‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Directors Open Up About Adam Warlock Absence

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Joe and Anthony Russo recently addressed why they made the decision to not include Adam Warlock in Avengers: Infinity War and next year’s Avengers 4. 

There is still so much that fans don’t know about the upcoming follow-up to Avengers: Infinity War but one thing that they do know is that Adam Warlock won’t be a part of it. The iconic Marvel character, who plays an integral role in the original Infinity Gauntlet comic storyline and sequels, had his arrival set up at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 but Joe and Anthony Russo confirmed earlier this year that they wouldn’t include him in either Avengers: Infinity War or its sequel.

It was presumed that the character would be established in the next Guardians of the Galaxy film or another cosmic Marvel Cinematic Universe adventure, but it’s uncertain whether or not that will still happen. Joe and Anthony Russo recently took part in a Q&A after a Collider Screening Series event that included a screening of the directing duo’s latest film Avengers: Infinity War. During the Q&A, Joe Russo explained why he and his brother chose not to pursue Adam Warlock as a character in their Infinity War story.

“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.”

The creative forces behind the MCU have a knack for taking iconic storylines and updating them specifically for the characters in the films, especially Joe and Anthony Russo. The duo’s past films Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War take important elements from those iconic comic book runs but very specifically update them for the MCU.

We’ll be sure to keep you updated on all news regarding Avengers: Infinity War as soon as more information becomes available. Are you happy that Adam Warlock wasn’t crammed into Avengers: Infinity War? How would you like to see him introduced in the MCU after his brief tease in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Avengers 4 is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 3, 2019.

Source: Collider (via ComicBook.com)