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They bring the action and the charm, but who makes the franchise — the stars or the characters?

"Avengers: Infinity War" boasts so many stars - Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chadwick Boseman, Groot! - that even with the color-coded cork board I've set up in the office, I can't keep track of the dozens and dozens of name-brand actors and characters appearing in part one of Marvel's curtain-closer saga.

Meanwhile, "Incredibles 2," the summer's other highly anticipated superhero movie, is animated, which, of course, means there are no stars. The characters are the film's biggest selling point, not to mention that writer-director

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