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'Avengers: Infinity War' Reviews: Critics Are Already Loving Marvel's Huge Crossover Film

Early reviews are *verrrrry* positive.
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ is arguably Marvel’s most ambitious project to date, featuring more characters from the comic book world than we could even begin to name.

With an all-star cast including Robert Downey Jr, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson and Chadwick Boseman, it was pretty much a given that ‘Infinity War’ would be a huge smash at the box office, with the Avengers teaming up with the Guardians Of The Galaxy, and other beloved Marvel heroes.

But after the film’s initial press screening in the US, it seems it’s also on track to win critical acclaim too, with comparisons being made to Marvel’s other most celebrated offerings, as well as the ‘Lord Of The Rings’ franchise.

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Although the reviews embargo is yet to be lifted, many critics have been sharing their takes on social media, and while they haven’t been able to share any specifics, the film has won near-unanimous praise so far...

It’s already been a huge year for Marvel, thanks to the release of ‘Black Panther’ back in February.

The film won praise for its groundbreaking diverse casting, and swiftly broke all kinds of records at the box office, eventually overtaking 2012’s ‘The Avengers’ to become the highest-grossing superhero film of all time in America.

Chadwick Boseman will reprise his role for ‘Infinity War’, having first starred as Black Panther in 2016’s ‘Captain America: Civil War’.

Also appearing in ‘Infinity War’ are pretty much all the Chrises (that’s Evans, Hemsworth and Pratt), Tom Holland as Spiderman, Tom Hiddleston and HuffPost UK fave Letitia Wright.

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ arrives in UK cinemas on Thursday 26 April. Watch the trailer below:

9 Superheroes Who Need Movies
Batgirl(01 of09)
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Stephanie Brown began as a superhero called Spoiler in order to rebel against her father, a low-level supervillain. She had a stint as a Robin before taking the Batgirl mantle from Cassandra Cain. She’s quick-witted and fairly angst-free, a rarity among Batman’s supporting cast. (credit:DC)
Blue Beetle(02 of09)
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Jaime Reyes is a Texan teen and the third person to take the reins as the Blue Beetle. He can harness the power of a mystical scarab, which gives him armor, flight, and other powers. Dorky and good-hearted, his first ongoing comic featured one of the best supporting casts, whose members all know his secret identity. A movie about Jaime could show his evolution as he learns to use the Blue Beetle armor and improve his skills as a superhero. (credit:DC)
Birds of Prey(03 of09)
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Yes, the Birds of Prey had a short-lived TV series in 2002, but let’s not talk about that. The Birds of Prey started as a duo, with former Batgirl Barbara Gordon acting as mission control for field agent Black Canary. They were later joined by 3rd core member Huntress. They also have a rotating membership of the best female heroes DC has to offer, including Big Barda and Lady Blackhawk. Awesome ladies kicking ass. There is nothing bad about that. (credit:DC)
Guy Gardner(04 of09)
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Guy is a Green Lantern constantly in Hal Jordan’s shadow. He’s foul-mouthed, short-tempered, and not the smartest, but deep (very deep) down, he’s a decent guy who wants to do the right thing. He's notable for doing anything to get and keep a Lantern ring (once going into space to find one and somehow defying the need for oxygen) and for having the worst haircut in comics. (credit:DC)
Dazzler(05 of09)
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Dazzler’s power is converting sound vibrations into light, so naturally she went into a career in disco, along with joining the X-Men. If you say you don’t want to watch a campy movie about a disco superhero on roller skates, you are lying. (credit:Marvel)
Luke Cage(06 of09)
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The current Luke Cage is a tough guy/family man with no costume, but he’s not the incarnation I’m talking about here. Way back at his inception in the 1970s, he was a jive-talking stereotype whose fighting style consisted of smashing things. Short on brains but long on brawn, his best storyline involved him confronting Doctor Doom over $200 that he promised Luke and then flaked on. Luke was the first (and so far only) hero to find Doom's armor's only weakness: being punched repeatedly in the same spot. Oh, and eventually he got his $200. (credit:Marvel)
Power Pack(07 of09)
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Alex, Julie, Jack, and Katie are four ordinary kids who get powers from a space horse and use them to go out and fight crime. Space horse. Crime fighting. If I was a kid, I’d love that movie. Who am I kidding, I would love that movie now. (credit:Marvel)
She-Hulk(08 of09)
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The Hulk’s calmer cousin, Jen Walters, is a lawyer/superhero. She got her powers by receiving a blood transfusion from Bruce Banner, and is one of the few superheroes who actually loves what she does. She’s also one of the strongest heroes, and can go toe-to-toe with Hercules. A She-Hulk movie could be part courtroom drama, part superhero movie. That could work, right? (credit:Marvel)
Spider-Girl(09 of09)
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The daughter of Spider-Man and Mary-Jane in another universe, Spider-Girl inherited her father's powers and quick wit. May “Mayday” Parker is a teenager who wants to use her powers for good. Sound familiar? Spider-Girl differs from Spider-Man in that her parents are fully aware of her abilities and more or less support her. She also has an excellent (and somewhat familiar) supporting cast, including the son of Spider-Man’s clone/partial Daredevil clone (or something, it’s confusing), Norman Osborne’s grandson, Felicia Hardy’s daughter, and J. Jonah Jameson’s grandson. This one has sequel magic written all over it. (credit:Marvel)
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