The next installment in the Avengers series is hotly anticipated by fans.

And new film Avengers: Infinity War doesn't look set to disappoint, if these dramatic snaps are anything to go by.

Photographs taken on set on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh show a massive explosion taking place on Sunday night, sending flames soaring into the sky.

Dramatic: Photographs taken on the set of new film Avengers: Infinity War show a massive explosion taking place on Sunday night

Fiery: The sneak peek pictures show a cloud of smoke soaring into the sky in Edinburgh

The sneak peek pictures also show firefighters on stand-by to get the blaze under control following the fiery stunt.

It comes as Karen Gillan shared a backstage photograph of herself on set with Marvel creator Stan Lee on Saturday.

The 29-year-old actress looked unrecognisable in her role as alien supervillain Nebula, with her face covered in blue face paint.

Behind the scenes: Actress Karen Gillan shared a backstage photograph of herself on set with Marvel creator Stan Lee on Saturday

She captioned the Instagram snap: 'Nebula and the legend and marvel mastermind @therealstanlee'

The former Doctor Who actress previously starred as Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy and the upcoming sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

Photographs taken on set over the weekend show that Corvus Glaive, of The Black Order, looks to be making an appearance in the new film.

A stunt performer was photographed teetering on the edge of a stone balcony while on location.

Sparks flying: The stunt was carried out on location on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh

Atmospheric: Avengers: Infinity War is described by Marvel Studios as the culmination of everything in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Iron Man in 2008

Back up: Firefighters were on stand-by to get the blaze under control after the Ford Transit van went up in flames

Corvus is the vicious errand-boy of Thanos - who is known to be the principal villain in the upcoming film and will be played by Josh Brolin.

Avengers: Infinity War is described by Marvel Studios as the culmination of everything in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Iron Man in 2008.

Anthony and Joe Russo are directing, and the movie is slated for a May 4 2018 release.

The confirmed cast includes Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bethany, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper and Robert Downey, Jr.

Prepared: A fire crew were on the Avengers set to put out the flames on Sunday night

Cordoned off: Production crew members were seen preparing the van before the stunt

Removal: A crane was used to remove the van following the dramatic explosion