<P> Several other actors reprise their roles from previous MCU films for Infinity War: Danai Gurira as Okoye, the head of the Dora Milaje; Letitia Wright as T'Challa's sister Shuri; Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye, a master archer who has his own "special" journey in the film; Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, the former deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant - Man, a former petty criminal who acquired a suit that allows him to shrink or grow in scale while also increasing in strength; Winston Duke as M'Baku, the leader of Wakanda's mountain tribe the Jabari; Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, an Asgardian who was once a legendary warrior of the Valkyrior; Angela Bassett as Ramonda, Queen Mother of Wakanda; Jacob Batalon as Parker's friend Ned; Isabella Amara as Parker's classmate Sally; and Florence Kasumba as Ayo, a member of the Dora Milaje . </P> <P> Terry Notary appears as one of Thanos' henchmen, and Tom Vaughan - Lawlor portrays Ebony Maw, a child of Thanos and member of the Black Order . Avengers co-creator Stan Lee has a cameo in the film . </P> <P> In October 2014, Marvel announced a two - part sequel to Avengers: Age of Ultron, titled Avengers: Infinity War . Part 1 was scheduled to be released on May 4, 2018, with Part 2 scheduled for May 3, 2019 . In April 2015, Marvel announced that Anthony and Joe Russo would direct both parts of Avengers: Infinity War, with back - to - back filming expected to begin in 2016 . The same month, Kevin Feige said the films would be two, distinct films "because they (have) such shared elements, it felt appropriate...to (subtitle the films) like that . But I wouldn't call it one story that's cut in half . I would say it's going to be two distinct movies ." By May 2015, Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely signed on to write the screenplays for both parts of the film, which draws inspiration from Jim Starlin's 1991 "The Infinity Gauntlet" comic and Jonathan Hickman's 2013 "Infinity" comic . Anthony Russo added the film was inspired by 1990s heist films, with Thanos on "on a smash - and - grab (to acquire the Infinity Stones), and everybody's trying to catch up the whole movie ." In May 2016, the Russos revealed that they would be retitling the two films, to further remove the misconception that the films were one large film split in two, with Joe stating, "The intention is we will change (the titles), we just haven't come up with (them) yet ." That July, Marvel revealed the film's title would be shortened to simply Avengers: Infinity War . </P> <P> Principal photography began on January 23, 2017, under the working title Mary Lou, at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, with Trent Opaloch as director of photography . In early February, Marvel confirmed the involvement of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man, Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star - Lord, and Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider - Man in the film . Additional filming took place in Scotland beginning in February 2017 . The filming occurred in Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Scottish Highlands, with studio work taking place at Wardpark Studios in Cumbernauld . Filming also began at Durham Cathedral in Durham, England in early May 2017 . In late June 2017, filming occurred in Downtown Atlanta, as well as Atlanta's Central Park in early July, before moving to Queens, New York in the middle of the month . Filming concluded on July 14, 2017 . </P>

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