PODCAST: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ — The rise and demise of Marvel superheroes (Ep. 21)

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Orlando Sentinel Conversations Episode 21:

Orlando Sentinel reporter Trevor Fraser and Julian Chambliss, a history professor at Rollins College, geek out about all things Marvel. Try to keep up as they discuss what character might meet their end in "Avengers: Infinity War," possible titles for part 2 that will instill fear, did superhero movies make the stars or the stars make the movies, and lessons learned from the success of "Black Panther." No spoilers — just educated guesses by two super fans.

Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, "Avengers: Infinity War" opens Friday, April 27.

In this movie, the Avengers join forces with the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop Thanos from amassing the all-powerful Infinity Stones.

The cast includes Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Chris Evans (Steve Rogers), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), Benedict Cumberbatch (Stephen Strange), Don Cheadle (James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine), Tom Holland (Peter Parker/Spider-Man), Chadwick Boseman (T'Challa/Black Panther), Paul Bettany (Vision), Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch), Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Falcon), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes/White Wolf), Dave Bautista (Drax the Destroyer), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Josh Brolin (Thanos), and Chris Pratt (Peter Quill/Star-Lord).

Chambliss published his book, "Assembling the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Essays on the Social, Cultural and Geopolitical Domains," in March.

SHOW NOTES:

Listen to Trevor Fraser and Julian Chambliss discuss "Black Panther": "PODCAST: The importance of 'Black Panther' (Ep. 5)."

Keep up with Julian Chambliss at www.julianchambliss.com.

Podcast music - Magnitude by Benjamin McAvo.