'Avengers: Infinity War' is the longest MCU movie, obviously
Are you ready to spend close to three hours watching the various heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe compete to see who can punch Thanos the hardest?
The runtime of Avengers: Infinity War has been revealed by no less an official source than Fandango, and here it is: two hours and 36 minutes (or 156 minutes). Scratch maybe ten minutes off that number if you're a monster who skips credit rolls.
Infinity War takes the crown as Marvel's longest movie to date, unseating the previous winner, Captain America: Civil War.
It makes sense. Infinity War is poised to bring together all the various plot threads set up over the course of 18 previous MCU films, dating all the way back to 2008's Iron Man. There's a lot of work to do in getting all of these characters together and united against their common foe, Thanos.
We also have a sense, thanks once again to Fandango, of who the most important players in this story are. Co-director Joe Russo didn't provide any numbers, but he did single out two characters in particular -- out of at least 40 -- whom fans should prepare to see a lot of in the coming movie.
"I think Thanos has an incredible amount of screen time," Russo said, following up on an earlier point that, really, Infinity War is "his movie." Thanos has been glimpsed only briefly in previous MCU releases, mostly during post-credits scenes.
Russo also singled out Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth (aka the second-best Chris).
"I think you'll find that Thor has a really interesting arc in the film," Russo said. "He hasn't been at the forefront of other Avengers movies but he certainly has a very important role in this film."
Great news for Hemsworth fans, but also maybe a little worrisome? Major characters are sure to die over the course of Infinity War, and although the smart money is on Iron Man/Tony Stark and Captain America/Steve Rogers, the fact that Thor has "a very important role" could be read in the darkest way.
We'll see soon enough. Avengers: Infinity War hits theaters on April 27.
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.
