It has come to light that Marvel Studios reportedly filmed a lengthy scene for 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War that didn’t make the final cut. It would have seemingly shown a notable event that happens off-screen. The scene in question involves Thanos (Josh Brolin) and how he came to obtain the first Infinity Stone.
The film doesn’t explain how Thanos already has the first stone when the movie kicks off, but this scene would have dug into that lore. Thanos creator Jim Starlin told Near Mint Condition that Marvel Studios filmed a 45-minute scene that depicted Thanos laying waste to Xandar to obtain the Power Stone.
The scene was ultimately left on the cutting room floor, and viewers were left to understand that Thanos obtained the stone off-screen. 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy saw the superhero team obtain the stone and give it to Nova Corps for safe-keeping, but that didn’t go to plan.