Avengers: Infinity War is coming to theaters on April 27, and the movie combines all the heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Guardians of the Galaxy. The movie's release date was originally moved from May, and now we're getting it a couple weeks earlier.
It will take the joint efforts of all of Marvel's heroes, as well as a few villains, to beat an intergalactic villain named Thanos, who we've seen a few times in past MCU movies. But in the MCU timeline, where is everyone and what are they up to? We have a breakdown of where all the major heroes in Marvel's cinematic universe are at, and if you'd like to know more, you can find out every character confirmed for Infinity War.
Iron Man
At the end of Civil War, Tony Stark learned that Winter Soldier killed his parents, which led to a fight between Iron Man and Captain America, dissolving their relationship entirely. Stark took on a new role as the mentor to Peter Parker in Homecoming. He was more upbeat and like his regular, wise-cracking self during the film, so the fallout of Civil War didn't completely break him.
Captain America
At the end of Civil War, Captain America was a fugitive after his battle with Iron Man but leaves a message for Tony Stark to let him know he's only a phone call away. Cap heads to the prison known as the Raft and frees other Avengers, who were being held there after the big airport fight. The last time we see Captain America is in Wakanda, where T'Challa is helping remove the HYDRA programming from Bucky's head. From there, Cap, Black Widow, and Falcon continue their work together as covert Avengers in the Infinity War prequel comic.
Hulk, Thor, and the Asgardians
After Age of Ultron, Hulk took off in a Quinjet and ends up on the planet Sakaar as The Collector's champion in his arena. Meanwhile, Thor and Loki went on a mission to find Odin, who ends up dying. The brothers later show up to Sakaar, eventually teaming with Hulk, Loki, and Valkaryie to become the Revengers. The new team headed back to Asgard to face Hela. During this battle, Asgard was destroyed in Ragnarok, and Thor, Hulk, Heimdall, Loki, Valakyrie, and the other surviving Asgardians fled their former home in a ship. We last saw that ship being approached by the Sanctuary II, a warship which is commanded by Thanos.
Black Panther
At the end of Black Panther, T'Challa, Nakia, and Okoye headed to Geneva to reveal to the United Nations that Wakanda is not a third world country, and that they want to share what their country has with the rest of the world. T'Challa made his first steps doing this when he then set up the first Wakandan Outreach Center in California.
James "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier/White Wolf
Things have been rough for Bucky, the brainwashed Hydra super-soldier, who we learned killed Tony Stark's parents in Civil War. At the end of the film, Bucky was headed to Wakanda, where T'Challa and his sister Shuri would figure out a way to remove the Hydra brainwashing. In the Infinity War prequel comic, Shuri continues to work on Bucky, stating that they--in a sense--need to reboot him. In the post-credits sequence of Black Panther, we finally see Bucky. He's in Wakanda and goes by the codename "White Wolf."
Spider-Man
The last time we saw Spider-Man was in Spider-Man: Homecoming. He was being offered a brand new Spidey-suit and a position on the Avengers by Tony Stark. Peter Parker turned the role down, as he wanted to continue being a street-level hero.
Ant-Man and Hawkeye
After the battle at the airport in Civil War, both Ant-Man and Hawkeye were imprisoned at The Raft. Captain America showed up and freed them. Hawkeye decided to return to his retirement, and both he and Ant-Man returned to their respective families as fugitives.
Vision and Scarlet Witch
While they both fought on opposite sides during Civil War, Vision and Scarlet Witch ended up together prior to Infinity War. At the end of Civil War, Captain America freed Scarlet from the Raft prison, and in the comic Avengers: Infinity War Prelude #1, she reunited with Vision, somewhere in Europe.
Black Widow and Falcon
Captain America's closest friends/allies continue to work together in the wake of Civil War. Falcon ended up imprisoned on the Raft, and Cap freed him. In the prelude comic for Infinity War, it's revealed that Cap, Black Widow, and Falcon are working as a covert-op Avengers team in Syria. There, the team was taking down terrorists who were planning on smuggling Chitauri-fueled weapons to the United States.
War Machine
As a result of his injury during the airport battle in Civil War--where he was blasted by Vision--War Machine is currently recuperating at the New Avengers Facility, relearning how to walk thanks to the help from Tony Stark.
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange and Wong are currently residing in the Sanctum Sanctorum in New York City. We briefly saw Strange in Thor: Ragnarok, as the Doctor wanted to know why both Thor and Loki were on Earth. In the Avengers: Infinity War prelude comic, Strange and Wong figured out where all the Infinity Stones were, so the two are already well-aware of the future threat of Thanos.
Nick Fury
We haven't seen Nick Fury since Age of Ultron, where he visited the Avengers facility to tell Black Widow the last known whereabouts of the Quinjet which the Hulk stole. Figuring out where the former head of SHIELD is hanging out is a bit tough and no one knows for sure if he'll be in Infinity War. We do know Fury and Maria Hill will be in 2019's Captain Marvel though, as they were spotted on set back in January.
The Guardians of the Galaxy
By the end of the GotG2, the team hasn't changed that much. Yondu is dead, and Nebula is on her own mission (more on that later), but the only addition to the team is Mantis, who worked for Peter's father, Ego. What we do know is that between the end of GotG2 and the mid-credit sequence, years have passed, but we're not sure how many entirely. Groot is essentially a tween in the mid-credit sequence, but a "tween" for Groot's species doesn't mean he's "12" by Earth standards. We're still thinking it's been at least a few years as Peter Quill can finally understand Groot's language, as they had a full conversation during the scene.
Nebula
At the end of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2--during Yondu's funeral--Nebula left the rest of the Guardians with the plan to kill Thanos, her adoptive father, herself.
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