First Avengers: Infinity War set photo has Josh Brolin getting ready to become Thanos

We're still several months away from the cinematic debut of Avengers: Infinity War, but production is set to begin in November. The film will be directed by the Russo Brothers - who also called the shots on Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War, arguably the best two films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date - and they've posted the first set photo (captioned 'Rehearsal') from Infinity War on their Facebook page.

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The photo shows Josh Brolin - who will be reprising his role as Thanos in a major way - in a purple mo-cap suit, with the actor presumably working out how best to portray Thanos with his directors.

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It's understandably simple stuff at this stage, but the Russos have been pretty interactive in the past when it comes to sharing non-revealing images and details on their Marvel projects so we'll likely get a few more set pics once filming begins in earnest.

Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Infinity War is due to arrive in UK cinemas on April 27, 2018 before opening in US theatres on May 4th, 2018.

Images: Marvel/The Russo Brothers

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