Only a few weeks after DC united six of its biggest crime-fighters in “Justice League,” Marvel has struck back by releasing the trailer for “Avengers: Infinity War,” featuring more than 20 superhuman characters, including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Spider-Man (Tom Holland) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth), all of whom have headlined their own stand-alone films. There’s also Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Captain America (Chris Evans), who ditched his trademark accessory at the end of “Captain America: Civil War” in 2016. Worlds collide as the Avengers meet another Marvel franchise, the Guardians of the Galaxy, led by Star-Lord (Chris Pratt). The legions team up to fight Thanos, an interstellar tyrant on a mission to collect the six Infinity Stones, which will make him omnipotent. “This does put a smile on my face,” Thanos declares of his quest, and Disney hopes audiences will be equally happy when “Avengers: Infinity War” reaches theaters on May 4.

Source: New York Times November 29, 2017 14:37 UTC