Thanos' Return Officially Confirmed for New Avengers Release

You can't keep a good bad guy down, can you? Thanos may have been reduced to dust and ash at the end of Avengers: Endgame, but if Robert Downey Jr. can come back to the MCU, it was surely inevitable that the Mad Titan was going to find his way home as well. Thanos has become the most iconic villain in Marvel history thanks to his work in Infinity War and Endgame when he did nothing wrong, and now, he's on his way back to finish what he started.

Disney has revealed a new look at King Thanos, the villain at the centre of the upcoming Avengers: Infinity Defense attraction at Disney California Adventure. Opening in 2028 as part of a major Avengers Campus expansion, the attraction will introduce an alternate version of Thanos complete with a massive crown and an upgraded version of the double-bladed weapon he carried in Avengers: Endgame. At D23, it was revealed that Thanos will be emerging from a destroyed version of Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum. Thanos’ double-bladed sword now appears to be electrified, with energy crackling around its blades and a glowing orb positioned at its center.

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What Is ‘Avengers: Infinity Defense’?

Avengers: Infinity Defense will send guests on a mission across the Multiverse after King Thanos emerges victorious in one reality. Guests will be recruited to help reassemble the Avengers and stop him from extending his conquest across other worlds, with the attraction visiting familiar Marvel locations including Wakanda, Asgard and New York City.

Disney is also bringing back several major MCU stars for the attraction. Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel) will return as Kamala Khan and anchor the pre-show, while Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) will once again appear as Tony Stark, Chris Hemsworth (Thor) returns as Thor, Anthony Mackie (Captain America: Brave New World) reprises his role as Sam Wilson/Captain America, and Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) returns as Clint Barton. It's particularly interesting that Downey is playing Tony Stark in this, because the pre-show footage was filmed during the production of Avengers: Doomsday, which suggests at some point we'll see Downey as more than just Doctor Doom.

Avengers: Infinity Defense will open at Disney California Adventure in 2028, alongside fellow Avengers Campus expansion attraction Stark Flight Lab.