Avengers cast costly

THE star-studded final instalment of the Avengers superhero franchise is set to be the most expensive film ever made.

Accounts suggest Disney had spent up to $785 million on the movie four months before production wrapped.

It beats 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the old record-holder at $779 million.

Avengers: Endgame has gone over budget, Disney said, with the lion’s share on stars and special effects.

The movie premieres in April and features an A-list cast including Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Douglas, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr.

Disney said the total included some remaining costs for the previous film, Infinity War, which took $2.91 billion worldwide after its 2018 release. However, the vast majority of the spending was on Endgame, which finished production in October.