Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has pretty much knocked it out of the park so far. 2016 brought usCaptain America: Civil WarandDoctor Strange, both of which have done very well at the box office and both of which have been met with a ton of praise from fans and critics. Since things are going so well, all eyes are looking ahead towardsAvengers: Infinity War. Details have been scarce, but it looks like we now have a confirmed, core cast.
The news comes courtesy ofMovie Casting Call, who have posted a new casting call forAvengers: Infinity Warand the untitledAvengers 4as production prepares for aJanuary 2017start date. The production is looking for men and women of all ages to play extras in the movie and there will be an open casting call at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on December 10 and 11. More importantly, though, the article also posted a full cast list for the movie, which includesBrie LarsonasCaptain Marvel, which will presumably be her first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the character. It was announced over the summer during Marvel’s Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con that the Oscar-winning actress would be taking on the part, so it is good to know she’ll be showing up withThe Avengersbefore her first solo movie comes out.
Up to this point, Marvel Studios has been very tight-lipped aboutAvengers: Infinity War, so we haven’t had much in the way of confirmed cast members. We knew thatDoctor Strangewill be appearing andVin Dieselbroke the news that theGuardians of the Galaxywould be showing up, but that wasn’t confirmed officially. According to this casting notice,Chris Pratt,Zoe Saldana,Dave Bautistaand evenKaren Gillanas Nebula are all going to be in it, as well asVin DieselandBradley Cooperas the voices of Groot and Rocket Raccoon. The other possible surprise isBenedict Wong, who played Wong inDoctor Strange, who is listed on the casting sheet. But withBenedict Cumberbatchreprising his role, having Wong there makes sense.
Outside of those potentialsurprises, this new casting call pretty much confirms everything many of us suspected, in that pretty much every hero in the MCU will be in these movies. The other actors listed wereJosh Brolin(Thanos),Chris Hemsworth(Thor),Sebastian Stan(Bucky/Winter Soldier),Scarlett Johansson(Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow),Jeremy Renner(Clint Barton/Hawkeye),Chris Evans(Captain America/Steve Rogers),Elizabeth Olsen(Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch),Samuel L. Jackson(Nick Fury),Paul Rudd(Scott Lang/Ant-Man),Paul Bettany(Vision),Chadwick Boseman(T’Challa/Black Panther),Mark Ruffalo(Bruce Banner/Hulk) andRobert Downey Jr.(Tony Stark/Iron Man). So pretty packed, but noticeably absent wasTom Holland, who is playingSpider-Man. It is possible that they are saving him forAvengers 4or maybe he won’t be joining the fight againstThanos, but that seems unlikely.
Another recent report claimed that filming onAvengers: Infinity Warwas set to start in January and this report echoed that. So even though we don’t know much about the movies at this point, we will surely be learning a lot as production ramps up.Captain America: Civil WardirectorsJoeandAnthony Russoare set to direct both of theseAvengersmovies, which will shoot back-to-back.Avengers: Infinity Waris set for release on July 29, 2025, withAvengers 4coming out a year later on July 30, 2025.Captain Marvelwill release in between the massive team up movies on June 08, 2025.
