[100] That July, Marvel revealed Part 1's title would be shortened to simply Avengers: Infinity War. You need to have seen and internalized every one of the previous 18 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies to fully get it". Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the film features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, [214] Likewise, Zacharek said, "There's no pacing in Avengers: Infinity War. I've read a lot of other user reviews that claim that there's no plot. [128], In May 2017, Robert Downey Jr. and his philanthropic organization Random Act Funding partnered with Omaze for a contest in which a randomly chosen winner from those that donated would receive an Infinity War set visit. "[132] CinemaBlend's Eric Eisenberg said the footage left him "literally shaking", with the film looking "like it could be one of the most epic blockbusters ever created". [214] Richard Brody of The New Yorker agreed, stating, "The insubstantiality of the film isn't due to the infinite yet flimsy malleability of C.G.I. ;[70] Winston Duke as M'Baku, the leader of Wakanda's mountain tribe the Jabari; Florence Kasumba as Ayo, a member of the Dora Milaje;[71] Jacob Batalon as Parker's friend Ned;[72] Isabella Amara as Parker's classmate Sally;[73] Tiffany Espensen as Parker's classmate Cindy;[74] and Ethan Dizon as Parker's classmate Tiny. [216] Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times called it a "brisk, propulsive, occasionally rousing and borderline-gutsy continuation of a saga that finally and sensibly seems to be drawing to a close", but called its ultimate bid for catharsis "unsuccessful" since the Marvel "assembly line [is not stopped] from chugging ahead with its signature polished, mechanized efficiency". With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe. ", "2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations: See The Full List", "Kids' Choice Awards: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Tops Nominees; DJ Khaled to Host", "People's Choice Awards: Complete List of Winners", "Roma, A Star is Born, Set for Top Honors at 23rd Satellite™ Awards", "SAG Awards Nominations: 'A Star Is Born', 'Mrs. Thank you @MarvelStudios for the incredible opportunity. "[207] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100 based on 54 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity. The opening day gross was the second-best ever, behind The Force Awakens' $119.1 million; its Saturday gross of $83 million was the best-ever Saturday gross, beating Jurassic World's (2015) $69.6 million; and its Sunday gross of $69.2 million was the best-ever, beating The Force Awakens' $60.5 million. Avengers: Infinity War finds chaos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and plenty to resolve. [157] Additional marketing partners for the film included Coca-Cola, Quicken Loans and their Rocket Mortgage service, the Infiniti QX50 (which is also featured in the film), Ziploc, Go-Gurt, Yoplait, Synchrony Bank, American Airlines, and Stand Up to Cancer. Landing on Titan, they meet Quill, Drax, and Mantis. The sequel, Avengers: Endgame, was released in April 2019. Maisel', 'Ozark' Lead Way – The Full List", "Avengers,' 'Lost in Space,' 'Ready Player One' Lead Visual Effects Society Nominations", "The 100 Greatest Movies Of The 21st Century: 10 - 1", "It's finally here! [209] Gleiberman also praised the film's action sequences, saying "Infinity War brims with tensely spectacular combat sequences, even if the question of who's going to win each one has that extravagantly arbitrary could-Mighty-Mouse-beat-up-Superman? [115] In early March 2018, Disney moved the release of Infinity War in the United States to April 27, 2018, to have it be released the same weekend as some of its international markets. [149] Alyssa Rosenberg of The Washington Post was not overly enthused about another superhero film having "special-effects-heavy villains, or the sight of yet another mysterious object hanging over the Manhattan skyline", but felt the trailer made her realize "that I'm actually looking forward to seeing [the characters of the MCU] get to know each other". [201] In India, Infinity War became the first Hollywood film to earn over ₹2 billion net ($29.7 million),[202] and also became the highest-grossing MCU film in the United Kingdom. [148], A second trailer was released on March 16, which earned over 1 million views on YouTube in less than three hours after it was released. [114], Later in July 2017, Joe Russo stated there were a couple of unfinished scenes for Infinity War that would be shot "in the next few months". [178], Its worldwide opening weekend of $640.5 million was the biggest of all time, beating The Fate of the Furious' (2017) $541.9 million. [96] The next month, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely had signed on to write the screenplays for both parts of the film,[97] which draws inspiration from Jim Starlin's 1991 The Infinity Gauntlet comic and Jonathan Hickman's 2013 Infinity comic. I was amazed to see so many negative reviews; so many people are impossible to please. [155] On November 20, Little, Brown and Company published Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War: Thanos – Titan Consumed, written by Barry Lyga. Thoroughly entertaining, and I love how the directors weren't afraid to take chances. 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