Captain America's 'Infinity War' phone number was supposed to be real
678-136-7092. Avengers: Infinity War shared Captain America's phone number with the world.
It didn't actually work, much to the chagrin of fans everywhere. But as we've now learned, it was originally supposed to work. The film's creators wanted fans to be able to pick up on the brief Easter egg and use it to actually receive a message from Steve Rogers.
It never happened, obviously, but sibling directors Anthony and Joe Russo shared their idea and the reason it never panned out during a recent interview with Huffington Post.
"We actually had intended to create a fake voicemail from Steve Rogers," Joe Russo said. "For the people that left the theater and called that number, they would get a voicemail from Steve Rogers."
The number you see in the movie is the one the Russos had all set up. In the end, the higher powers-that-be at Disney intervened and said "no."
"We had it all ready to go, but legal took that away from us," Anthony Russo explained.
Too bad. It would have been a cool thing. Maybe one day (home video release, perhaps?) we'll get to hear what the recording of Steve would have said. Here's hoping it would have been something along the lines of the magical Captain America PSAs introduced in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
You know the one. It's a magical meme now that's been kicking around for at least the last week and a half.
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
