Culture news “Heartbreaking” Marvel Killed Off These Superheroes in Avengers Infinity War for a Truly Shocking Reason
Do you know how the creative team decided who would die and who would survive in Avengers: Infinity War? Hold on…
Too many dollars
Our colleagues at Allociné have put their finger on a rather amusing anecdote. He explains that without the unauthorized MCU studio biography: The Reign of Marvel Studios, it is described how the minds at Marvel decided who would or would not survive Thanos’ snap of his fingers. It is specified that during the pre-production of the film, Kevin Feige brought together in a room the directors of the film Joe and Anthony Russo, the screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and the producer Trinh Tran.
Around this small group were cards representing all the heroes of the MCU. Kevin Feige then decided who would die based on two criteria: what would be the most “heartbreaking” for the fans, but also, and perhaps above all, what the actor costs the studio. Indeed, on the back of the cards there was a dollar symbol specifying the actor’s salary, as well as information on the status of his contract. As Allociné points out, the choice was therefore made narratively but also according to the situation of the actors. A bit cynical, no?
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The final episode
Avengers Infinity War will celebrate its 6th anniversary on April 25. With its 2 billion dollars in box office revenue, it was the biggest success of the year 2018. For what ? Quite simply because this episode is the climax which brings together all the events since the beginning of the MCU. The feature film tells how the Mad Titan, Thanos, gets his hands on the infinity stones to carry out his terrible project: exterminating half of the universe. The Avengers, but also the Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and a good number of Marvel heroes, decide to unite to counter this threat. The film lasts 2 hours 36 minutes, which is very long for a Marvel film. Basically, it was supposed to last even longer, as Jim Starlin, the creator of the Thanos character, revealed last year. Fans will in any case say that it is 2h36 of pure joy.
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