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The Russos on Adam Warlock’s absence in Avengers: Infinity War

December 6, 2018 by Samuel Brace

Anthony and Joe Russo, the directors of Avengers: Infinity War, have explained why Adam Warlock didn’t show up in the film.

In the Infinity Gauntlet story in the comics, Adam Warlock plays a huge role in defeating Thanos, however, the character didn’t turn up at all in Avengers: Infinity War, even though he has been speculated to appear on screen for years.

Well, now Joe and Anthony Russo, co-directors of the film, have explained why. Speaking to Collider, Joe said Adam’s absence was because they didn’t want people to come into the film knowing what would happen:

“We had a lot of pre-established characters and sometimes characters from the books, again, being a comic book fan, I don’t want to see a literal interpretation of a comic book I’ve read a hundred times because I don’t wanna go to a theater and know exactly what’s going to happen. For me, it kind of ruins the experience of going to a movie. And sometimes we’ll take the arcs that have been assigned to different characters in the books and reassign them to other characters. Or we’re just taking inspiration from the books and really deviating from the storyline, in which case, the characters aren’t applicable to what we’re trying to do in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.”

Many fans were certainly hoping to see the character in some capacity, and perhaps we will do so at a later date given the post-credits scene of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but you can see where the directors are coming from with their reason for Warlock’s absence. Do you think it was the right decision? Could he appear in Avengers 4? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below…

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An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.

Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther), Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier), Anthony Mackie (Falcon), Paul Bettany (Vision), Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), Don Cheadle (War Machine), Josh Brolin (Thanos), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Benedict Wong (Wong), Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Dave Bautista (Drax), Bradley Cooper (Rocket), Sean Gunn (Rocket), Vin Diesel (Groot), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Pom Klementieff (Mantis), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Cobie Smulders (Maria Hill), Benicio Del Toro (The Collector), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Letitia Wright (Shuri), Winston Duke (M’Baku), Terry Notary (Cull Obsidian), Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Ebony Maw), Carrie Coon (Proxima Midnight), Michael James Shaw (Corvus Glaive) and Peter Dinklage (Eitri).

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe

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