Avengers: Infinity War

***Avengers: Infinity War*** is a 2019 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. It is the sequel to *The Avengers* (2011) and *Avengers: Age of Ultron* (2015), and the 28th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

The film was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The film stars an ensemble cast consisted by Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Paul Bettany, Anthony Mackie, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Sebastian Stan, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Josh Dallas, Margot Robbie, Taron Egerton, Jason Segel, James McAvoy, David Corenswet, Evan Rachel Wood, Dacre Montgomery, Sam Richardson, Stefan Kapičić, KiKi Layne, Jared Keeso, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Wong and Josh Brolin.

## Plot

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 has never been more uncertain.

## Cast

* Avengers:
	+ Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man
	+ Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America
	+ Chris Hemsworth as Thor
	+ Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk
	+ Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
	+ Don Cheadle as James Rhodes / War Machine
	+ Paul Bettany as Vision (death)
	+ Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Falcon (snapped)
	+ Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff (snapped)
* Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange (snapped)
* Brenton Thwaites as Peter Parker / Spider-Man (snapped)
* Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa / Black Panther (snapped)
* Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier (snapped)
* Guardians of the Galaxy:
	+ Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord (snapped)
	+ Zoe Saldana as Gamora (death)
	+ Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer (snapped)
	+ Vin Diesel as Groot (voice only) (snapped)
	+ Bradley Cooper as Rocket (voice only)
	+ Karen Gillan as Nebula
	+ Pom Klementieff as Mantis (snapped)
* Fantastic Four:
	+ Josh Dallas as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic (snapped)
	+ Margot Robbie as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman (snapped)
	+ Jason Segel as Ben Grimm / Thing
	+ Taron Egerton as Johnny Storm / Human Torch
* X-Men:
	+ James McAvoy as Charles Xavier / Professor X (snapped)
	+ David Corenswet as Scott Summers / Cyclops
	+ Evan Rachel Wood as Jean Grey / Phoenix (snapped)
	+ Dacre Montgomery as Bobby Drake / Iceman
	+ Sam Richardson as Hank McCoy / Beast
	+ Stefan Kapičić as Piotr Rasputin / Colossus (snapped)
	+ KiKi Layne as Ororo Munroe / Storm
	+ Jared Keeso as Logan / Wolverine
* Tom Hiddleston as Loki (death)
* Idris Elba as Heimdall (death)
* Benedict Wong as Wong
* Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
* Benicio del Toro as Taneleer Tivan / The Collector
* Josh Brolin as Thanos
* Terry Notary as Cull Obsidian (first appearance) (death)
* Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ebony Maw (first appearance) (death)
* Carrie Coon as Proxima Midnight (first appearance) (death)
* Michael James Shaw as Corvus Glaive (first appearance) (death)
* Danai Gurira as Okoye
* Letitia Wright as Shuri (snapped)
* William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross
* Ross Marquand as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull

## Reception

*Avengers: Infinity War* grossed $678.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $1.374 billion in other territories, for a worldwide total of $2.052 billion

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 85%, with an average score of 7.6/10, based on 492 reviews.

## Sequels

* Avengers: Endgame
* Avengers: King in Black
* Avengers: Kang Dynasty
* Avengers: Secret Wars