Filming on the latest crossover epic in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is well underway. Joe and Anthony Russo are handling the directing duties on the massive production for Avengers: Infinity War, with many stars from the various franchises participating.
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But while we’ve seen many of the heroic characters shooting scenes on location, we’ve yet to see or hear about the movie’s big bad.
Thanos is set on a collision course with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in his attempts to obtain all six Infinity Stones, finally getting his hands dirty after manipulating events behind the scenes. Actor Josh Brolin was cast as the character and made his first appearance in the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie.
Now Brolin is getting involved on the production of Avengers: Infinity War, as indicated by a photograph he posted to his personal Instagram account.
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Brolin is getting ready for a motion capture performance. Given that Thanos‘ stature is huge and more comparable to the Hulk’s than any other Avengers, there will be a lot of post-production work to make the character a fitting villain for the screen.
It’s considerably the most work Brolin will have in a Marvel Studios movie to date, especially since his other appearances were simple cameos. Most interesting, however, is Brolin’s humorous use of hashtags—especially that last one. “im just an average purple guy looking for love” could hint at the character’s motivation in the movie being close to his comic book counterpart.
The Russos have already hinted Thanos would be true to the source material. Perhaps instead of simple universal domination—as hinted in the synopsis—Thanos truly just wants to embrace the physical embodiment of Death.
Weirder things have happened in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Remember, Stan Lee was chatting with the Watchers, after all.
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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 itself has never been more uncertain.”
Avengers: Infinity War is described by Marvel Studios as the culmination of everything in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Iron Man in 2008. The movie is filming now under directors Anthony and Joe Russo, from a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.
The expansive confirmed cast includes Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bethany, Sebastian Stan, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Pom Klementieff, and Josh Brolin as the villain Thanos. Avengers: Infinity War and its as-yet-untitled sequel are filming back-to-back for a May 4, 2018 and May 3, 2019 release, respectively.
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