Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War movie trailers, news and updates

Avengers: Infinity War is probably going to smash the record for biggest opening weekend. Initially charted by Disney for a conservative $225 million debut, it has now been pegged by both Variety and Box Office Mojo for a $250 million premiere weekend in North America, which would surpass Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ opening in December 2015.

Full sales figures will be known on Monday.

In each episode of Quality Control, a Polygon editor talks to a critic after they review a new game, movie or piece of gear and allows them to add a little bit of extra context and insight. Why did they feel the way they did? What do they wish they had been able to discuss in more depth in their review?

This week, Susana Polo and Dave Tach discuss Avengers: Infinity War.

Avengers: Infinity War is the culmination of 10 years of blockbuster filmmaking, the fusion of more than a half-dozen separate sub-franchises with their own lead heroes. Before it hits screens, you might need a recap on all of that history.

Or, you might just want to know where all the main characters are right now, without all that baggage. Fortunately, Marvel has released a duo of comics called Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War Prelude, which shows us what (almost) every Avenger has been doing in their downtime.

Avengers: Infinity War brings two big Marvel Universe concepts to the center of its plot: The fabled Infinity Stones, and the villainous warlord Thanos, pulling from decades of Marvel Comics canon.

But don’t worry if you’re not sure where to start. You’re not alone! It can be hard to know exactly what to read beforehand. And we’re here to help. Here are two major story arcs that look like the most likely sources for Infinity War’s inspiration, ready and waiting for new readers to pick them up.

Every time I sit down to review a Marvel movie — and I’ve reviewed a lot of them — I ask myself the same question:

What do we expect from a Marvel movie these days?

Avengers: Infinity War press screenings are done, reviews written, red carpet events over — and that means the internet is about to become a cesspool of spoilers.

It’s practically unavoidable and impractical to avoid going online until the movie’s out this Friday, April 27. But we also loathe having to change the way we use our most frequented websites just to guarantee a spoiler-free movie-watching experience. Alas, this is the state of the internet. Here are some helpful tips to try sneaking around the internet without encountering any Avengers spoilers.

We’re in the final week of pre-release marketing before Avengers: Infinity War hits theaters, and that means film footage galore.

We may not point out every new TV spot (so many have popped up in the past couple of days alone), but footage aired during Good Morning America earlier today is the exception to the rule. The scene pits Captain America and Black Widow against a couple Black Order members — the elite group of followers handpicked by Thanos to help take out the Avengers.

Avengers: Infinity War isn’t just Marvel Studios’ “most ambitious crossover.” It also represents the Marvel Cinematic Universe being around for an entire decade.

That means there are plenty of details to remember from some of Marvel’s lesser loved films (looking at you, Thor: The Dark World), and fans who have been around since the very beginning are looking for ways to pay tribute to some of their favorite moments (looking at you, shawarma scene at the end of The Avengers). Fortunately, there’s already an abundance of tributes and recaps floating around YouTube; in fact, there may be too many for any one person to sift through.

Avengers: Infinity War directors the Russo brothers have put to rest a persistent fan rumor — or maybe a fan hope — that the closing credits of the upcoming Avengers team movie will reveal the name of the untitled movie known only as Avengers 4.

“It’s going to be quite a long while before people see that title,” Joe Russo told Yahoo Movies. “We need people to see this movie, digest this movie, and then we can tell them what the next story is they’re going to see.”

Let’s not beat around the bush: Steve Rogers’ new Avengers: Infinity War look is pretty great. The beard, in conjunction with the whole rough-and-tumble worn-out uniform thing? It’s working — it’s working so well that Cap’s beard itself was the most talked-about part of Infinity War’s promotion according to social media analysts.

But there’s more to Infinity War’s Captain America than just aesthetics. It signals a major shift in Steve Rogers’ story that reverberates down to the core tenets of his character — a departure from his starched red-white-and-blue cleanliness. As Hannibal Buress deadpanned in Spider-Man: Homecoming, “I’m pretty sure that guy’s a war criminal now.” And all of this in conjunction with actor Chris Evans’ recent announcement that he plans on stepping back from the character in the next year — well, it’s safe to say Cap’s in a bit of a weird spot.

Marvel isn’t letting up on marketing for Avengers: Infinity War anytime soon.

A new teaser for Infinity War centers around Wakanda, and some of its most recognizable superhero faces. Bucky Barnes, who was spotted at the end of Black Panther in a final post-credits scene, is present and finally reuniting with his former best friend, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America. Their reunion is adorable and sweet, but doesn’t detract from the reason the Captain and his Avengers friends are visiting Wakanda in the first place — Thanos.

Marvel Entertainment released a veritable blitz of character posters for Avengers: Infinity War today, 22 in all, but there’s only one that’s taken Twitter by storm.

It’s the poster for Chris Evans’ Captain America, featuring the superhero in three-quarters profile with his back to the camera, a Wakandan shield strapped to his arm. But the attention isn’t on Evans’ beautiful blue peepers — though they do pop quite nicely from the dark tones of the poster, don’t they?

Marvel’s latest trailer for Avengers: Infinity War has something for just about every superhero fan — except Hawkeye.

Clint “Hawkeye” Barton, played by Jeremy Renner and one of the original Avengers, is nowhere to be seen. He’s not even included on the film’s official poster (though Hawkeye does appear in some older concept art).

Marvel this morning released a new trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, coinciding with the launch of ticket presales. The new footage both expands on the last big tease, from November, and adds plenty more to speculate on.

There’s a lot to take in from this, from the full reveal of the Black Order (aka the “children of Thanos”) to more one-liners from both Star-Lord and Spider-Man. If you’re looking for a frame-by-frame breakdown of what you can glean from the new footage ahead of the film’s April 27 premiere, we’re here to help — and if there’s anything we’ve missed, please let us know!

Tickets for Avengers: Infinity War are now available to purchase from Fandango.

The tickets went on sale in conjunction with the premiere of Marvel’s latest trailer for Avengers: Infinity War. The trailer can be seen above.

First Marvel Studios moved up Avengers: Infinity War’s release date by a week, and now the studio is giving fans another little treat.

The new trailer for Avengers: Infinity War comes just after Marvel announced that the film will be released on April 27 instead of May 4. This is also the first trailer for Infinity War since Black Panther was released. Black Panther broke box office records, becoming one of Marvel’s most successful films in just a short while. Analysts are unsure if Infinity War will be able to match Black Panther’s rapid success, but it is expected to be one of Disney’s biggest films this year.

We still don’t know much about Thanos despite several appearances in Marvel movies.

That will change with Avengers: Infinity War. Actor Josh Brolin told Entertainment Weekly audiences will finally see how Thanos came to be; what shaped him as a child and led him to become the abusive, evil, towering figure he is today. Brolin compared Thanos to Quasimodo, the misunderstood character at the heart of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

Avengers: Infinity War is less than two months away, and we now know more about it than ever before.

[Warning: The following contains minor spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War.]

Loki has played a crucial role in the long-term storyline of the Avengers films — and, by extension, much of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — having originally been sent to collect the Tesseract for Thanos in 2012’s The Avengers.

That didn’t go so well — which led to Thanos being told that the humans wouldn’t easily be conquered — but a new detail helps to shed some light on where the relationship between the two characters goes from there.

Black Panther introduced a large cast of strong supporting players to the already packed world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that one of the movie’s best characters will be back on screen sooner rather than later.

[Warning: The following contains spoilers for both Black Panther and Infinity War.]

Thanks to last night’s Super Bowl spot for Avengers: Infinity War, we now have two trailers for the epic team up movie — and that’s enough to start drawing parallels. Namely: What’s up with Captain America’s shield?

Both trailers have taken time to highlight the good Captain’s reliance on a defensive object as his primary weapon — and that he’s not working with his usual kit in Infinity War. Last year’s first trailer gave Black Panther a big impressive line about it, as Wakanda prepared for an (apparent) alien invasion.

A new Avengers: Infinity War TV spot made its debut during Super Bowl 52 tonight. It can be seen above.

The TV spot marks the first new piece of footage we’ve seen since the first Avengers: Infinity War trailer in December. Easily one of Marvel Studios’ most ambitious projects to date, Avengers: Infinity War will gather most of Marvel’s cinematic heroes as they go head-to-head with the nefarious Thanos.

When people first saw the trailer for Avengers: Infinity War, there were two immediate, almost unanimous reactions: one of these heroes was going to die and Thanos’ new look was pretty gross.

The former assessment led to conversations about which superheroes would end up sacrificing themselves for the greater good, but it was the latter opinion that led to the newest Marvel Studios meme. The faces of popular cartoon characters, including Homer Simpson and Hank Hill from King of the Hill, have been ‘shopped on Thanos’ face.

Thor: Ragnarok’s final post-credits scene is a battle of emotions, as Thor and his brother Loki try to head into the unknown while maintaining a thread of hope.

[Warning: The following contains spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok.]

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been building to the battle between Thanos and the Avengers since the heroes first began to assemble, and the main event is about to begin.

Thanos was revealed to us in the post-credits scene of the first Avengers film. He was a smirking, reddish-purply creature whose grin and confidence conveyed his power. Thanos’ eyes, which also appeared tinted with violet, were one of the few bright elements in the scene. He wore his purple and gold helmet, giving him a gladiatorial aesthetic, as seen in the photo below.