Avengers HORROR: Thanos ‘rivers of blood’ scene REVEALED – Marvel worry it's 'TOO dark'

Could anything possibly be any darker than the devastating ending of Infinity War?

Apparently it really could.

If you think seeing many of your favourite heroes turn to dust in a succession of heartbreaking scenes, topped by Spider-Man’s gut-wrenching “I don’t want to go” moment, was bad enough, brace yourselves for the latest Marvel revelation.

Everyone still tends to think that Marvel is the lighter, brighter face of comicbook adaptations, but it turns out they can also go to some very dark places. Get ready for Thanos and his “river of blood.”

Imagine a scene where the Mad Titan actually walks on an endless and wide river of all the blood from his countless victims.

Marvel actually planned this scene for the end of Infinity War and you can watch the test footage in an incredible new short documentary.

Slash Film went to Digital Domain and talked to the SFX geniuses from the company and Marvel itself. The harrowing scenes also show in gruesome detail the moment where Thanos stabs Tony Stark.  

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Speaking with Marvel VFX Supervisor Dan DeLeeuw at Digital Domain, Slashfilm reported: ““At the end of the movie when Thanos has triumphed and encounters a young Gamora once again, one of the early ideas was to have him walking on a river of blood, intended to represent the blood of his victims.

“Visual Effects Supervisor Dan Deleeuw told us it “got bit dark” so they explored other options and ultimately came up on what we see in the final version.”

It’s not all so dark, however. As well as this graphic scene, eagle-eyed fans can also spot a VFX clip of Gamora and Red Skull breaking out some impressive dance moves.

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Of course most fans were focussed on the “rivers of blood” idea.

One summed up the general response: “Thanos walking in a river made of the blood of his victims was too dark, but him choking Loki to death while his own brother had to watch and the fact that he slaughtered trillions isn’t?”

The video also reminds everyone once again about that final scene in the Soul Stone with Gamora. Surely it holds important clues about what will come in Avengers 4?

WATCH THE FULL AVENGERS INFINITY WAR SFX VIDEO AT SLASHFILM HERE