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IT HAS BEEN SIX YEARS SINCE THANOS made his silent debut in the post-credits sequence of “The Avengers.” Now, Marvel Studios’ Mad Titan is ready to rule the cosmos with an iron fist. But the scariest part about Thanos isn’t even the immense power he wields — it’s that the universe may actually need his destructive force. “He’s not a good guy,” says star Josh Brolin. “But [he] makes sense. He’s trying to fix the universe; he’s trying to balance the cosmos. By doing that, he’s having to destroy a lot of things.” Having briefly played Thanos in both “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” Brolin takes center stage in “Avengers: Infinity War,” and it remains to be seen whether or not Earth’s mightiest heroes will be enough to stop him.

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“You can’t fault him for his thinking, but it’s the conviction of the thing,” says Brolin, comparing the Marvel Studios villain to Marlon Brando’s Colonel Kurtz in “Apocalypse Now.” “You can be empathetic toward him. Then, suddenly, you realize that he’s the worst villain that’s ever existed because he’s willing to go to any lengths in order to accomplish his vision.”

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THERE’S NOTHING QUITE SO  Chuck Mangione “Feels So powerful as a hero’s theme, a Good” (“Doctor Strange”) musical encapsulation of a Director Scott Derrickson uses character’s identity, but more Mangione’s muzak-friendly jazz in and more often, pop music has an unexpectedly fresh way in the also served as a perfect film’s opening scene, where the soundtrack for their adventures. future Master of the Mystic Arts As “Avengers: Infinity War” smugly prevails over his surgery commemorates ten years of the team with the minutiae of its Marvel Cinematic Universe, we recording and release. take a look back at a handful of the songs that have become  Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop” synonymous with our favorite (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”) super heroes.—Todd Gilchrist After five films untethered to his fellow Marvel super heroes,  AC/DC “Back in Black” (“Iron Spider-Man finally swung Man”) As the film that set the beneath Marvel’s umbrella for MCU in motion, Jon Favreau one of his best cinematic perfectly captured Tony Stark’s adventures ever. The Ramones’ bold, rock ‘n roll spirit with iconic song supplies two minutes this hard-rocking classic. and 14 seconds of propulsive punk rock to perfectly mirror the  Marvin Gaye “Trouble Man” character’s scrappy energy. (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”) Exploring decades of  Led Zeppelin “Immigrant popular culture he missed while Song” (“Thor: Ragnarok”) frozen in Arctic ice, Steve Rogers Always playing with the power of discovers Marvin Gaye’s cinematic storytelling, director haunting theme to the Taika Waititi skillfully threw Blaxploitation film “Trouble Zeppelin’s classic into the Man,” beautifully hinting at the opening scenes of “Ragnarok” increasingly complex world into almost as a goof, before bringing which he has been catapulted. it back as a manifesto of Thor’s full-circle transformation into the  Blue Swede “Hooked on a hero he needed to become. Feeling” (“Guardians of the Galaxy”) It’s a toss-up whether  Kendrick Lamar (Feat. SZA) this or “Brandy (You’re A Fine “All The Stars” (“Black Panther”) Girl)” (from “Vol. 2”) is the more It’s the only song on this list iconic “Guardians”-related track, specifically composed for its super but even before bonding with his hero (and its soundwave form is dad over the pleasures of King pictured here), but leave it to Harvest, Star-Lord was self- Lamar and SZA to extrapolate the scoring his misadventures to this themes of the film into an anthem benchmark blast of ’70s AM pop. of resilience, defiance and self-empowerment. 5 POWERED BY SCAN PAGES THE FOR EXPANDED ACTOR MEET STARS PROFILES!

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 “Avengers: Infinity War” is the first  “Infinity War” and its 2019 follow-up “Black Panther” star narrative film shot entirely with IMAX’s were filmed back-to-back between Winston Duke picks digital 2D cameras. January 2017 and January 2018. his favorites in an  The first “Avengers: Infinity War” trailer  “Iron Man” launched the MCU May 2, epic Marvel “Battle broke records with more than 200 million 2008. “Infinity War” is arriving almost Bracket.” views online in the first 24 hours. exactly 10 years later. WATCH THE  Get more Avengers: Infinity War trivia FULL EPISODE AT with the IMDb app. IMDB.COM/SHOW

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What journey is the Winter build on, and then you kind of have to Soldier on as he transitions adjust to what happens in the [Marvel from being an assassin to Cinematic Universe], which isn’t always something more heroic? a direct parallel with what happens in I think he’s probably feeling good about the comic books. being on the right side of the battle this time around. It’s taken him a long time How has it felt to keep coming back to regain the trust of certain people, and to this role? Do you learn things from it’s in his best interest to make sure he your other roles that you bring to this proves himself to some extent — espe- character, or vice versa? cially with some of the ties he’s been I think one of the good things about able to establish in Wakanda, and what working on something for a number of that’s meant for him. years is it’s like learning how to ride a bike again — it just happens and comes What is the energy like on set when to you more quickly. But it’s interesting you’re grouped with these other playing a character as you’re growing heroes? up in your own life [because] it’s inev- It was a nice treat this time around itable that certain things are going to to get to know some of these other be either more or less important over guys, like the Guardians, who I’d never time due to where you are in your own worked with before. It was hard to keep life. So there are certain things that a straight face sometimes, just because kind of feel familiar, but then you have everybody was really funny. Paul a newfound wisdom that you bring to Bettany really cracked me up a few the character just by simply having times, and I think in a few scenes it was more wisdom in your life. hard to not laugh because of what was going on. It always felt like you were in Now that Chris Evans has announced the middle of something special. he’s stepping away from Captain America, what are you looking How much do you refer to the source forward to exploring with Bucky? material at this point? I honestly don’t know what’s going to You always have that as a foundation to happen going forward — I have not a

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SEBASTIAN STAN By Todd Gilchrist 8 MOVIEBILL.COM |    clue. But I always have an amazing time know what things are going to land coming back, and I love that I don’t with people. It inspires me to think, know where we can take him next. this might be a scene we’ve done like a thousand times, but someone out there Is there another character in the MCU might see this and be really touched by you would especially like to see Bucky it — so I want to give it my all. team up with one day? I loved working with Anthony Mackie — Ultimately, how cathartic did this feel I think he’s particularly good at getting — like the end of a journey for many Bucky’s lighter side out, so it would of these characters? be fun to explore a sort of buddy-type There’s definitely a feeling that’s nos- movie. There’s obviously a path he has talgic, and there’s a feeling that certain with Black Widow that also could be things are coming to an end, for sure. explored. But I’m staying open-minded When you see the movie, I think you’re about expectations. going to realize how much more you’ve been connected to these characters Bucky seems to attract some of the than you’ve assumed. That made the more unusual fan interactions. What experience more special in a way. But has been the oddest or maybe your that doesn’t necessarily mean it has to favorite response or interaction? be the ultimate end, you know? Fans have been amazing. It’s amazing how many people I have met over the years who have gotten Bucky’s arm tattoo on their arms. I’m always pleas- antly surprised but very touched when I meet people that relate to him in many ways. Fans come up and tell me he has been inspirational for them with some of the hardships he has endured, or in some of his quests for identity. It SCAN THIS PAGE to watch an epic video recapping just goes to show how you can’t take the events in the MCU. anything for granted, because you never

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Considered to be the most powerful object in the known universe, the Infinity Gauntlet is capable of providing its wielder with the ability to reshape reality at their whim, which is why it has been Thanos’ sole focus since he became aware of its existence.

SOUL STONE Power: Unknown Location: Unknown

POWER STONE Power: Able to destroy whole civilizations Location: Nova Corps Vault, Xandar

TIME STONE Power: Able to alter and manipulate time Location: New York Sanctum

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13 Location: The Collector’s museum, Knowhere REFLECTING ON TEN YEARS OF MARVEL BLOCKBUSTERS

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“THERE WAS AN IDEA,” SAYS SAMUEL L. members, I guess you could call it,” says SCAN TO EXPLORE “There’s too much story to tell. We Jackson’s Nick Fury in the first Marvel Studios EVP of Physical AN EPIC TIMELINE couldn’t have introduced Black Panther “Avengers” film, “to bring together a Production Victoria Alonso, who is an OF THE MCU and Spider-Man into a world where we group of remarkable people, see if they executive producer on “Avengers: Infinity also had to introduce Iron Man, Captain could become something more.” War.” During production on “Iron Man,” America, Hawkeye, Black Widow and With the release of “Avengers: Infinity she worked closely with Feige and Scarlet Witch. It’s impossible.” War,” the 19th chapter in an Executive Producer Louis D’Esposito to Now with “Infinity War,” Marvel is unprecedented shared big-screen chart the trajectory of the MCU. “[Kevin] Then in 2011, the pace doubled. Now, fans uniting the entire universe, from the timeline, those words describe came to Lou and said, ‘I think are treated to three MCU films annually. hidden nation of Wakanda to the far more than the super heroes that they’re going to let us make “We were doing one movie a year, and reaches of outer space. have left an enduring mark on more than one movie. Do you it was hard because we were trying to “The library is very big,” Alonso says. pop culture. Fury’s guys want to join?’ figure out how to do it as a new entity,” “In meetings, we look at walls and go, ‘Oh words equally apply to We’ve been together Alonso says. “We were trying to figure my god. We have so many great the men and women “IN A WAY, ever since.” each other out. Then we started making characters. How do we bring them to whose unique WE’RE LIKE THE Alonso’s background two movies and we had a shorthand.” life?’ It’s always an embarrassment of collaboration has as a visual effects As the universe expanded, Marvel riches when we look at the work that has redefined blockbuster FOUNDING producer was essential Studios began to bring in new talent. Joe been done in the comics.” filmmaking. in shaping the VFX and Anthony Russo, the sibling pair Marvel Studios MEMBERS.” spectacle that goes into behind “Infinity War” and its 2019 President Kevin Feige —Victoria Alonso on working closely any and every Marvel follow-up, joined the MCU with “Captain worked with the with Marvel Studios colleagues Studios movie. America: The Winter Soldier” in 2014, company for several Kevin Feige and Louis D’Esposito “If the movie has then directed “Captain America: years producing 2,500 cuts, we have Civil War” two pre-Cinematic Universe movies before 2,450 visual effects shots,” she explains. years later. getting the job on “Iron Man,” the film “It’s sometimes very clear in visual “‘Civil War,’ Avengers that would carry Marvel to “Infinity” effects what you’re doing with a shot; 3 and Avengers 4 could and beyond. sometimes you have no idea what we’ve not have been made had “In a way, we’re like the founding done, and that’s a beautiful thing.” they not been part of a For the first three years, Marvel pre-existing universe,” Studios averaged only one film a year. Anthony Russo explains. 14 MOVIEBILL.COM |    MOVIEBILL CHATS WITH MARVEL DESIGNER RYAN MEINERDING

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EVEN IF YOU DON’T KNOW HIS NAME, a growing love for Marvel comics would there’s a good chance you’re a fan of secure young Ryan’s destiny. Ryan Meinerding’s work. Currently the “I’ve loved Spider-Man since I was a Head of Visual Development at Marvel kid,” he laughs. “I’m one of those people Studios, Meinerding has been guiding who was brought into comic books the look of the Marvel Cinematic essentially by the merchandise. I read a Meinerding’s work that he brought the costumes with specific actors in mind, in Universe since its inception. lot of [Marvel comics] when I was artist along for his next production — the hopes that his artwork will win them “The coolest part of my job is growing up. I was a teenager when “Iron Man.” over. But the original comics always definitely being able to go ‘Infinity Gauntlet’ came out and I “Usually we start with some type of provide decades of inspiration. to movie theaters and see bought that book off the shelves; script, outline or description from the “Sometimes that leads us down stuff that we’ve worked it’s probably still in my parents’ producers,” Meinerding says. “We’re strange roads,” Ryan continues, “but one really hard on come to life house collecting dust.” trying to find a version from the comics of the things about these characters is for audiences to enjoy,” Meinerding eventually moved that’s going to work for the story that that their visuals are so iconic and Meinerding tells moviebill. SCAN THIS to California to pursue a career in they want to tell. Sometimes that means simple. It means they can be translated Born in Ohio, Meinerding PAGE film, and wound up working going all the way back to things from the in a number of different ways. to see a gallery credits the 1983 release of of Meinerding’s alongside Jon Favreau to develop ’50s and ’60s, and sometimes it’s Sometimes it takes a number of tries, but “Return of the Jedi” as the concept art from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “John something that has been developed more it’s really about letting that original first time he realized the the past decade Carter of Mars.” Favreau would recently, like when we did the Winter iconic visual inspire shapes and forms of the MCU! spectacular power of ultimately step away from that Soldier, who was created in 2005.” and costume ideas that can then be

big-screen storytelling. But project, but he was such a fan of RYANMEINERDING.ARTSTATION.COM OF COURTESY IMAGES Sometimes Meinerding is designing translated into real garments.”

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WHEN IT COMES TO MARVEL STUDIOS it’s a quick gag and sometimes it’s the movies, audiences have learned to not arrival of a character who will forever leave their seats as the credits start to roll. shape the future of the universe. Such is Beginning with the introduction of the case with Thanos, who debuted in the Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in 2008’s credits of “The Avengers” in 2012. That “Iron Man,” post-credits scenes have served was a full two years before Josh Brolin as a sort of cinematic dessert course. Most was even cast for the role. Of course, if of the earlier films only have one (techni- the Mad Titan gets his way, there won’t cally, the final “Incredible Hulk” scene plays be a cinematic universe left to tease when just before the credits), but “Guardians of “Avengers: Infinity War” runs its course. the Galaxy Vol. 2” holds the current MCU record with five different vignettes. Marvel Studios didn’t invent the cinematic coda — that honor belongs to 1979’s SCAN THIS PAGE “The Muppet Movie” — but the popular TO EXPLORE EVERY MCU POST-CREDITS sequences have since become synonymous SEQUENCE TO DATE with their big-screen universe. Moviegoers anxiously wait during those final moments for surprises to be revealed. Sometimes MEET THE WIZARD BEHIND THE CURTAIN

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