'Avengers: Infinity War' actor describes scene with a ridiculous amount of superheroes on set

How many can they even fit on screen at once?
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Marvel executive 1: "How many superheroes should we put in this movie?"

Marvel executive 2: "All of them."

Marvel executive 1: "Really? Maybe we sh-"

Marvel executive 2: "All. Of. Them."

Anthony Mackie (a.k.a. Falcon) was on a panel at Ace Comic Con with Avengers: Infinity War with co-stars Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan, and gave an account of what sounds like an incredible day on set.

Here's Mackie's quote in full.

“There was one day we were on set and were doing this scene that’s in the trailer where we’re all running to battle [...] and you know, all of us are on set and it’s like 40 superheroes. I look to my right and I see Tom Holland and Dave Batista. I see them in the corner and Tom is literally the size of Dave’s leg, I don’t know what they’re talking about but Batista jumps up and does a kick-punch move and I was like ‘Yo, you’re about to kill him!’”

It's hard to tell whether Mackie actually meant exactly 40 superheroes, or if he was simply exaggerating the number. Either way, the panel had Marvel fans pretty jazzed.

Still, 40 whole superheroes? That's like 39 heroes than you usually need! This Thanos guy must be one tough customer...

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