Story by Grant Dillard, Staff writer

Graphic courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

“Avengers: Infinity War” was one of the best films to be released this summer. For as many times as audiences went back to re-watch this film in theaters, they still may not have caught every detail on screen. In honor of the film’s release on DVD and Blu-Ray, here is a handful of moments shown in special features that viewers may not have noticed during their first or second viewings.

A Collection of Cool Cameos

Marvel fans will immediately point out Stan Lee’s cameo appearance as the bus driver during the introductory scene for Spider-Man but there are also a few small cameos that you may not have noticed. During the opening scene when the distress signal is sent from the ship holding the remainder of Asgard’s people, the voice of the citizen giving the signal is Kenneth Branagh, who directed the first “Thor” film. Stephen McFeely, the screenwriter for “Avengers: Infinity War”, “Captain America: Civil War” and “Thor: The Dark World”, appears as Secretary Ross’ aide during the scene where Ross interrogates Rhodey about the location of Vision.

Arrested Appearance

During the scene where Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, and Mantis travel to Knowhere to stop Thanos from obtaining the Reality Stone from The Collector, a blue-painted Tobias Fünke from the series “Arrested Development” can be spotted in a glass container. “Infinity War” directors Joe and Anthony Russo previously directed episodes for many TV shows including “Arrested Development.”

Death Has a Shadow

Red Skull’s appearance on Vormir was definitely one of the most shocking moments of the film. Even more interesting is his black hooded cloak, which looks very similar in design to that of Lady Death.  In the Infinity Gauntlet comic storyline, she was the motivation for Thanos to wipe out half the universe. Even though Lady Death is not incorporated into the film, it is still nice that it includes a visual reference to her.

History Repeating Itself Musically

In the scene where Tony Stark gets a call from Pepper Potts while onboard the Q-Ship, the musical score is the same as in the scene from “Captain America: The First Avenger” where Captain America talks to Peggy Carter before crashing the plane into the ice. This is quite poetic, as both scenes are very similar; both feature a main hero talking to their love interest for possibly the last time while onboard an aircraft.

Sneaky Photography

When Scarlet Witch and Vision were in Scotland they caught a newscast of the recent attack on New York, which included the news of Tony Stark going missing. The image used for Tony Stark is actually a photo taken of Robert Downey Jr. during a press event for last year’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming”. While some may consider this lazy, it also highlights how similar Tony Stark is to the real Robert Downey Jr.

Kimmel Callback

Early in the film in the scene where Doctor Strange explains to Tony Stark that he has been tasked to protect the Time Stone, Stark jokingly asks what Strange’s job is besides “making balloon animals.” While that alone is a funny one-liner, it could also be a reference to a sketch on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” which features Doctor Strange as a birthday magician making balloon animals.

Foreshadowing Fate

Shortly before the battle of Wakanda, Proxima Midnight, one of the members of Thanos’ Black Order, demands that the heroes turn over the Mind Stone. Black Panther responds by saying that “Thanos will have nothing but dust and blood.” A witty retort for sure, but it, unfortunately, comes true in a rather gruesome way when half of humanity turns to dust as a result of Thanos completing his task.