Marvel’s Iron Man and Doctor Strange stars promote ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ in Singapore
Actors Robert Downey Jr and Benedict Cumberbatch attend press conference ahead of the superhero action film’s worldwide release on April 25
Iron Man and Doctor Strange were among several Marvel superheroes who assembled in Singapore yesterday to promote the latest epic, Avengers: Infinity War.
It was reported that Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr had said that the trick to the colossal success of the Marvel series of films was that it never repeated something, even if it had been done successfully in the past.
So far 18 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films have been released over the last 10 years and the series is in no way slowing down, with many more movies already in the pipeline.
Downey Jr, 53, added that Avengers: Infinity War could well be the biggest superhero film yet.
At a press conference at Marina Bay Sands, also attended by Doctor Strange actor Benedict Cumberbatch and actress Karen Gillan, who plays Nebula in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, Downey Jr said: “I read in some magazine that the No 1 fan-voted moment was the airport fight in [2016’s] Captain America: Civil War because there are so many superheroes at once.”
The popular American actor added: “But people don’t want a repeat of what’s worked well.
“The challenge this time was how do we expand something without repeating something that has been executed well before.