What happens off camera is just as interesting as the movies themselves.

Not all MCU movies are created equal. Though the franchise is the biggest in the industry with 23 chapters to its name, there are two entries that stand above the rest. Avengers Infinity War and Endgame are two of best Marvel Studios have ever put out, and are two of the most ambitious movies of all time.

From the sheer amount of actors on set, balancing just about every character from the last decade, to the effects that made them as aesthetically stunning as they were, an unprecedented amount of work went into bringing the Avengers movies to the screen.

Now, two years removed from the release of Infinity War, and one year from Endgame, we are finally getting a real look behind the scenes of both movies. Incredible measures were taken over the last two years to keep the secrets of these movies quiet, including Thanos himself demanding our silence, but no longer.

From online watch along parties, to general social media updates from the Russos, the writers, and the cast themselves, we now have a truly fascinating look behind the scenes of these two ground breaking movies. Some are incredibly insightful into how a movie is made, some will send a shiver down your spine, and others are just hilarious.

After spending Infinity War apart, the original Avengers came back together in Endgame. Just a missing Black Widow stops this from being perfect.

The image that broke the internet. These three coming together was one of the absolute highlights of Infinity War.

The job of Thanos’ hired muscle was something of a redundant one, but Cull Obsidian was still intimidating to just about everyone, except Joe Russo.

Karen Gillan was a stand out in both Infinity War and Endgame, even after having to balance six feet in the air for hours on end.

At least it’s a better disguise than sunglasses and a baseball cap.

They may have butted heads on screen, but that didn’t stop the two Sherlocks bonding over a hot sauce salad behind the scenes.

Even halfway through being turned into an old man and he’s still as annoyingly handsome as ever.

She had a run in with the Tesseract all those years ago, but could Captain Marvel have survived snapping her fingers?

A shot from before the quantum suits were edited in, and an Oscar worthy performance from Sean Gunn.

So that’s how you make a giant of Peter Dinklage.

Rabbit standing next to some melted ice cream behind the scenes on Asgard.

The Russos celebrate a job well done, having perfectly recreated an entire set piece from 2012.

Imagine being Joe and Anthony Russo, living their dreams and even getting the chance to direct the incredible Robert Redford!

Joe Russo caught on set wondering how he is going to make something as ridiculous as this look impressive.

All work and no play makes Cap a dull boy.

Just in case anyone forgot who Josh Brolin was playing on set, he employed a huge floating picture of Thanos everywhere he went.

This is the closest we’ll get to seeing T’Challa and Rocket interact for now, but who knows what the future holds. Maybe in the upcoming What If…?

Is there any other image as pure as seeing this man laughing or fooling around? This was from another set of early images that broke the internet when it leaked pre-Endgame.

Just making sure this shot looked as epic as it deserved… it did.

Yes, Karen Gillan was happy to be there, she just couldn’t show it under Nebula’s make up.

Banner’s armour isn’t quite as intimidating before the special effects kick in, though strangely just as impressive in styrofoam.

Josh Brolin looking surprisingly happy to have just been hit with Stormbreaker.

None of this would have ever been possible without this incredible man. Thank you Stan.

Possibly the biggest cast to ever assemble for a movie commemorating an incredible moment. Some probably still thought they were at a wedding.