Last October, Katherine Langford was revealed to have a key role in the then untitled fourth
Avengers film. Fast forward to the present and it's now a well-documented fact that Langford was nowhere to be found in the Russo Bros.-directed pic.
Appearing on the
Happy, Sad, Confused podcast, Joe and Anthony finally confirmed who Langford was originally going to portray and how she factored into the film.
"
There was an idea that we had that Tony was going to go into the metaphysical way station that Thanos goes in when he snapped his fingers. And that there was going to be a future version of his daughter in that way station," said the elder Russo, confirming a rumor that
first surfaced back in November.
Joe went on to add, "
The intention was that his future daughter, because these films are dealing with magic, his future daughter forgave him and sort of gave him peace to go. And the idea felt resonant. But it was just too many ideas in an overly complicated movie."
Test audiences are the reason the scene ultimately didn't make it into the film, as they didn't realize that Langford was playing a future version of Morgan Stark. "
What we realized about it was we didn’t feel an emotional association with the adult version of his daughter. So it wasn’t ringing to us and resonating with us on an emotional level," explained Anthony.
If test audiences saw the footage, then it's likely that it might show up as a deleted scene on the blu-ray/DVD. Or perhaps there will be (dare we say it?) an extended cut!
Click on the "Next" button below to check out some alternate comic book versions of Morgan Stark!
Morgan Stark Tales of Suspense vol. 1 #68
In the comics, there is a Morgan Stark, only he's the cousin of Tony Stark. His father ended up surrendering his shares of Stark Industries to Howard Stark, causing Morgan to become bitterly jealous of Tony. Created in Tales of Suspense Vol. 1 #68 (1965), Morgan has appeared sporadically throughout the comics as a low-level Iron Man villain with ties to Count Nefaria.
Morgan Stark Ultimate Marvel Team-Up
In the now defunct Ultimate Universe, Morgan Stark is once again Tony Stark's cousin but he has a more benevolent nature. He and Tony are captured by Guatemalan guerrilla terrorists in Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, who want Tony to build them weapons.When Tony refuses, Morgan is killed and as a play on the original Yinsen sacrifice, his death inspires Tony to build a suit of armor and defeat his would-be captors.
Howard Stark III Invincible Iron Man #500
Back in 2010, Invincible Iron Man #500 was a major 90-page storytelling event that told a story in the present and in the year 2052. In the future, The Mandarin has enslaved Tony Stark, using him (and his arc reactor) as a power source to control the world. He also utilizes Tony and Pepper's son as his chief enforcer, War Machine. The only opposition The Mandarin faces in this dark future is from a band of freedom fighters called the Black Widows, led by Tony's granddaughter, Virginia "Ginny" Stark.
Ginny Stark Invincible Iron Man #500
While her father has been forced into donning a Deathlok-esque suit or armor and operating as War Machine on the Mandarin's behalf, his daughter is looking to stop him, take down The Mandarin and free her grandfather. This version of the character has the same red hair as Pepper Potts, and is a very skilled marksman and hand-to-hand fighter. By the time the story wraps up, Ginny sets about restoring World Order as the new Madame Masque.
Rhodey Stark Avengers Vol 5 24.NOW
In another time-traveling focused episode Iron Man 3030 journeys back to the past in Avengers 24.NOW to warn the Avengers of the present about impending calamity - a planet currently on a crash course with the Earth. The Avengers manage to save the day and it's revealed that Iron Man 3030 is named Rhodey Stark and is Tony's Stark's great-granddaughter. It seems she traveled back in time to warn Tony not about the approaching planet but that in the future, his fellow Avengers would soon be trying to kill him.