Josh Brolin reveals the only reason he agreed to do Avengers Infinity War

Josh Brolin watched Benedict Cumberbatch play Smaug in a YouTube video and was convinced that playing Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War was the right choice.

Josh Brolin has said that Benedict Cumberbatch is the only reason that he agreed to do Avengers: Infinity War. In the movie, Brolin plays the antagonist Thanos; Cumberbatch plays Doctor Strange.

Josh Brolin as Thanos in a still from Avengers: Infinity War.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Brolin said that Cumberbatch inspired him to take the role in the Marvel movie. While researching for his role, Brolin happened to come across a YouTube video, which showed Benedict Cumberbatch doing a motion capture performance for the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit movies.

“He was in this (motion capture suit), and he’s crawling around like a snake, snapping his tongue out doing this incredible performance,” Entertainment Weekly quoted Brolin as saying.

“I saw that and was like, all right, that’s the bar. This is not like bulls**t. This is something you have to sink your teeth into with conviction, embarrassment, and all this kind of stuff.” he added.

Avengers: Infinity War was released on April 27 and recently crossed the $2 billion mark at the worldwide box office. Both Cumberbatch and Brolin will return in Avengers 4, due out in May, 2019.

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