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“I think Downey, as Iron Man, is very clearly the leader and sort of the nucleus of this entire thing,” Pratt says. “I mean this is a giant movie, but he’s definitely allowing us all [a chance] to stop and smell the roses along the way.”

PEOPLE WON’T BE TALKING ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK

Music has played an integral part of the Guardians films as well as the recent Black Panther (whose playlist was curated by rapper Kendrick Lamar). But don’t look for Infinity War to break out the hits.

“Music is a big part of the Guardians of the Galaxy,” Pratt says. “I don’t want to spoil it, but I don’t think there’s a lot of time for music [in Infinity War].”

EVERYONE GETS A MOMENT TO SHINE

During a conversation with Thor star Chris Hemsworth in January, he told us there were 76 characters in Infinity War. In an earlier interview with Pratt, he promised 40 heroes – “That,” he enthused, “is a huge spectacle.”

Depending who you ask on the day we were there, there was either 22 heroes on set or 30.

But Don Cheadle (who plays James “Rhodey” Rhodes – a.k.a. War Machine) assures us that each hero gets their time in the spotlight.

“Everybody really does feel like they get to have their moment,” he promises.

Still, Ruffalo is left wondering how that will really happen in a 156-minute long movie.

“You have to imagine, if you have a two-minute interaction with two other characters in this movie that’s huge when there’s 30 people.”

PLEASE DON’T READ SPOILERS

During our day-long visit, we heard the words “no comment” several times. The stars of Infinity War want to maintain the secrecy of the film for fans.

“It used to be the first you heard of a movie was the trailer,” Evans says, waxing nostalgic. “You didn’t know what Al Pacino was doing. The first time you saw him was in the trailer. There weren’t photos of him on set. … Marvel really wants to make sure their stuff is the way movies used to be.”