He hasn't been at the forefront of other Avengers movies but he certainly has a very important role in this film. So I think Thanos has an incredible amount of screen time, and I think you'll find that Thor has a really interesting arc in the film. I think this is a market where the audience really enjoys innovation and disruption, and we want to do something innovative in this space. We wanted to tell a story that they weren't expecting, and the story is told from the point of view of a villain, which I think is also really unique and risky for a commercial film that will surprise the audience. How the MCU Was Made: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and Crafting the Beginning of the Endgame. Thanos is now an intergalactic terrorist devoted to preventing over-population. The Mad Titan, is the last survivor of Planet Titan, a planet that was destroyed by over-population. It is the sequel to The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron. Here's the quote from Joe Russo: "Our job when we make these films - and what we feel is important to us - is to surprise the audience. Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 superhero science fiction film and the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But for Thor to have the second most screen time is a bit surprising. Eternals rumored runtime would make it longer than Avengers: Infinity War, and it needs to be based on the number of characters it has and the story it tells.
How I will ultimately feel about this movie depends, in large part, upon how well the next one works. I could've guessed Thanos would have a large amount of screen time – he is the ultimate bad guy that the MCU has been building up for years now. Infinity War is really the first part of a two-part story, what with another Avengers’ movie rolling out next year.