WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War, in theaters now.


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Fans of the ever expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe have recently been bombarded by a host of trailers and TV spots getting everyone excited for Avengers: Infinity War. The film features almost every single super hero that has been introduced in the greater MCU over the past decade and each one has a significant part to play, each one has their own character arc and it's all done within the span of two and a half hours.

While that's impressive, it's also the reason why it's unsurprising that for the sake of time and perhaps for the sake of secrecy, the trailers and TV spots include shots of events and lines that never made it to the final cut. Those scenes are the ones we'll be going through here. None of the cut content affected the greatness the Russo brothers managed to give us with Infinity War, but its interesting to see just what was kept from us and how.

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Cap Leads the Charge

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The first official trailer showcase a lot of destruction and battle. We were shown the Outriders, led by members of Thanos' Black Order, charging into open battle against the Wakandans led by their king, T'Challa; and half of the Avengers, led by Cap. The trailer ends with an epic shot of Cap running into battle with Bucky, Black Widow and War Machine on one side, Hulk, Okoye, Black Panther and Falcon on the other and the Wakandan army not far behind them. It was a great shot, and it helped build anticipation for that battle sequence.

Unfortunately, no such scene exists in the film! Not only was Hulk effectively absent from that whole sequence, Cap's Avengers never charged toward the camera from the jungle. There was one scene in the film that matched the setting, but the specific shot that has been played over and over again never appeared. It's just as well, though; it might have worked in the trailer, but likely wouldn't have matched the tone and pace of the film's corresponding scene.

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Thanos' Smile

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"Fun isn't something one considers when balancing the universe... but this... does put a smile on my face." It's the line that sparked a number of memes and got everyone hyped for Thanos' part in Avengers: Infinity War. It let us know that there was at least a small part of the Mad Titan that enjoyed the singular purpose he seemingly bestowed upon himself.

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Thanos makes quite a few great speeches in the actual film, and you'll certainly walk away thinking back to a number of memorable lines, but this... isn't one of them. There may actually be a good reason for that. It sounds awesome, but it doesn't actually fit Thanos as he's depicted in the film. He's a titan of conviction who has sacrificed a lot, all in the name of balance and life. He does smile at the very end of the film, but it definitely isn't because he was having fun in any way.

How Many Infinity Stones Are There, Again?

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The trailer showed us that Thanos was more than just the typical superhuman threat. The MCU has revolved around the six Infinity Stones since Captain America introduced the Tesseract in 2011, and Thanos has been slowly collecting them. The Infinity War trailer showed us that he was done messing around. The gauntlet on his hand carried two Infinity Stones, which meant Earth's mightiest heroes were in serious trouble.

This scene actually did appear in the film, albeit with two differences, those being addition of the Reality Stone and the Soul Stone which sit on Thanos' middle finger and little finger, respectively. Armed with four Infinity Stones, Thanos was able to take on Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Star-Lord, Drax and Mantis all at the same time.

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The reason for the edits made to this scene is clear. Secrets had to be kept. It would have been wrong for the trailer to show us the Soul Stone sitting on the titan's knuckle without any explanation. The scene is also recognizable with the destruction in the background an the lack of armor on Thanos' body. Showing four Infinity Stones in the trailer would have removed a lot of the suspense, because audiences would go in knowing what to look for.

These scenes were removed or edited for good reason. Though you may have enjoyed watching them or hearing them in the trailer, the film is great as is, and did not suffer in the slightest from any of the changes.


In theaters April 27, Avengers: Infinity War is directed by Joe and Anthony Russo and stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Bettany, Anthony Mackie, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Tom Hiddleston and Josh Brolin, among others.