Who did it better? @MarvelStudios pic.twitter.com/k504zAadGB
— Aiman Sany (@awesomerawks) March 17, 2018
A team of Malaysian college students recreated the new Avengers: Infinity War trailer to a T, and I gotta say, I enjoyed this even more than the original.
You have to admire the creative ways that the students found to duplicate Infinity War‘s big battle sequences and lavish special effects (I think my favorite substitution is holding up plates in place of Doctor Strange and Wong’s magic).
What makes this work particularly well is the commitment to the bit. Everyone looks deadly serious and throws themselves into their “role,” even for just a few seconds. And the editing is spot-on. It can’t have been easy to match each scene up with the trailer’s original so seamlessly.
This fannish masterpiece got a lot of attention quickly and has racked up almost 3 million views and 70,000+ retweets. I’m sure this endorsement by the Russos didn’t hurt:
Aiman. You guys are geniuses. Are you available to direct Avengers 5? https://t.co/8IIS3hacBu
— Russo Brothers (@Russo_Brothers) March 18, 2018
Aiman Sany, who posted the video, was quick to respond, but it seems that he’s too busy with his studies to consider a career at Marvel.
i’m not even sure if you’re kidding or not 😂 but we’re just college students
— Aiman Sany (@awesomerawks) March 19, 2018
Of course, as far as we know there’s no Avengers 5 on the horizon, though the Russos are also directing the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4, which will hopefully resurrect everyone who died in Infinity War in one giant retcon (this is my coping mechanism to deal with the tragedies in store for us in Infinity War). But by the time a potential Avengers 5 rolls around, maybe Aiman & team will be ready to give it a go.
This was so fun that even actual Infinity War actors wanted to get in on the plate-wielding action.
@awesomerawks you will have to lose my doppelgänger , no one holds plates better than me! @MarvelStudios #infinitywar #wong pic.twitter.com/CWUxqzEJHz
— Benedict Wong (@wongrel) March 19, 2018
Don’t let these kids slip through your fingers, Marvel.
(via Comicbook.com, image: screengrab/Marvel)
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