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New behind-the-scenes videos from 'Avengers: Infinity War' show Thanos was just a floating head and shoulders while making the movie and it’s hilarious

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  • Josh Brolin wore a motion-capture suit to film his role as the "Avengers: Infinity War" villain, Thanos. 
  • It looks kind of silly.
  • New behind-the-scenes videos from "Avengers: Infinity War" show that it was even funnier than we first thought.
  • For scenes at both the start and end of "Infinity War," Brolin wore a giant cutout of Thanos' head and shoulders that was affixed to his suit.
  • "Avengers: Infinity War" will be available on digital HD July 31.

Thanos may have been the most feared villain in the galaxy in "Avengers: Infinity War," but on set, Josh Brolin looked a little less threatening.

We've seen behind-the-scenes photos of Brolin on set before in a multi-colored motion capture suit, but none of them are quite like this. 

In addition to wearing the special suit, new behind-the-scenes videos from iO9 and IGN shows the actor sometimes wore a contraption that showed a cutout of Thanos' head and shoulders above his own. This is so the actors have a reference point for where they should look while performing.

It looks ridiculously hilarious.

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Let's take a closer look at that. 

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Brolin also wore the cutout during the big fight scene near the movie's end on Titan, according to a behind-the-scenes video from IGN.

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Here's a better look at Brolin:

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You have to give Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Robert Downey Jr., and anyone else acting across Brolin some credit for being able to accomplish anything serious during these scenes.

A similar fixture was used filming the first "Guardians of the Galaxy" for scenes with Groot.

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Don't feel too bad for Brolin. He wasn't wearing that Thanos cutout the entire time he was filming. 

He just had a few different colorful suits with cameras.

This purple one's a favorite.

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You can see the full clip of Brolin performing in his motion-capture suit over at io9 here. Watch the behind-the-scenes video from IGN below:

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SEE ALSO: We finally know 2 more characters that made it out alive in 'Avengers: Infinity War' — and one is a fan-favorite

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