(Warning: You are about to enter ‘Avenger: Age of Ultron’ spoiler territory!)

We’ve long heard rumors of Captain Marvel being included in ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ and at one point that was true but she was cut for a very solid reason. In fact, footage was even filmed to include her though was later changed to be swapped out for another character. In a recent interview, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige actually weighed in how it came to be, why it wasn’t included, and what happened instead to still keep the scene somewhat intact.

“[Captain Marvel] was in a draft. But to me, it would have done that character a disservice, to meet her fully formed, in a costume and part of the Avengers already when 99% of the audience would go, ‘Who is that?’ It’s just not the way we’ve done it before.”

Okay, I get that. While Marvel comic fans would know exactly who she is and be stoked much of the audience might be scratching their heads. Honestly she does deserve a larger introduction as well.

The scene that she was included in didn’t go away though and was reused with someone else in her place. This does include a minor spoiler for the ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ for those wanting to go into the movie without knowing what to expect:

“The way we reveal Scarlet Witch [in costume] at the end of the movie? Those were Captain Marvel plate shots. Joss said, ‘We’ll cast her later!’ And I said, ‘Yeah Joss, we’ll cast her later.’ [Whispers to an invisible associate who isn’t Joss] ‘We’re not putting her in there!”

Also another minor spoiler? It seems that Scarlet Witch might just be appearing on ‘Captain America: Civil War’ if the following quote is a hint at casting for the film:

“Finally Joss was like ‘Let’s use those plates to let Scarlet Witch fly into frame, give her a big entrance?’ And that makes sense – she’s come to their side, and she deserves the cool intro, which will feed into another movie we start shooting in a few weeks.”

That sure does sound like they are planning on using her again and as ‘Captain America: Civil War‘ is next on the plate to film, I think we’ll be seeing more of Elizabeth Olsen as the Scarlet Witch sooner than later.

What are your thoughts on ‘Captain Marvel’ being cut from the film? Would you rather the studio just introduced her or would you prefer a more extended introduction to the character? Share your thoughts below True Believers!

Source: Badass Digest