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Carrie Coon as Proxima Midnight

Little is known so far about the mysterious Black Order who will carry out Thanos’ orders in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War, but what we are slowly discovering is which actors are playing each role.

Terry Notary will portraying Cull Obsidian, but now the Russo Brothers have let slip to Radio Times that Emmy nominee Carrie Coon will play Proxima Midnight, an alien chosen by Thanos for her expert combatant skill – she is also married to fellow Order member Corvus Glaive – and that Tom Vaughn-Lawlor will play Ebony Maw.

The identity of Corvus Glaive has yet to be revealed.

Tom Vaughn-Lawlor as Ebony Maw (Picture: Getty/Marvel)

Terry Notary will play Cull Obsidian (Picture: Marvel/Getty)

Carrie also took to Twitter to confirm that she had played the role using motion capture, also adding that a ‘dazzle of gifted animators’ were also playing the role, and that she had undertaken the role while pregnant.




The 37-year-old actress has made her name in TV, most recently in The Leftovers and Fargo, for which she was nominated for an Emmy; she has also appeared in The Post and Gone Girl.

Carrie Coon in Gone Girl

The stones – six rocks of inexplicable power which when combined will create even more incredible power – have become huge plot points in many of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, with each discovery taking us closer to the conclusion which we know will come in 2019 with Avengers 4.

Based on the previous Marvel films, we know that Thanos is more than likely to find the Power Stone first by attacking the Nova Corps before later launching an attack on Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) ship where he will obtain the Space Stone from Loki (Tom Hiddleston).

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The Collector’s (Benicio del Toro) ship will be next where he’ll take possession of the Reality Stone and it will then be a race for the Avengers to save the final three stones.

The Black Order, also known as the Children Of Thanos, have been dispatched to find the Time and Mind stones, held respectively by Doctor Strange and Vision, so this will be when Thanos heads out on his quest to find the Soul stone.

Avengers: Infinity War is out in the UK on April 26.

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