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Avengers Infinity War directors have hinted at an Edinburgh premiere for the Marvel blockbuster.

The Russo Brothers have told the capital to "get ready" after Dave Bautista backed an online bid to unveil the film in the capital.

The 49-year-old actor, who plays Drax in the franchise, signed the Change.org petition , tweeting: "I’m down to go to Edinburgh!"

He quickly received a virtual thumbs up from Inverness-born co-star Karen Gillan, who replied: "Ha! Hell yes."

But the most encouraging reply came from directors the Russo Brothers.

The pair's shared Twitter account wrote: "Let’s do it, Dave. We’re on it. Get ready Edinburgh."

It comes after parts of Edinburgh were transformed during filming for the £400million blockbuster.

Stars including Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth jetted into the capital over the seven weeks of filming.

The shoot also featured Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Paul Bettany and Sean Gunn.

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Parts of the Royal Mile were shut down to film explosive fight scenes and Waverley Station became home to a 40ft green screen and café facade during secretive overnight shoots.

Marvel crews even filmed in the sleepy Borders village of St Abbs before moving on to Durham.

Co-director Anthony Russo previously told the Record how charmed the pair were by Edinburgh and even changed filming plans so they could capture the city at night.

He revealed: “Edinburgh has ancient character and that marvellous stone which seems to suck up light in such a fantastic way. Initially we didn’t plan to shoot the sequence at night but seeing the city at night and seeing how deep and rich the black gets, it’s very unique.

“It’s like Venice – a city where light seems to work a little differently – and it set a very intense, moody scene for this very intense action sequence. It helped us craft what will be a very unique experience.”

Edinburgh International Film Festival's artistic director Mark Adams was delighted that the campaign to bring Avengers stars back to Scotland was seeing such star-studded support.

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Mark said: "It would, of course, be a wonderful thing if Avengers: Infinity War were to have its premiere in Edinburgh. The film was shot here and everyone has been excited to have such a film in the city.

"Right now Dave Bautista and Karen Gillan – who is a patron of EIFF – have come out and said they would love it to happen…maybe it is playful banter, but it would be a great thing to happen.

"The directors have given their support on Twitter, but there is a long way to go and such decisions are made for all sorts of reasons.

"Nothing is confirmed for EIFF … we just love to see great films premiere in the city."