MCU: 10 Fascinating Facts Behind Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

8. The Black Order Had Backstories

Despite how long Infinity War is, there simply wasn't room for the film-makers to do absolutely everything they wanted to. Things were cut down, small compromises were made and plans were dropped or shifted around.

That includes the intended plans for the Black Order, who had backstories in the early drafts of the movie that were all cut. There is a hint of the relationship between Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive, though, which is why they work together 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."

The directors also revealed that the purposely shackled the Order in order to make them less powerful, much to the annoyance of some of the purist fans:

"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."