel shortened the title to Avengers: Infinity War. Filming began in January 2017 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, and lasted until July 2017, shooting back-to-back with a direct sequel. Additional filming took place in Scotland, England, the Downtown Atlanta area and New York City. With an estimated budget between $300–400 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made, and the most costly in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[6]

Avengers: Infinity War held its world premiere on April 23, 2018 in Los Angeles, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on April 27, 2018, in IMAX and 3D. It received positive reviews from critics, who called it an "overstuffed classic" and praised the cast—particularly Brolin—visual effects and emotional weight of the story, although its 149-minute runtime and under-use of some characters received some criticism.[7] The sequel is scheduled to be released on May 3, 2019.

Plot

Thanos and his Children - Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, Corvus Glaive and Cull Obsidian - attack the Asgardian ship in search of the Space Stone, which is housed in the Tessaract that Loki had stolen before Asgard's destruction. With Thanos already possessing the Power Stone after decimating Xandar, Thanos' army swiftly defeats the Asgardians. After a futile counter-attack from the Hulk, Loki offers the Tessaract to Thanos in exchange for Thor's life - only to get himself killed when Thanos anticipates Loki's attempt to betray him. Heimdall uses the power of the Bifrost to send Hulk to Earth before Glaive kills him. Thanos and his Children then depart just as the ship self-destructs, leaving a mourning Thor behind.

Hulk crash lands at the Sanctum Sanctorum and is reverted back to Bruce Banner, who informs Doctor Stephen Strange and Wong about Thanos' impending arrival. Strange and Banner retrieve Tony Stark and brief him about the Infinity Stones and Thanos. Maw and Obsidian arrive in New York to retrieve the Time Stone from Strange, and Stark, Strange, Wong and Peter Parker confront them as Banner is unable to transform into the Hulk, who had been traumatized by his defeat from Thanos. Maw incapacitates and captures Strange; Stark and Parker pursue his spaceship while Wong stays behind to protect the Sanctorum and Banner contacts the rest of the Avengers.

Elsewhere, Wanda Maximoff and Vision, who has the Mind Stone in his forehead, are ambushed by Midnight and Glaive, but Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff and Sam Wilson fend them off. They decide to seek shelter in the Avengers Facility in New York, where Vision proposes that Maximoff destroy the Stone in his forehead to keep Thanos from retrieving it at his expense. Rogers suggests that they travel to Wakanda to remove the Stone.

Meanwhile, Thor is rescued by the Guardians of the Galaxy, who had heard the Asgardian ship's distress call. Thor guesses that Thanos would be after the Reality Stone, which is in the possession of the Collector in Knowhere, but decides to retrieve a new weapon from the Dwarven planet of Nidavellir. Rocket and Groot decide to go with Thor to Nidavellir, while Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax and Mantis travel to Knowhere. In Knowhere, Thanos ambushes the Guardians, having already retrieved the Reality Stone, and captures Gamora. Thanos reveals that he knows that Gamora already knows the location of the Soul Stone after prying information from a tortured Nebula. Nebula escapes and signals the remaining Guardians to meet her in Titan. Thanos and Gamora travel to the planet of the Soul Stone, where Red Skull, the Stone's keeper, informs him that the Stone can be retrieved by sacrificing someone he truly loves. Despite his reluctance, Thanos tearfully throws Gamora to her death, which grants him the Soul Stone.

Stark and Parker rescue Strange after throwing Maw out of the ship. The three decide to confront Thanos on Titan, where they meet Quill, Drax and Mantis and form a plan to remove Thanos' gauntlet. Thanos teleports to Titan, where the group manage to subdue him. Quill and Nebula, who arrived on Titan during the battle, deduce that Gamora is dead; an enraged Quill retaliates at Thanos, breaking the group's hold on Thanos. Thanos defeats the group, and Strange decides to surrender the Time Stone to save Stark. Thanos retrieves the Time Stone and departs Titan.

Thor, Rocket and Groot arrive at an abandoned Nidavellir, where Eitri informs them that Thanos forced the Dwarves to create his gauntlet; in return, Thanos killed all the Dwarves except for Eitri. The four create Stormbreaker, an axe that serves as Thor's new weapon and grants him the power of the Bifrost. Meanwhile, the Avengers arrive in Wakanda and task Shuri to safely extract the Mind Stone from Vision. Thanos' Outrider army arrives and begins attacking Wakanda, and the Avengers alongside the united Wakandan armies led by King T'Challa mount a defense against the attacking armies. Glaive infiltrates Shuri's lab and attacks Vision. The Outriders begin overwhelming the defending armies before Thor, Rocket and Groot arrive to help the Avengers. Midnight, Obsidian and Glaive are killed, but Thanos arrives for the Mind Stone. Maximoff destroys the Mind Stone alongside Vision to prevent Thanos from retrieving it, but Thanos uses the Time Stone to reverse time and pry out the Mind Stone from Vision - killing him in the process. Thor attacks Thanos with Stormbreaker, but Thanos survives, snaps his fingers with the gauntlet before teleporting away.

Thanos' goal of eradicating half of all life in the universe comes to fruition as people begin disintegrating. On Wakanda, only Rogers, Thor, Banner, Romanoff, James Rhodes, Rocket, Okoye and M'Baku remain of the heroes. On Titan, only Nebula and Stark are left alive. Thanos awakens fully healed in another planet and watches the sunset, satisfied at having achieved his ultimate goal.

In a post-credits scene, the world is in chaos as people begin dissolving into nothing. Former S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury and Deputy Director Maria Hill are among those killed, but Fury manages to send a final distress before his death.

Cast

Additionally, several other actors reprise their roles from previous MCU films in Infinity War: Danai Gurira as Okoye, the head of the Dora Milaje;[20] Letitia Wright as T'Challa's sister Shuri;[21] Winston Duke as M'Baku, the leader of Wakanda's mountain tribe the Jabari;[22] Angela Bassett as Ramonda, Queen Mother of Wakanda;[23] Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye, a master archer who has his own "special" journey in the film;[24][25][1] Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, a former petty criminal who acquired a suit that allows him to shrink or grow in scale while also increasing in strength;[26][2] Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, an Asgardian who was once a legendary warrior of the Valkyrior;[27] Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan, Stark's bodyguard, chauffeur and friend;[28] Jacob Batalon as Parker's friend Ned;[29] Isabella Amara as Parker's classmate Sally;[30] Florence Kasumba as Ayo, a member of the Dora Milaje;[22] and William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross, a former general in the U.S. Army who has since become the Secretary of State.[31] Cobie Smulders[32] and Samuel L. Jackson appear as Maria Hill, the former deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Nick Fury, the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D in the post-credits scene.

Thanos' henchmen, known collectively in the comics as the Black Order, appear in the film as the "Children of Thanos":[33] Terry Notary as Cull Obsidian,[34][35] Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ebony Maw,[36][37] Carrie Coon as Proxima Midnight,[35] and Michael James Shaw as Corvus Glaive.[38] The foursome performed motion-capture for their characters in addition to voicing them.[39][38] Avengers co-creator Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance in the film as Peter’s school bus driver. Johann Schmidt / Red Skull appears in the film, having not been seen since his assumed death in Captain America: The First Avenger.

Production

Main article: Production of Avengers: Infinity War and the untitled Avengers sequel

In October 2014, Marvel announced a two-part sequel to Avengers: Age of Ultron, titled Avengers: Infinity War. Part 1 was scheduled to be released on May 4, 2018, with Part 2 scheduled for May 3, 2019.[40][41] In April 2015, Marvel announced that Anthony and Joe Russo would direct both parts of Avengers: Infinity War,[42] with back-to-back filming expected to begin in 2016.[43] The same month, Kevin Feige said the films 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."[44] By May 2015, Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely signed on to write the screenplays for both parts of the film,[45] which draws inspiration from Jim Starlin's 1991 "The Infinity Gauntlet" comic and Jonathan Hickman's 2013 "Infinity" comic.[46] Anthony Russo added the film was inspired by 1990s heist films, with Thanos on "on a smash-and-grab [to acquire the Infinity Stones], and everybody’s trying to catch up the whole movie."[47] In May 2016, the Russos revealed that they would be retitling the two films, to further remove the misconception that the films 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."[48] That July, Marvel revealed the film's title would be shortened to simply Avengers: Infinity War.[49]

Principal photography began on January 23, 2017,[50] under the working title Mary Lou,[51] at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia,[52] with Trent Opaloch as director of photography.[53] 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.[8] Additional filming took place in Scotland beginning in February 2017. The filming occurred in Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Scottish Highlands,[54] with studio work taking place at Wardpark Studios in Cumbernauld.[55][56] Filming also began at Durham Cathedral in Durham, England in early May 2017.[57] In late June 2017, filming occurred in Downtown Atlanta,[58] as well as Atlanta's Central Park in early July,[59] before moving to Queens, New York in the middle of the month.[60] Filming concluded on July 14, 2017.[61]

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".[62] 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.[63][64] Visual effects for the film were created by Industrial Light & Magic,[65] Framestore,[66] Method Studios,[67] Weta Digital, Double Negative, Cinesite, Digital Domain, Rise, Lola VFX, and Perception.[68]

Music

In June 2016, Alan Silvestri, who composed the score for The Avengers, was revealed to be returning to score both Infinity War and its sequel.[69] Silvestri started to record his score in January 2018,[70] and concluded in late March. Silvestri felt working on the film "was a really different experience than anything I'd done before, especially in regard to the approach and balancing quick shifts in tone."[71] Hollywood Records and Marvel Music will release the soundtrack album digitally on April 27, 2018, and in physical formats on May 18.[72]

Release

Avengers: Infinity War held its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 23, 2018.[73] Its worldwide release is set for April 27, 2018, with a few debuts beginning as early as April 25 in a handful of countries,[63] and will be shown in IMAX and 3D on select screens.[74][75] It was originally scheduled to be released on May 4, 2018 in the United States.[40][41] Select footage from the film was screened around various cities during the film's press tour in early April, ahead of the film's Los Angeles premiere. The Russos noted that only a limited amount of the film would be shown at these screenings to reduce the chance of spoilers being leaked. Adam Chitwood of Collider commented that this was "highly unusual as most Marvel movies are screened in their entirety for press about a month before they hit theaters."[76] Ahead of the United States release, AMC Theatres in New York City and Orlando, Florida will air an eleven-MCU film marathon beginning on April 25, leading to a screening of Infinity War. The El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles will also have a similar marathon ahead of the film's release.[77] In India, the film had the biggest release ever for a Hollywood film, opening on nearly 2,000 screens in four languages.[78]

Marketing

L-R: Kevin Feige, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Chadwick Boseman and Mark Ruffalo at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con

In May 2017, Robert Downey Jr. and his philanthropic organization Random Act Funding partnered with Omaze to initiate a contest to benefit Random Act Funding. A randomly chosen winner from those that donated would receive an Infinity War set visit.[79] A life-sized statue of Thanos, created by Legacy Effects, was on display at D23 Expo 2017,[80] alongside statues of the Black Order / "Children of Thanos": Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, and Cull Obsidian.[33] Additionally, Feige, Joe Russo, Downey, Brolin, Bettany, Olsen, Klementieff, Gillan, Bautista, Cheadle, Mackie, Cumberbatch, Stan, Holland, Boseman, Ruffalo and Hemsworth appeared at D23 Expo to present a clip highlighting the 10 years of MCU films along with footage from Infinity War.[81] The footage, which was screened exclusively for the panel,[82] received strong audience reaction, with fans "literally on their feet and jumping as the footage played".[82][83] Julia Alexander of Polygon commented, "to say that there was quite a bit happening in the trailer would be one hell of an understatement, but that’s not what got me excited about the promises Infinity War may deliver upon. Seeing Spider-Man in the same movie as Iron Man, Thor, Star-Lord and the Scarlet Witch finally feels like Marvel has made the movie it always wanted to — and the one we’ve always wanted to see. For nearly ten years we dreamt of this reality and to see it play across a massive screen... it was impossible to not feel emotional."[83] CinemaBlend's Eric Eisenberg said the footage left him "literally shaking", with the film looking "like it could be one of the most epic blockbusters ever created," concluding "the hype [for the film] most definitely feels very, very real."[84] Haleigh Foutch for Collider said, "It looks dark and dramatic, and utterly epic. It’s clear Marvel is trying to do something different here... to pay off a decade’s worth of narrative and world-building. While it’s impossible to tell from two minutes work of footage, it certainly looks like that gamble paid off."[85] The D23 footage was also shown at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International.[86] Due to the two convention presentations, Avengers: Infinity War generated over 90,000 new conversations on social media from July 17 to 23, the third-most during that time period behind Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League, according to comScore and its PreAct service.[87] Infinity War stayed in third the following week, with over 41,000 new social media conversations, behind Ragnarok and It.[88] By the week of October 16, Infinity War had generated over 679,000 total social media conversations.[89]

To promote the release of the film's first trailer, Marvel released "a retrospective video looking back at some of its best trailers" since Iron Man, "paired with fan reaction videos to those trailers."[90] The first trailer for Avengers: Infinity War debuted on Good Morning America on November 29, 2017.[91] Josh Spiegel of The Hollywood Reporter said, "The trailer promises, in many ways, exactly what anyone with a passing familiarity with superhero movies would expect..." but "the most important part of the trailer is how it carefully, deliberately introduces the notion that the Infinity War films are going to function as a passing of the torch, from one set of Avengers to a newer group."[92] Scott Mendelson writing for Forbes noted that even though the trailer was not much different from the convention footage screened earlier in the year, it was "damn impressive. Moreover, it uses Nick Fury's big "Avengers Initiative" speech, along with Alan Silvestri's Avengers theme, to excellent effect."[93] Conversely to Mendelson, Alexander commented on the different marketing strategy for the film between the convention footage scenes and the trailer scenes, feeling the "two couldn’t be more different". She noted how the convention footage ("meant to please a crowd running on little sleep and jittery with anticipation") was released between Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Thor: Ragnarok, and "[i]t made sense to use Thor and the Guardians to hype up [Infinity War]..." because "Marvel relied on the anticipation of Thor: Ragnarok and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's success to excite fans, and footage of older movies set to classic Marvel scores as a way to drive home how this movie is an event in itself." Conversely, the trailer ("designed to explain what's about to happen, teasing it out with additional background") heavily featured Black Panther and Wakanda, which Alexander said could not have been done earlier without the additional marketing for Black Panther that happened after the conventions to provide additional context.[94] Gael Cooper of CNET observed that the trailer was viewed nearly 500,000 times in its first 15 minutes after it was posted on YouTube but questioned if the trailer broke the site after the view counter appeared to be stuck at 467,331.[95] The trailer was viewed 230 million times in its first 24 hours, becoming the most viewed trailer in that time period, surpassing the record of It.[96]

In January 2018, Marvel Comics published a two-issue prequel comic titled Avengers: Infinity War Prelude, which serves as a bridge between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War.[97] A commercial for Infinity War aired during Super Bowl LII. The ad generated the most social media buzz out of all the films advertised during the Super Bowl according to comScore and United Talent Agency; it was viewed 17.6 million times across YouTube and Facebook.[98] On February 27, 2018, Disney and Marvel announced the Marvel: The Universe Unites charity campaign leading to the release of merchandise for the film on March 3. The week-long event saw stars from the film create social media challenges to provide funds and raise awareness for charities that support children and families impacted by serious illness. If their collective posts reach 1 million likes, Marvel made a $250,000 donation to Starlight Children's Foundation. Additionally, Disney planned to donate 10% of sales of all Marvel products purchased at Disney Stores in the United States and online on the weekend of March 3 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, up to $50,000. Hasbro donated $1 million worth of cash and products to Give Kids the World Village and Funko made a $1 million toy donation to Starlight.[99]

A second trailer was released on March 16, 2018, which earned over 1 million views on YouTube in less than three hours after it was released.[100] Alyssa Rosenberg of The Washington Post was not overly enthused about another superhero film having "special-effects-heavy villains, or the sight of yet another mysterious object hanging over the Manhattan skyline," but felt the trailer made her realize "that I’m actually looking forward to seeing [the characters of the MCU] get to know each other."[101] Josh Spiegel of The Hollywood Reporter agreed with Rosenberg about the potential for the character interactions, noting the trailer "suggests that some of these meetings are going to keep up the playful tone of recent MCU movies". He continued, "It is arguably gimmicky to pile up all of the crossover-style introductions or combinations of heroes in a movie like this, like a superpowered version of two well liked TV shows crossing over primarily in the hopes of getting more viewers to pay attention. But the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe is built on a foundation of these heroes existing within the same space, so their eventual meetings have a level of anticipation that exceeds that of watching them face off against Thanos."[102] The second trailer was viewed 179 million times in the first 24 hours, the third-most viewed trailer in that time period, behind the first trailer for the film and It, while also becoming the biggest release for a second trailer, surpassing Beauty and the Beast (128 million views).[103] A week before the film's release, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai was lit up each night for the film, counting down to its release.[104] On November 20, 2018, Little, Brown and Company will publish Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War: Thanos — Titan Consumed, written by Barry Lyga. Despite not existing within Marvel Studios' MCU cannon, the novel explores the origins of Thanos before the events of the film. Lyga noted he spoke with Marvel Studios to get an "outline of who Thanos is and what he means to the movies" and "was given great latitude and a free hand [in some areas of the story], while in others I had to tip-toe very carefully through the MCU."[105]

Additional marketing partners for the film included Coca-Cola, Quicken Loans and their Rocket Mortgage service, the Infiniti QX50 (which is also featured in the film), Ziploc, Go-Gurt, Yoplait, Synchrony Bank, American Airlines, and Stand Up to Cancer. The partners created television commercials "inspired by or featuring the film's characters and themes", interactive digital initiatives, and robust in-store presences at numerous retailers. Duracell, Unilever, Quaker Oats Company, Chevron, and Samsung ran promotions in smaller markets. Coca-Cola, Ziploc, Go-Gurt, and Yoplait created special packaging in support of the film, with Synchrony implementing a "Save Like a Hero" campaign and Stand Up to Cancer and American Airlines launching a national campaign with a PSA starring Johansson and Hemsworth. In the United Kingdom, OnePlus released an Infinity War edition for one of their smartphones. Deadline Hollywood estimated the media value was $150 million, the largest for any Marvel film, with Coca-Cola contributing an estimated $40 million.[106]

Before the theatrical release of the movie, there were many different campaigns on social media and through interviews in which the stars of the movie and the Russo Brothers all repeated the same phrase; #ThanosDemandsYourSilence[107], in an effort to remind fans to not spoil the movie for others. There was also a PSA released under the same premise in which the stars of the film remind fans to not spoil the movie for others.[108]

Reception

Box office projection

In December 2017, a survey from Fandango indicated that Infinity War was the most anticipated film of 2018.[109] In March 2018, early box office projections had Infinity War grossing between $200–235 million in its opening weekend in the United States and Canada and between $490–590 million for its total domestic gross.[110] Fandango reported that Infinity War achieved the largest initial 24-hour ticket pre-sales for a superhero film in just six hours, surpassing the record from Black Panther. Atom Tickets also reported that Infinity War sold more tickets in its first pre-sales day than Black Panther sold in its first month.[111] Within 72 hours, the film became the biggest amount of pre-sales for any superhero film at AMC Theatres. AMC noted that Infinity War's advance ticket sales were 257.6% ahead of Black Panther's, 751.5% ahead of Captain America: Civil War, and 1106.5% ahead of Avengers: Age of Ultron during the same time frame.[112] Two weeks before its release, Fandango revealed that advance ticket sales for Infinity War were outpacing the last seven MCU films combined in the same timeframe, and had become the company's top April release. It was also on pace to become the top superhero film, with Fandango's Erik Davis noting, "Infinity War has built up such unprecedented anticipation that it's pacing to break records, the likes of which we have never seen before for a superhero movie."[113] By mid-April, box office projections for the film revised upwards to a $235–255 million opening and $600 million for its domestic total.[114] A week before the film released, The Wall Street Journal noted the film had sold more than $50 million worth of advance tickets, behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017),[3] with Fandango reporting that more than 1,000 showtimes had sold out.[115] Three days before its release, industry tracking had the film opening to $216-235 million in North America, with the chance to gross as high as $275 million, as well as $472-498 million worldwide, with the chance to gross over $500 million.[116]

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 86% approval rating based on 94 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Avengers: Infinity War ably juggles a dizzying array of MCU heroes in the fight against their gravest threat yet, and the result is a thrilling, emotionally resonant blockbuster that (mostly) realizes its gargantuan ambitions."[117] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[118]

Writing for Rolling Stone, Peter Travers gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, but said the film is "too much of a good thing" and wrote, "Avengers: Infinity War leaves viewers up in the air, feeling exhilarated and cheated at the same time, aching for a closure that never comes...at least not yet. The Russo brothers have clearly never learned the concept that less is more. They've used the premise of an Avengers reunion to put on a fireworks explosion of action and laughs (those roguish Guardians!) that won't quit."[119] Owen Gleiberman of Variety said, "If, for decades, the metaphor for propulsive blockbuster filmmaking was the "ride," then watching "Avengers: Infinity War" is like going to a theme park and taking three spins on every ride there."[120] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "With so many ingredients to stir into this overflowing pot, you have to hand it to the two experienced teams of Marvel collaborators who had a feel for how to pull this magnum opus off."[121] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times called it a "massive candy-colored thrill ride adventure," and said "Infinity War might be the biggest and most ambitious Marvel movie yet, but it’s certainly not the best. However, there’s plenty of action, humor and heart — and some genuinely effective dramatic moments."[122]

Conversely, A. O. Scott of The New York Times said, "The noisy, bloated spectacles of combat were surely the most expensive parts of the movie, but the money seems less like an imaginative tool than a substitute for genuine imagination."[123] Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Not even the threat of universal annihilation, it seems, will keep this assembly line from chugging ahead with its signature polished, mechanized efficiency."[124]

Sequel

An untitled sequel is scheduled to be released on May 3, 2019,[40] with the Russos returning to direct,[42] and Markus and McFeely once again writing the screenplay.[45]

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