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The Avengers: Infinity War directors reveal the X-Men character they wish could have made it into the movie

Avengers: Infinity War has a smorgasbord of superheroes to choose from, we know that already. But there were some (for one reason or another *cough* hurry up, Fox *cough*) which couldn’t make it into the movie. Which ones would the directors have loved to have seen make an appearance? I put that exact question to the Russo Brothers when we spoke about the upcoming Avengers 3 – and got an interesting response.

ā€œLet’s open it up to favourite Marvel characters,ā€ begins Joe Russo, at once wanting to be diplomatic to my teasing question and also (probably) mindful of not giving away any future plans. 

ā€œIt would probably be Wolverine,ā€ says the elder Russo. When I remind him that, with a Fox deal potentially on the horizon, we could be getting it sooner rather than later, Anthony swoops in and says ā€œYeah, maybe one dayā€¦ā€

ā€œWe could be close,ā€ says Joe Russo firmly, setting the resting heartbeats of the collective fandom just a little higher. Does he know something we don’t?

The looming spectre of a potential Fox deal has led many to believe that X-Men or Fantastic Four could be showing up in the MCU at some point in the near-future. Having Wolverine in Infinity War would have been brilliant, though. A powder-keg of a mutant being thrown into an already fractious group? Sign me up. Mostly because I want to see if Wolvie could do any damage to Thanos’ purple chrome dome.

From there, Joe Russo turned to his childhood for a second pick. ā€œMy joke answer is always Groo the Wanderer,ā€ he says. ā€œFrankly, I used to collect Groo as a kid.ā€ Groo is an extreme deep cut so I’ll forgive you for not knowing the 1980s take on a cartoonish Conan the Barbarian type figure who spent his days foraging around Medieval Europe.

Wolverine might just be the more likely pick, but if you see Groo show up in a post-credits scene then you know who to blame…

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GamesRadar+'s Entertainment Writer. Lover of all things Nintendo, in a tortured love/hate relationship with Crystal Palace, and also possesses an unhealthy knowledge of The Simpsons (which is of no use at parties).