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From the little we know, the storyline follows Thanos’ hunt for the Infinity Stones — the Space Stone, the Reality Stone, the Power Stone, the Soul Stone and the Time Stone — in order to control and, in his twisted mind, save the universe. The Avengers are the only ones standing in his way. Chaos, mayhem and death ensue.

Even if superheroes aren’t your thing, there’s no denying their popularity. Marvel movies have grossed nearly $15 billion worldwide since 2008. And the studio’s most recent release — Black Panther — is this year’s biggest movie — so far.

On our day visiting the set, the Russos were filming an epic battle sequence (sorry, we can’t tell you who was there, or even what our heroes look like), but along with some of Infinity War’s stars they pressed pause for a moment to reflect on what it has been like making the biggest movie in Hollywood history.

OUT OF SIGHT

When the Russos were doing the press rounds for Winter Soldier, the brothers talked about three films that inspired the Captain America sequel: The French Connection, Heat and Scarface.

For Infinity War, Joe says ’90s heist films were a “jumping off point for us.”

Speaking almost in unison, the pair cite movies like Two Days in the Valley and Out of Sight as influences.

“It’s a movie that really falls into a smash-and-grab heist structure,” Joe says. “But these films are more interesting when they become an array of genres mixed together. We say it’s like you’re a mad scientist in a laboratory.”

BREAKING NEW GROUND

The Russos know that with Infinity War and untitled Avengers 4, some of the characters they are appropriating have been guided to the big screen in very specific ways.

For example Thor, in last year’s Ragnarok, had found his funny bone.

“When I came into this, I called Joe and Anthony and said, ‘Don’t write me the old Thor. We’ve got a new Thor now.’ And they were like, ‘So do we,’” Hemsworth says grinning.

“We approach the characters from our own point of view,” Joe says. “There are shades of Thor from Ragnarok, but he’s a very different character.”

“We always want to honour what’s come before, of course,” Anthony interjects. “But at the same time, you don’t want to be completely bound by that because then you’re not maximizing the possibilities of where you can take these stories and how you can surprise an audience.”