Unused Avengers: Infinity War Concept Art Reveals Alternate Designs For Bucky Barnes
A couple of days ago, an excerpt the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War artbook surfaced online that showed Bucky Barnes in short hair and wearing a silver prosthetic arm that was a far cry from the Vibranium appendage that made the final cut. Now, like the next stage in this designâs evolution, weâre receiving a whole load of new illustrations that are much closer to what we saw in the final release, while still exhibiting a variety of ideas for how the Winter Soldier couldâve turned out differently.
Unlike that last piece of concept art, these images all show Sebastian Stanâs character with the same beard and long hair that eventually made the cut. Most of the arm designs look Wakanda-made, too, though the colors sit on a sliding scale between silver, black and gold. But where these images really diverge from the cinematic version is in the outfits, many of which seem almost bright and showy next to the plain and efficient look that Bucky displayed in the film.



Alternate designs aside, the hero-turned-villain-turned-heroâs arm has undergone some noticeable changes between movies, and it’s a progression that Stan claimed earlier this year to sync up with Buckyâs own arc. The actor observed how these limb-based changes unfolded on levels both visual and practical.
âThe first arm that was in the Winter Soldier movie, the material was really hard and it was very hard to actually move in itâĤ but it actually informed the way I was moving at the time because it was just like carrying this thing so it totally affected me in a great way,â Stan said. âIt made me discover the character in a way. And so I guess to some extent, so does he. Heâs just becoming more comfortable in his own shoes and arm as heâs progressively getting older.â
At the end of Avengers: Infinity War, Bucky was missing a whole lot more body parts than just his arm, but with the character confirmed to team up with Sam Wilson for their own TV show, itâs evident that we haven’t seen the last of the Winter Soldier or his ever-expanding array of limb designs. In all likelihood, weâll find out how he comes back from his dust-based fate when Avengers 4 hits theaters on May 3rd, 2019.
Source: Reddit
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