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“We wanted to tell a story about a character with a really complex and empathetic interior life,” co-director Anthony Russo added. “There’s not a lot of actors who can give you both of those things. Josh Brolin brings a reality to the character.”
The Russo Bros. have spoken at length about Thanos and Brolin’s portrayal, emphasizing the details he brought to the character despite all of the CG work.
In an interview with Indiewire, Joe Russo commented: “I think Thanos is a marvel, you’re watching Josh as a giant, purple alien, and you’re seeing all of his movement, all of his facial expressions, on the most subtle level. I don’t know that we’ve seen that level of photo-real performance capture before. Maybe in the Apes films, but this is really groundbreaking.”
Anthony Russo continued:
“Even though he’s despicable on so many levels, there’s a part of Thanos that is very empathetic. He has a very complex inner life, and he’s not all bad. Josh is a performer who’s capable of delivering that kind of complexity, where you have that level of violence in him, but at the same time you have that level of sensitivity.”
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Avengers: Infinity War is now available on Blur-ray, DVD, and digital HD.
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