With nearly $2 billion at the worldwide box office thus far, it`s safe to say a lot of people have seen Avengers: Infinity War. Now, nearly a month after its release, the writers of the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, along with its follow up Avengers 4, are tackling some very important questions.Naturally, they aren`t getting into spoiler territory when it comes to the next Avengers adventure. After all, with so many superheroes turned to dust by Thanos (Josh Brolin), even the smallest tidbit about what`s to come could give away far too much. Screenwriters Stephen McFeeley and Christopher Markus did have plenty to share about Infinity War on a wide-ranging interview with Collider, though. Here are just a few of the juiciest bits.Where was Sharon Carter?After the role she played in Captain America: Civil War, many fans were surprised Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp) didn`t appear in Infinity War. However, as Markus reveals, that wasn`t always the case. `She was in previous drafts [of the script],` he admits.`Sharon Carter was a victim of what we came to realize as we were writing it, which was if you are writing scenes that set up people before the story has gotten to them, such as Steve and Sharon trying to make it work in an apartment, they`re gonna go because the movie does not have time to catch up to previously on the life of Steve Rogers,` the screenwriter elaborates. Truthfully, he`s not wrong. Infinity War was already packed to the brim with story and characters. Setting time aside to deal with the personal lives of the characters, for the most part, would have been a distraction.What about Hawkeye?The question of Hawkeye`s (Jeremy Renner) involvement in Infinity War has been one fans obsessed about. In the end, he didn`t appear in the film at all, though there was a mention that he cut a deal with the government to go home. Was that always the case, though?According to McFeeley, the archer was never going to appear in the film. `We`ve said this bef ...
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