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Avengers: Infinity War US release date moved forward after Robert Downey Jr tweet

'Any chance I could see it earlier?'

Clarisse Loughrey
Friday 02 March 2018 09:29 GMT
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Momentarily believe the illusion that Robert Downey Jr. and Tony Stark have merged identities and the result is actually this powerful.

After the official Marvel Studios account tweeted their usual promo asking fans how excited they were on a scale of "one to infinity" about Avengers: Infinity War, the actor responded with: "Any chance I could see it earlier?"

A few back-and-forths later and Marvel revealed the global release date had been shifted forward, from 4 May to 27 April. Of course, that's of little excitement to UK fans, who had already been blessed with an earlier release date for the film.

The Russo Brothers (Anthony and Joe), who helmed Captain America: Winter Soldier and Civil War, return as directors for the Avengers sequel, while Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely penned the script.


Though the trailers have hinted plenty (check out the gallery below to find out exactly what), the official synopsis of the film is fairly brief: "An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time."

“The Avengers and their superhero allies must willing to sacrifice it all in an attempt to defeat the power of Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.”


Avengers: Infinity War hits cinemas 27 April.

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