Ever since the recent article with information from a "reliable source" was posted on this site, there has been a ton of speculation as to whether or not Thanos, with the Infinity Gauntlet, will appear in The Avengers film. I find this to be a little crazy, and I'll explain why. This article does have spoilers from previous Marvel films, so If you have not seen Thor yet, you might want to refrain from reading this.
SPOILER ALERT!!!!!
First of all, the after credits scene in Thor showed Loki gaining possession of the Cosmic Cube. Technically, it does not show him physically gaining control of it, but it does show his interest in it, and I believe that the whole point of the scene was to foreshadow that he will indeed be gaining the artifact, and if not, that it will definately be a factor in The Avengers film. Otherwise, what would have been the point of showing it? Now, I find it extremely hard to believe that they would have both the Cosmic Cube AND The Infinity Gauntlet involved. Also, considering that they have already had a scene with the Cosmic Cube, foreshadowing that it will be involved in The Avengers, I think that desolves any argument of The Infinity Gauntlet being in the film, especially considering that there has yet to be any scene with it in any movie. I realize that some people claim to have seen the gauntlet in Odin's thrown room, but the majority of people did not notice it, and most claim that it is not there. Whether you can see it or not, they certainly did not make a big spectacle of it like they did with the Cosmic Cube.
Second, Marvel knows what they are doing. They have done a very good job so far of portraying their universe on screen, and have been very faithful so far. Lets think about what the Infinity Gauntlet is capable of. I mean come on, are we to believe that The Avengers, a team of five or six characters, is going to be enough to stop the gauntlet? The Infinity Gauntlet from the comics grants the user the ability to do anything they please, with nothing more than a thought. The user can wink people out of existence...with a thought. In fact, the only two characters in the entire Marvel Comics Universe who are more powerful are The Living Tribunal, and The One of Above All. In the comics, it took half of Earth's heroes, a bunch of the cosmic beings like Galactus, The Stranger, and those types, as well as Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock, and many others. Even with all those powerful beings, Thanos was only defeated through his own arrogance. In order for The Infinity Gauntlet to work in the movie, it would have to be incredibly watered down and weak in order for the Avengers to defeat it. Thats not how I want the gauntlet portrayed and I don't think any fan of Marvel would want that either.
In order to use The Gauntlet in a movie, there are a LOT of cosmic characters that would have to be introduced first, whether it be through the Avengers franchise (hopefully not), or through their own solo movies. I am not saying that I don't think Thanos will be in The Avengers. I would be perfectly fine with that, as long as it doesn't have anything to do with The Infinity Gauntlet. People forget that Thanos was around for a very long time before he ever donned the gauntlet, so this might actually be a good way to introduce the character, and then maybe later on, way down the road, they can do an Infinity Gauntlet movie. Many others have worn the gauntlet also. I understand that a lot of people think that Thanos is synonimous with The Infinity Gaunlet, but that just isn't true. Anyway, if they cannot portray the gauntlet the way it is supposed to be, then it is my opinion that they should not use it at all!
Thanks for reading!
~CDB