WithBlack Panthernow finally out in theaters (and destroying box office records in the process), Disney’s marketing machine is ready to focus full attention onAvengers: Infinity War. It appears this week is when that marketing campaign kicks into the next gear, as Entertainment Weekly is doling out extensive coverage as part of this week’s new issue, including a bevy of new images that can be seen below. WhileInfinity Waris technicallyAvengers 3, it’s actually the first of a two-part installment that will bring a definitive conclusion to the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far.Captain America: The Winter SoldierandCivil WardirectorsJoeandAnthony Russodirected bothInfinity Warand the untitledAvengers 4back to back, and the idea is to bring together every single Marvel character ever to conclude a story that began with 2008’sIron Man.
Why are things ending? Well, Thanos for one. The purple alien teased at the end ofJoss Whedon’sThe Avengershas been pulling levers behind the scenes throughout the MCU ever since, andInfinity Warmakes Thanos a fully-fledged character for the first time really, withJosh Brolinperforming motion-capture for the role. Thanos is on the hunt for Infinity Stones which will grant him infinite power, and the Avengers are the only thing in his way.
These newAvengers: Infinity Warimages are curious to say the least. First there’s the image of Thanos, which shows him destroying a planet by pulling its moon out of orbit. That planet is actually Titan, the ruined home world of Thanos. Then there’sDon Cheadle’s Rhodes, who was last seen as a paraplegic after the events ofCivil War. He’s standing upright next to fugitives Captain America (Chris Evans) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), likely thanks to some fancy Tony Stark technology.
We also seeBlack Panther’s Shuri (Letitia Wright) chatting it up with Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), and as for Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) galactic transportation, EW says Gamora goes off on her own mission while Thor teams up with Rocket and Adolescent Groot for a mission of their own. So don’t expect to see the Guardians of the Galaxy all together for the whole film.
Peruse the newAvengers: Infinity Warimages below viaEWand stay tuned for much, much more in the coming days and weeks. The film hits theaters on April 27th.
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