Avengers: Infinity War | film by Anthony and Joe Russo [2018] | Britannica
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Avengers
In the Avengers…in the director’s chair for Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Eighteen films over the span of 10 years had built up to Avengers: Infinity War, whose story pitted virtually every major character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe against the Mad Titan, Thanos. That massive narrative arc was concluded with Avengers: Endgame…
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Black Panther
In Black Panther: Black Panther in film and other media…fellow Wakandans figured prominently in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), the two-part blockbuster culmination of 10 years of filmmaking in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Boseman’s death in 2020 seemed to cast doubt on the future of the Black Panther film franchise, and Marvel confirmed that the role…
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Boseman
In Chadwick Boseman…played the character again in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019) before starring in the police thriller 21 Bridges (2019). In 2020 he portrayed a revered fallen squad leader in Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, centring on the Vietnam War.
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Brolin
In Josh Brolin: Sicario and The Avengers series…Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Captain America
In Captain America: The modern era…Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). The made-for-television miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) saw the mantle of Captain America passed to Sam Wilson (played by Anthony Mackie).
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Cooper
In Bradley Cooper…the sequel (2017) and in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). In 2015 he starred in a series of movies, most notably Burnt, about a chef seeking redemption, and Joy, in which he reteamed with Russell and Lawrence.
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Cumberbatch
In Benedict Cumberbatch: Doctor Strange and The Grinch…role in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
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Del Toro
In Benicio Del Toro…The Last Jedi (2017), and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Del Toro then portrayed one of a pair of inmates who plan a breakout from a maximum-security prison with the help of an employee in Escape at Dannemora (2018), a miniseries based on true events. He later voiced the character of…
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Diesel
In Vin Diesel…Galaxy (2014), its sequel (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Elba
In Idris Elba…Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). The versatile actor earned critical acclaim for his moving portrayal of Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) and for his harrowing turn as the Commandant, a brutal warlord leading child soldiers in…
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Evans
In Chris EvansWar (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Guardians of the Galaxy
In Guardians of the Galaxy…Cinematic Universe in the blockbusters Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Gurira
In Danai Gurira: Black Panther…the role of Okoye in Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
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Hiddleston
In Tom Hiddleston… (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). He also played Loki in the television show Loki (2021– ) and voiced the character in the animated television series What If…? (2021) and in The Simpsons short films The Good, The Bart, and the Loki (2021) and Welcome to the…
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Hurt
In William Hurt…Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Widow (2021).
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Incredible Hulk
In Incredible Hulk: The Hulk in television and film…Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Iron Man
In Iron Man: From Armor Wars to the silver screenWar (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Johansson
In Scarlett Johansson…Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Widow (2021). She switched gears completely at the end of 2012, portraying actress Janet Leigh in the biopic Hitchcock.
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Paltrow
In Gwyneth Paltrow(2012), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). She also appeared in the comic caper Mortdecai (2015), as the wife of a flamboyant art dealer and spy (Johnny Depp). In 2019 Paltrow was cast as the mother of an overachieving student in Netflix’s farcical series…
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Pratt
In Chris Pratt2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Ruffalo
In Mark Ruffalouniverse movies in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019. He received a second Oscar nomination for his portrayal of real-life wrestler Dave Schultz in the biopic Foxcatcher (2014), about John du Pont, the wrestling benefactor who killed Schultz. In addition, Ruffalo was nominated for an Emmy Award for his starring role…
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Saldana
In Zoe Saldana2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). She reprised her role as Neytiri in the box office blockbuster Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022.
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Spider-Man
In Spider-Man: Spider-Man in film and onstage…teenaged webslinger in the blockbusters Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
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Thor
In Thor: Thor in other media…Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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