Having tackled the Captain America trilogy, screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are now turning their attention to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, and the duo have been speaking about the two-part superhero epic during an interview with The Huffington Post whilst out on the press tour for Captain America: Civil War.
Asked about the reports that the film could feature as many as 67 (or 68!) characters, Markus responded that: “That number comes from the fact that that’s everyone who’s already been introduced. If you line up all the characters who are available to use from the prior Marvel movies, it racks up to about 60 something characters, let alone the new ones you could bring in.”
McFeely added: ““We had our office filled with cards of everybody who was alive and available, and the brothers came in and went, ‘Whoa,’. There’s not going to be 67 lead parts.”
As for which of those characters they’re most excited to tackle, McFeely was in no doubt: “[Thanos]. It’s easy. Really giving him good scenes. You know, he’s never been the villain in any of the movies. He’s never been the main character in that way, so giving lots of good screen time to Thanos is paramount and pretty fun. He hasn’t had an amazing scene. I think it’s an advantage ultimately, right? Because people are anticipating this guy coming in and really delivering the goods. So, I think they’re eager, and we just have to deliver it. We don’t have to convince them that he’s gonna be interesting. We just have to execute what has been teased.”
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Avengers: Infinity War – Part I is set for release on May 2nd 2018, followed by Avengers: Infinity War – Part II on May 3rd, 2019.
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Originally published April 21, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
