After the huge success of Black Panther, Marvel Studios is set to release its long awaited second movie of the year, Avengers: Infinity War.
In what has been described as a very ambitious movie and the greatest crossover movie of all time, Infinity War brings together dozens of superheros from all over the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to fight a common enemy -- Thanos.
The movie features your favourite Marvel superheros from Thor, Iron Man, Black Panther, Spiderman to Hulk and 30 other superheroes, or is it 40 or 70? Nobody seems to have an exact number but according to Marvel Studios, there are 64 main characters in the movie.
All the stories about each superhero from the inception of the Marvel universe, build up to this one. In order not to miss anything in Avengers: Infinity War, you would have to watch most of them and there's a scope to it.
Thankfully, Muyiwa Matuluko, Techpoint's Editor-in-Chief breaks it down in a Twitter thread.
I have a list of all MCU movies and shots relevant to the build up to Infinity War. The list is in chronological order within the MCU timeline (not in the order they were released), and I'm halfway through it already.
— Múyìwá Mátùlúkò (@MuyoSan) March 1, 2018
"It's amazing to see how they all connect in hindsight, particularly if you follow the canon timeline. Each movie makes a whole lot more sense, especially if you see them only few hours/days apart" another tweet reads.
Before we delve into the list of movies and One Shots, it is important to note that although they are not in the order they were released, it is better this way; you have to trust Muyiwa. Also, don't miss the One Shots and the post-credits in between. Now, to the list.
Captain America: The First Avenger
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Marvel One Shot: Agent Carter
Iron Man 1&2
The Incredible Hulk
Marvel One Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer
Thor
Marvel One Shot: The Consultant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raPWAdLkgGM
The Avengers
Marvel One Shot: Item 47
Iron man 3
Marvel One Shot: All Hail the King
Thor: The Dark World
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1&2
Avengers: Age of Ultron
WHIH Newsfront (1-5 available free on YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OguhAYbjrs&list=PLaWj_Rk3B7XJTTFCwuTm1W5pFdU2rf5iL
Antman
WHIH Newsfront (6-10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Wou74TE7A
Captain America: Civil war
Black Panther
Spiderman: Homecoming (kind of a parallel timeline with Black Panther)
Doctor Strange
Thor: Ragnarok
Avengers: Infinity War
Quick trivia
- This current era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ends in 2019.
- Guys like Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America) and Chris Hemsworth (Thor) will soon be out of contract. So they will likely be replaced.
- Falcon could be the new Captain America (he inherited the title in the comics), if Anthony Mackie remains.
- Black Widow and Hawkeye might get their solo movies along with Black Panther.
- Jane Foster (Thor's love interest) could replace him. She has done that in the comics.
Are you noticing how strategic they've been is selecting characters?
Long short, MCU cannot run out of creative ideas to make more money-spinning movies. Anyone know how one can intern at Marvel Studios? Asking for a friend.
— Múyìwá Mátùlúkò (@MuyoSan) March 1, 2018
If you have an answer to Muyiwa's question, do let us know. Avengers: Infinity War will begin showing in Nigerian cinemas from April 27.
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