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$1 billion is somewhat easy these days for megablockbusters. There have now been 34 of those worldwide, so while that's a small number relative to all the movies that get made, it's really not that rare for top-tier major studio franchise films. That being said, $2 billion still seems like a...

A funny aside about that: some jerk who saw Vol. 2 internationally posted about Yondu's death in comments on a Facebook ad which showed up in my news feed before the film's domestic release, so I knew it was going to happen going into it. But when I saw it, I didn't feel spoiled after all...

Yeah, me either. Of course, this discussion is veering into spoiler territory now...which is why I created the other thread. See you over there.

Your assumption makes sense,but James Gunn has said that it will be set after this one and will help to set up the next 10 years of Marvel films. I suppose he could have been lying to protect Infinity War, but I doubt it.

I think Gunn's fingerprints were clearly on the Guardians characters, so I'm not surprised he got credit, and am glad that they were portrayed in a way that is consistent with their portrayal in his films.

Yes -- and he's also got Sicario: Day of the Soldado in June as well. It's funny how all three of these landed on the release schedule in such close proximity to each other.

I fully understand where you are coming from -- it's the same reason you always remind me about reserved seating, because my primary theater doesn't do that very much -- but I think that for the vast majority of average Joe theatergoers, it won't mater. For me, I have a 40-inch TV and stereo...

I don't remember what kind of competition The Avengers had, but I was behind on the MCU at the time, having not seen Iron Man 2, Thor or the first Captain America. I heard Iron Man 2 was worse than the first one, and I'm not really sure why I skipped the other two. So, once I heard that The...

Since it was asked for, I went ahead and created a spoiler thread for this movie. I hope that's okay. I just wanted to post in here to let y'all know that it's there now, in case any of you would like to jump over there with me.

+1. I actually suggested this a couple weeks ago for this film, but at the time it felt like most people thought only Star Wars would necessitate separate threads. I think, though, seeing the movie, the value of having a separate thread becomes clear. I always expected this to have a huge...

I don't think it was worth that, personally. They obviously had a lot of smart people working on that film, and somebody should have found a better way to accomplish that goal, especially since integrating Spider-Man into the MCU was the calling card of that entire film. Or, they could have...

In Civil War, Vision says it's been eight years since Tony announced himself to the world as Iron Man, which made sense since that was two years ago when the first Iron Man movie was eight years old, and they (mostly) are trying to operate in a real-world timeframe. Perhaps a more generous view...

Yes, Ant-Man and the Wasp takes place after Civil War but before Infinity War. As for SHIELD, I don't think the Marvel film division gives a crap about tying that in or putting them in awkward positions (see: the destruction of SHIELD in The Winter Soldier in the midst of their first season, in...

Yes, and it does its job, but wouldn't stand alone if you didn't know the world already. It is clearly for fans only, and wouldn't mean anything to the uninitiated. I have seen all of the MCU films at least once but am more familiar with some than others. Coming out of it now, I did not feel...

Can you tell us without spoilers if certain films are more important to revisit than other films ahead of time?

I actually think that's fair at this point. Newbies aren't likely going to be interested in the 19th movie in a decade-running franchise, so it seems foolish to bend over backward to explain things to them and frees up more time for new storytelling if they don't.

Where did you hear that? The marketing for Infinity War has heavily featured scenes in Wakanda and the cast of Black Panther. I suspect that part of the reason Marvel put it in February (a release slot they have never used before) was to make sure everyone had time to see it before Infinity...

We know Josh Brolin appears in both films as Thanos, so I was never expecting a tidy ending to Infinity War. This is just me speculating, I don't know any spoilers, but presumably, the goal of the heroes will have to be to kill him, because he's far too dangerous to leave alive in some kind of...

My local theater just posted their full showtimes for the weekend, including some times that had not been scheduled for advance ticketing until now. All together, there will be 41 showtimes per day for Infinity War beginning on Friday. Even on Thursday night, there will be 25 showings starting...

I have no insider information whatsoever, but this has always seemed to me like something Fiege wanted rather than Whedon, because as you stated it has nothing to do with the story which preceded it and functions only to tee up a film that Whedon wouldn't ultimately be involved in. The Thanos...

That's two minutes longer than Civil War, and both running times take into account the long credit scroll of all involved parties' names. Yes, you've got to be there at the end for the tag, but it should still give you a bit of time for a stretch break and/or bathroom run if needed. So...

Good point. Another good point. I hope we get to see how he acquired this knowledge, or at least understand his previous actions in the MCU from his perspective. In Ultron, he said, "Fine, I'll do it myself," but we know that Ragnarok is two years after Ultron, so what has he been doing for...

I wasn't meaning to imply that there is anything wrong with a simple structure. If Thanos goes down the list and encounters various characters as he attempts to take each Infinity Stone, that's a really effective way to deal with, as you noted, the insane amount of characters needing to be...

I think Civil War proved that the Russos are as adept as anyone at incorporating a ton of characters into their story and giving them all weight and space to do something important. And that film had to introduce Black Panther for the first time ever, as well as introduce Spider-Man for the...

I find it interesting that the article assumes the Collector still has the stone from The Dark World. We saw it delivered to him, but that was before his whole place got sort of busted up by the orb in Guardians 1. I wonder if that destruction had any effect on the other stone? We don't know...

I would go with The Avengers because it's The Avengers, the two Captain America sequels since the Russos directed those, Ultron if you want to explain the origin of Vision and the Mind Stone, and Guardians of the Galaxy because it features Thanos. Edit: Guardians 1 also has that handy-dandy...

It will probably do well in May if they do that...and I don't mean to take anything away from the quality of Black Panther, which is certainly a sensational movie and a massive hit. But I think a portion of the reason for its extraordinary overprformnce is because the February and March...

It is, but they need constant reminding to not slide back into their old patterns, so Infinity War is another positive thing coming now. I'll also be very curious as to where Disney ends up dating Black Panther 2, in terms of whether it remains in February where the first one did so well or...