Avengers: Infinity War - 23 New Secrets Revealed

16. The Black Order Had Backstories

It might have already been a long film, but at one point in the production's earlier days it was even longer. Some of the early drafts had backstories for each of the Black Order. They were all cut, but there is a hint left in there in Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive's relationship, who are believed to be married. That's why they team up in the movie:

"There were earlier drafts of the script, I think, with the Black Order... in a more stylized draft, where we did backstories for each of them. Ultimately the movie was getting too crowded, too hard to follow. In the books there's a backstory between Proxima and Corvus, that they're married. Only hinted at in the slightest way [in Infinity War] by the fact that they are paired up to retrieve a Stone, and the way she responds when Corvus gets stabbed by Natasha."

15. Why The Black Order Were Weakened

The Black Order in the films are very little like they were in the comics, other than their names and general designs. They certainly weren't as powerful as their page iterations and were fairly easily dispatched when it came down to it, to the annoyance of their fans. But this - as ever - was a conscious decision by the film-makers. So, why were they changed?

"The Black Order, in particular, we worked hard to adjust them to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the Hickman run, I thought the characters were too powerful. And nobody wants the sub-villain to outshine the villain. And we adjusted their power sets so that they lined up in a way that was more interesting with our heroes. Which is why Maw is a wizard... he can control things on a molecular level."