Don`t let us down, Thanos. With its release date bumped from May to April 27, the countdown to Avengers: Infinity War has jumped ahead by a full week. Now, with promotional material pouring out from every nook and cranny, it`s time to to start taking a good, hard look at what we hope this movie actually pulls off--both for the immediate fight against Thanos, and as fuel for the future of the MCU.We already know five out of six Infinity Stone locations, and the missing Soul Stone`s whereabouts will almost certainly be revealed before Infinity War`s conclusion. We`ve broken down every scene in the latest trailer, and we know from the newest poster that Peter Dinklage is in Infinity War. We`ve noted where every hero is leading into the movie, and wondered whether Hawkeye and Ant-Man are in it at all. And we`ve figured out the best order in which to catch up on all the MCU movies.In other words, we`re prepared. Now here`s what we want from Avengers: Infinity War when it hits theaters April 27. 10. Avengers, Reassembled Since Civil War, Earth`s Mightiest Heroes have been struggling with the whole teamwork-and-unity thing. Though the bridges between Iron Man and Captain America aren`t completely torched (Steve sent Tony a burner phone to reach him in case of emergency, after all), they`re definitely still smoldering.If Infinity War intends on getting the band back together, it`s going to need to do some genuine emotional legwork to make the severed halves of the team reunite--especially since Bucky Barnes, the catalyst for most of the Civil War conflict, is still an active member of Steve`s team, he and Tony are going to need to have a real chat about where they stand--and where they want to go from here. That`s a conversation that`s going to need more than just a quick phone call about the pending apocalypse. 9. The Soul Stone, Explained The Soul Stone--the last of the six cosmic Infinity Stones to be revealed in the MCU--is still completely MIA. With the ...
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