VIDEO : 'Avengers: Infinity War' Almost Included TV Characters

The directors of Avengers: Infinity War once considered including the small-screen characters residing the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Anthony Russo and Joe Russo's epic super hero ensemble flick was already packed with more than 30 key principal heroes, the Defenders-level heroes and Agents of SHIELD characters almost got pulled into the mix. Ultimately, it was a creative decision made based on the theatrical experience as this film was a culmination of 18 movies and was never intended to bring together loose ends from Netflix or cable. "When we?re alone in a room with [screenwriters Christopher] Markus and [Stephen] McFeely, we consider every idea.