Avengers: Infinity War

Movie
STUDIODisney
RELEASED2018

As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment, the fate of Earth and existence has never been more uncertain.

Knowledge

View All
Avengers: EndgameSource

The Opening Scene Was Cut From Infinity War First

That gut-punch opening with Hawkeye's family turning to dust was actually written for Infinity War. It got pulled because the editors felt that film was already jumping between too many characters, so it got saved and used to kick off Endgame instead.

Avengers: EndgameSource

Thor's Asgard Scene Was Shot Two Years Early

The corridor conversation between Thor and Rocket on Asgard was actually filmed at Durham Cathedral all the way back in April 2017, while the crew was still shooting Infinity War. It's one of the very few Endgame scenes that predates its own production.

Avengers: EndgameSource

Sixty Pages Of Ideas Before A Word Of Script Existed

Before either film had a proper screenplay, the writing team had already compiled roughly 60 pages of concepts and possibilities for how the two-part finale could play out. A lot of that never made the cut, but it shows how much was thrown at the wall.

Avengers: Age of UltronSource

The Mid-Credits Gauntlet Doesn't Quite Add Up

That brief mid-credits shot of Thanos grabbing the Infinity Gauntlet and grumbling "Fine, I'll do it myself" actually created a small continuity headache down the line. Infinity War later established the real Gauntlet wasn't forged until the dwarf Eitri built it on Nidavellir, and Thor: Ragnarok revealed the one sitting in Odin's vault was a fake all along, so co-director Joe Russo eventually explained this particular scene must be set on Nidavellir itself rather than Asgard.

More Movies

The Batman

STUDIOWarner Bros
RELEASED2022

Iron Man 2

STUDIODisney
RELEASED2010

The Lord of the Rings: The Ret...

STUDIOWarner Bros
RELEASED2003

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-...

STUDIOSony
RELEASED2023