Last week, a report surfaced from the Sundance Film Festival thatproduction startstoday, Monday, January 23, on bothAvengers: Infinity Warand the untitledAvengers sequel, which are both shooting back-to-back. Earlier today, the Russo Brothers confirmed this report, by sharing the first photo from the set ofAvengers: Infinity War, although it doesn’t feature any members of the star-studded cast. Instead, this photo showcase a few of the large trailers that are used by the stars during production, and with a cast that could feature upwards of 67 characters, this may be just a small fraction of the trailers that are used on set.
A recent casting call mentioned previously-established MCU stars such asJosh Brolin(Thanos),Chris Hemsworth(Thor),Sebastian Stan(Bucky/Winter Soldier),Scarlett Johansson(Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow),Jeremy Renner(Clint Barton/Hawkeye),Chris Evans(Captain America/Steve Rogers),Elizabeth Olsen(Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch),Samuel L. Jackson(Nick Fury),Paul Rudd(Scott Lang/Ant-Man),Paul Bettany(Vision),Chadwick Boseman(T’Challa/Black Panther),Mark Ruffalo(Bruce Banner/Hulk) andRobert Downey Jr.(Tony Stark/Iron Man),Chris Pratt, (Star-Lord),Zoe Saldana(Gamora),Dave Bautista(Drax the Destroyer),Karen Gillan(Nebula),Vin Diesel(Groot),Bradley Cooper(Rocket Raccoon),Benedict Cumberbatch(Doctor Strange),Benedict Wong(Wong) andBrie Larson(Captain Marvel). It was later confirmed thatTom Hollandwill swing by asSpider-Man, while another rumor surfaced thatLiv Tylercould be returning as Betty Ross from the Phase 1 movieThe Incredible Hulk. There is another recent casting addition, though, that has many fans quite intrigued.
Earlier this month, we reported thatPeter Dinklagehas been cast inAvengers: Infinity War, although his role has not yet been revealed. Many fans have speculated that he is playing MODOK (Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing), which also hasn’t been confirmed.Captain America: Civil WarwriterChristopher Markus, who is also writingAvengers: Infinity Warwith his writing partnerStephen McFeely, said in an interview last year that he wants to find a way to bring MODOK into a Marvel movie. There is still no confirmation as to whoPeter Dinklageis playing, but another theory has surfaced thatPeter Dinklageis playing Pip the Troll, a character who was actually featured in the Infinity War comics.
In related news, Marvel’sLouis D’Espositotook to Twitter this morning to reveal a new photo from theBlack Pantherset, revealing a director’s chair that features the newBlack Pantherlogo. The executive producer revealed that he has been spending his “mornings withBlack Pantherand his afternoons withAvengers: Infinity War, which is made possible by both movies filming in Atlanta at the same time.Jeremy RennerandElizabeth Olsenalso revealed in a video interview from the Sundance Film Festival that they still haven’t seen a script yet, even though production is starting today, althoughElizabeth Olsensaid that she doesn’t start filming until April. However,Dave Bautistarevealed on Twitter that he actually does start filming today, and he still hasn’t seen a script yet, adding the hashtag #MarvelShroudOfSecrecy. Take a look at these new photos from the set ofAvengers: Infinity WarandBlack Pantheras filming continues on both of these highly-anticipated Marvel movies, along withJeremy RennerandElizabeth Olsen’s video interview andDave Bautista’s tweet below.
