Does ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Visit Asgard? New Evidence Suggests Thor’s Home Will Be Involved

“Avengers: Infinity War” will likely be the first “Avengers” film to leave Earth. A new casting call seems to strongly hint that Asgard could be visited in the 2018 flick.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution printed casting calls for both “Black Panther” and the third “Avengers” movie. The latter calls for background extras from ages 18-50 of all ethnicities. In particular, they want men with long hair and beards. As any “Thor” fan knows, Asgard is filled with hairy men.

The notice certainly makes it sound like they could be warriors, like the Asgardians. “You’ll need to be comfortable with fake blood and with wearing special effects makeup,” the article notes.

Those interested are supposed to send their submissions with “VIKING” in the subject line. Even casual “Thor” fans know that his story takes inspiration from the Vikings and Norse mythology.

It isn’t too surprising to hear that another planet will be show in “Infinity War.” In fact, it wouldn’t be shocking if several planets are visited. Production designer Charles Wood told ComicBook.com that many new locations would be expolored in the 2018 action movie.

“I think rather like ‘Doctor Strange,’ you’ll find this film, it’s not regurgitative, yeah? What I’m trying to say, is, there are many, many, many new worlds to see in this film,” he teased last month.

Of course, not much is confirmed about “Avengers: Infinity War.” Even most of the cast list has confirmed by the actors themselves rather than Marvel. Specific plot details are under wraps. The only detail that’s been confirmed is that our heroes will finally be fighting Thanos.

Among characters returning for the movie are Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Tony Stark), Black Widow (Scarlet Johansson), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and Nebula (Karen Gillan).

Filming on the movie has already begun in Atlanta. “Avengers: Infinity War” is expected in theaters on May 4, 2018.