Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4966483-20170602171701

So Infinity War has a lot of characters to juggle, especially in it's main Avengers roster. AoU struggled at times with it's cast, but the Russos did a great job with Civil War, so I believe the film will be okay. As part of this, I think it's pretty likely that the film in a least some part will follow Infinity to some extent, keeping half it's heroes on Earth, while the others head into space to meet the Guardians. I belive the team composition will be as follows:

Space - Iron Man, Cap, Thor, Hulk, Vision, Scarlett Witch, Doctor Strange, Spider Man, Captain Marvel. [And Guardians]

Earth - Hawkeye, Black Widow, Falcon, Winter Soldier, Black Panther, Ant Man, Nick Fury, War Machine.

I know not all of those are confirmed for the movie, but I'm including them anyway. As for the side characters, Loki and Valkarie may appear in Asgard as rumoured to be visiting, Shuri will appear when T'Challa enters the story, and Selvic is likely at the Avengers HQ. I'm putting a bet that Dinklage is playing Dimtri, King of the Dwarves, not Pip the Troll. He'll be the reason they go to asgard, as he forged the Gauntlet.

''As for whom are the main characters and the minor ones, I'm going to note every Avenger from least to most important, and an overview of what they can be expected to do if we follow their respective arc and speculate accordingly. ''

Iron Man - The main Avenger as usual, Tony is thematically at the front of this film, reuniting with Cap, facing his nightmares he's been prepareing for since 2012. His story would come full circle if Iron Man sacrifices himself for Earth, possibly alongside Cap, but he could also retire or move into a full-mentor role, possibly bringing in new Ironheart Riri Williams.

Cap - Again, making peace with Tony and leading the Avengers into space is his key story. As Chris Evans looks to be out of the MCU for good, it's likely Cap will die. Either alongside Tony, or a sacrifice for the others. While both look likely for death, he's the more likely candidate.

Thor - Making up for his lack of screen-time in Ultron, Thor will be more central in the story because of Ragnarok. Taking the Avengers to Asgard, he will be key in connecting with the Guardians and defeating Thanos. According to the newest rumours, may even get Mjonir reforged. Not likely to die and Thor movies will likely continue after Infinity War.

Black Widow - If she remains on Earth [which is the sensible idea] she will likely take the role of a leader of the others. I doubt much of the Hulk relationship will be carried over, so maybe the film will focus upon her friendship with Hawkeye and her history with Winter Soldier. She still has story to tell, likely in a solo movie.

Star Lord

Hulk

Doctor Strange

Spider-Man

Hawykeye

Black Panther

Winter Soldier

Captain Marvel

Falcon

War Machine

Nick Fury 