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What you need to know to prepare for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’

By DAVID FRESE

dfrese@kcstar.com
Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in “Avengers: Age Of Ultron.”
Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in “Avengers: Age Of Ultron.” Disney Marvel

At the core of “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and the other Marvel films are the Infinity Stones, six gems controlling time, space, mind, reality, power and the soul. All of this presumably leads into “Avengers: The Infinity War,” coming in two parts in 2018 and 2019. Here’s what we’ve seen so far:

THE SPACE STONE

Johann Schmidt in “Captain America: The First Avenger.”
Johann Schmidt in “Captain America: The First Avenger.” Jay Maidment Marvel Studios

THE AETHER

Jane and Loki in “Thor 2.”
Jane and Loki in “Thor 2.” Marvel

THE POWER STONE

“Guardians of the Galaxy”
“Guardians of the Galaxy” Jay Maidment Marvel

THE MIND STONE

In “Avengers: Age Of Ultron”: Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff and Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff
In “Avengers: Age Of Ultron”: Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff and Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff Jay Maidment Marvel

THIS GUY

Thanos
Thanos Marvel

This story was originally published April 30, 2015 at 10:21 AM with the headline "What you need to know to prepare for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’."

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