Avengers 2 - Age of Ultron

[RADIOACTIVE MAN]

bro...im not judging, its not that serious

you good.

[MASTER PAI MEI]

It follows the same formula as the previous movies. After all it is based off comics.

Fight...Dialogue....Fight.....Dialogue....Fight

It was OK. I still like the first Captain America the best out of all of the movies.


(The scene when Ultron says this is the best that I have and robots just keep coming.)
Anyone else get flashbacks of The Matrix Revolutions when Neo is fighting all the Agent Smiths?

[Rev Jones]

'Avengers: Age of Ultron': 12 Pop Culture References You Might Have Missed https://www.yahoo.com/movies/avenger...127297112.html

Infinity Stones Cheat Sheet: What You Need To Know After Avengers 2 http://www.cinemablend.com/new/-Infi...-71243-p2.html

some Loki scenes got cut from the movie http://in.ign.com/thanos/75467/news/who-got-cut-from-avengers-age-of-ultron

[Rev Jones]

This guy went to a 29-hour Marvel marathon and reports ... http://www.vox.com/2015/5/3/8538669/...arvel-marathon

on Black Widow's big reveal in the movie ...
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Was-B...ion-71257.html

[IrOnMaN]

I love Ironman but damn! He isn't the leader, Cap is.

[Rev Jones]

Marvel Wanted To Cut A Lot Out Of The Avengers: Age Of Ultron

Joss Whedon isn’t one to keep his thoughts to himself. Not only did he recently chastise Jurassic World because of a clip that he believed to be sexist, but he’s also made it known that he wanted Daredevil to be a film rather than a TV series, and admitted that Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man script was the best superhero screenplay he’d ever read. So it’s no surprise to hear Whedon reveal that that there were several disagreements between himself and Marvel during the Avengers: Age Of Ultron editing process. In fact, he revealed that they wanted an awful lot of the blockbuster to be cut out of from the final film.

Whedon made this admission while sitting in as a guest on the Empire Film Podcast, and he made it clear that Marvel was never big fans on the Age Of Ultron dream sequences that were caused by Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch. I should probably make it known right here and now that there are slight SPOILERS ahead. Nothing too major, but you probably shouldn’t read head if you still haven’t seen Age Of Ultron yet.

Whedon explained that Marvel’s main issue was with Thor’s subplot involving Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgard), which involved the pair trying to get to the bottom of his dark, apocalyptic dream. The studio evidently also wasn’t big on the farmhouse scene, which saw the gang reconvene at Clint Barton’s home with his secret wife and children. As he put it,

With the cave [sequence], it really turned into: they pointed a gun to the farm’s head. They said, ‘give us the cave or we’ll take out the farm.’

Whedon admitted that Selvig and Thor’s sequence was severely edited down and because of that it’s now incredibly convoluted, which is something he is obviously not happy about. "I do feel they threw out the baby with the pond water," he explained. Evidently there was a point where Thor’s absence wasn’t shown at all, and was merely explained with dialogue – but this likely would have been an extremely lazy and expositional way to have solved their problem.

However, rather than being overly critical about this process, Whedon admitted that this was just part and parcel of how things work, and even though he noted that there were moments where things "got really unpleasant," he still insisted that it was all done in a "civilized way" fashion.

While one can understand why Marvel might have had a problem with Avengers: Age Of Ultron’s dream sequences - because they did slow down proceedings and probed into the superheroes in an intimate and beguiling fashion – that is actually why they were a superb addition to the film, as they added a different dimension to the blockbuster that in the process helped to set it apart from its peers. And while Whedon had enough clout to partly get what he wanted, it’s worrying to think that Marvel might now start sacrificing interesting characterization for bombastic action scenes.

btw Whedon deleted his Twitter account today

[Rev Jones]

How Close Did Spider-Man Come To Being In Avengers? Joss Whedon Explains

Thanks to a landmark deal that was officially announced back in February, Spider-Man will be making his way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe - starting with an appearance in 2016's Captain America: Civil War. If it were up to writer/director Joss Whedon, however, the web-slinger's appearance in the MCU would have been a lot sooner, as he very much wanted to include the character in The Avengers: Age of Ultron.

SPOILER WARNING: The rest of this article contains some big spoilers for The Avengers: Age of Ultron. If you do not wish to know key details about the film, please click away to one of our other fantastic articles!

Whedon was recently a guest on the Empire Film Podcast, and during the long spoiler-filled discussion, the filmmaker revealed that he had some very big plans to involved Spider-Man in his Avengers sequel. Asked about the reveal of the new Avengers line-up at the end of the film, Whedon explained that he wanted all of the characters that are included - but also wanted to add a couple more names. One of these heroes was Captain Marvel, who we already know got pulled out, but the writer/director also tried to get the friendly neighborhood wall-crawler involved as well.

It was at this point that Joss Whedon also referenced that there had been some negotiations between both Sony and Marvel about the Spider-Man property around the time of the first Avengers came out - but those talks didn't work out in time, and neither did the talks preceding The Avengers: Age of Ultron. The director said,

I was like, ‘And Spider-Man, we could [include him in Avengers 2 also], cause Sony had approached us during the first movie about a little integration. So I would have put both [Captain Marvel and Spider-Man] in, but neither of the deals were made. And then they were like, ‘We’re making a Captain Marvel movie and we’ve got Spider-Man as a property,’ and I’m like, ‘I’ve already locked my film, you fuckers! Thanks for nothing.'

Back in 2012 when both The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man came out, there were reports that said that there had been discussions between Marvel and Sony about possibly including the OsCorp Tower in the New York City skyline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but a deal couldn't be made in time.

As a result of all this, Spider-Man isn't in The Avengers: Age of Ultron - but it won't be long until he comes a big player in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In addition to his aforementioned appearance in Captain America: Civil War, he is also set to get his very own new solo movie in 2017. Plus, he is surely going to be a player in Marvel Studios' long-term plans, which is to say that he could play an expanded role in The Avengers: Infinity War Parts 1 and 2.

[Rev Jones]

Grey Hulk Was Almost Included In ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’

Hulk is one of the founding members of the Avengers and one of the most recognizable Marvel Comics characters of all-time, but many fans of his appearances in live-action films and television may not realize that he wasn’t always green.
The alter ego of Dr. Bruce Banner was originally intended to be grey but due to issues with inking comic pages in the early ’60s, his color was changed by creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby to be green. The grey color however, remained part of the character’s identity and history, and as we learned over the weekend, almost made its way into Avengers: Age of Ultron as well.

There have been many Marvel Comics storylines over the decades that delve into the mindset of Banner, some of which even point towards the character having dissociative identity disorder long before a science experiment granted him the ability of turning into The Incredible Hulk. So, his personality issues are not as simple as Banner vs. Angry Hulk.
The Hulk himself has different personalities, and each can considered a different aspect of Banner’s own psyche: the angry and green (most common) savage Hulk we see in the movies, and another, more calm and intelligent Grey Hulk persona who at one point wore a suit and served as a bouncer named “Joe Fixit” in the comics.


Speaking with the Industrial Light & Magic special effects crew who worked on the Avengers films, Wired learned that during at least one sequence in Age of Ultron, the Hulk was almost going to change color to grey when he hit a whole new level of rage.

“Initially, Hulk was actually planned to turn grey when he’s angry Hulk in the Hulkbuster sequence but hey, everybody wanted the green guy. So, in the end, ILM just changed his eyes to make them look more sullen when he’s under the control of Scarlet Witch.”

Without getting into spoilery details, the Hulkbuster sequence – as revealed in Avengers: Age of Ultron trailers and clips – features the long-awaited bout between Iron Man suited up in his largest armored suit yet battling the Hulk in an effort to prevent the uncontrollable beast from hurting civilians.

Seeing another color of Hulk wouldn’t be a surprise to us for the Marvel Cinematic Universe given the company’s desire for each franchise film to introduced new looks/designs/costumes for almost every character for marketing and merchandising opportunities. After all, there are quite a few versions of the Hulk in the Marvel Comics.

Since Mark Ruffalo has several pictures left on his contract with Marvel, there’s still room for his Hulk to evolve in design. Whether that means a new color of skin, weapons (see: Planet Hulk/World War Hulk comics) or even an advanced armor suit (see: modern Avengers comics), there are plenty of ways for the MCU to augment the strongest Avenger.

[Rev Jones]

Kevin Feige Answers Lingering AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Questions

discusses the Infinity Gauntlet, Nick Fury & the helicarrier

http://collider.com/avengers-2-infin...r-kevin-feige/

A write up on how Quicksilver is introduced differently in X Men & Avengers

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/04...same-character

Scarlett Johansson mocks Avengers on SNL

http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...mocks-avengers vids will only play in the US (good news for every one else since Sea Creature performs his new Furious single 7)

[Sky Blue Bally Kid]

I never realised Spiderman was confirmed for Civil War.

Was it ever confirmed who this woman was in the original Ultron trailer? Rumour is it was Black Panther's sister, but it looks like the pool Thor went into so not sure how that would fit...

[Rev Jones]

I'd say it's the pool too

it's a shame a lot of the Thor scenes were cut but I guess it would have made the film more convoluted, there were just so many stories to set up on this one for various upcoming marvel movies

instead of being part of the actual pool scene it could have been part of an illusion Thor is having towards the beginning of the movie, partly foreshadowing events later on in the movie (but without the bad outcome)

[Rev Jones]

Jeremy Renner Throws Black Widow Under the Quinjet on 'Conan'


https://www.yahoo.com/movies/jeremy-...215646237.html

[Rev Jones]

Everything ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’


1. Laying the groundwork for Captain America: Civil War

Phase 3 kicks off with the third Captain America movie, pitting Iron Man and the Cap himself against each other in a superhero battle royale. Most of the heroes of the Marvel universe take sides, either fighting for the Tony Stark-led Superhuman Registration act, or against it with the First Avenger. Age of Ultron may not overtly mention any of this, but it’s become fairly clear the Avengers are almost single-handedly putting the world in constant peril.
The movie shows a distressed Hulk almost level an entire African town, while Ultron, a Tony Stark creation, almost creates an extinction-level event that requires the evacuation and ensuing destruction of another town in the fictional country of Sokovia. Civil War is all about holding super-powered individuals responsible for their collateral damage, and boy, did the Avengers cause a lot of that in Age of Ultron.





2. The new Avengers

The ending of Ultron saw Bruce Banner disappear into the ocean (we think), Tony Stark driving off into the sunset to settle down with Pepper Potts, and Hawkeye going back to his secret family. This left the team down to Captain America and Black Widow, highlighting a need for some new blood. Enter the newest members teased at in the closing moments: Scarlet Witch, Falcon (as seen in The Winter Soldier), the newly born cyborg Vision, and War Machine (still played by Don Cheadle). We’ll probably see the old team assembled for Civil War (which, in the comics, includes everyone), as well as the Infinity Gauntlet (more on that soon).
In the meantime, three new heroes will be on the roster that we’ll likely get to see a lot more of coming up. The comic history shows us a whole host of Avengers that shuffle in and out regularly, so we’d best get used to the idea that some members won’t be around forever.


3. The inevitable exit of Robert Downey Jr. (and Tony Stark)

Leading into the second Avengers movie, there was talk that Robert Downey Jr. might not return. Following extensive negotiations with Marvel, though, the franchise’s highest-paid actor officially signed on for Age of Ultron, Civil War, and the two-part Infinity Gauntlet. Even so, there are no plans for a fourth Iron Man movie, and with War Machine set to take on a more significant role, the groundwork has been laid for an eventual departure. Combine this with the fact that in many ways Tony Stark acts as a villain of sorts in Civil War, and we could see the beginnings of a protracted plan to write Downey Jr. out of the franchise.
That’s not to say any exit wouldn’t be entirely amicable. Downey Jr. has long expressed an interest in being freed up to take on other projects, and given that his star has never burned brighter, now would be the time to capitalize on that. If Infinity Gauntlet Part 2 is indeed his final Marvel film, we wouldn’t be the least bit surprised.

4. The Infinity Gauntlet and Thanos

This time around, Joss Whedon featured just a single cutscene (rather than the customary two that many Marvel movies opt for). In it, we see Thanos grab hold of what we know is the Infinity Gauntlet, matter-of-factly stating, “I’ll do it myself.” He’s likely referring to the collection of the six Infinity Stones, four of which we’ve already seen appear in the MCU:

• The Space Stone:As seen in Captain America and The Avengers as the Tesseract, this one has played a large part in the Marvel movie world already. It was used to open a portal for the Chitauri into New York, and its energy was harnessed to teleport Thor and Loki back to Asgard at the conclusion of The Avengers. To the best of our knowledge, it currently resides in Odin’s vault.
• The Mind Stone:This particular gem made appearances in both Avengers movies, first in Loki’s mind-control scepter from the first installment, and most recently embedded in the forehead of The Vision after helping create Ultron. Thor departs Age of Ultron feeling comfortable that The Vision will keep it safe, but knowing that Thanos (at least in the comics) ends up with all the stones, odds are it’ll leave Earth soon.
• The Reality Stoneou may know this one as The Aether, as seen in Thor: The Dark World. The Reality Stone deals in dark matter, and came damn close to unmaking the universe thanks to the efforts of the Dark Elves. It currently is in the possession of The Collector, played by Benicio Del Toro in Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s worth noting that The Collector almost came to possess a second stone in that same movie.
• The Power Stone:This one was the MacGuffin of Guardians of the Galaxy, used by Ronin (played by Lee Pace) and eventually recovered by Starlord and the rest of the Guardians. Its history is explained as an item with the potential to destroy a world when touched to its surface, making its Death Star-level destruction levels that much more terrifying. Currently, the Nova Corps are keeping it safe in their vaults on Xandar.

Age of Ultron does a pretty solid job setting Thanos’s quest for the Infinity Stones into motion, and we could see him finally become a direct player for the first time in the MCU.

5. The first appearance of the Black Panther part of the Marvel Universe

In one sequence in Age of Ultron, we see the team travel to the fictional nation of Wakanda, the home of none other than that country’s chieftain, T’Challa, also known as Black Panther. The primary villain from the Black Panther comics, Ulysses Klaue (or Klaw, depending on whom you’re talking to) also got his own miniature origins story. Ultron descends on Klaue’s vibranium mining operation, steals his haul, and severs his arm in the process. Black Panther doesn’t officially release until 2018, but we at least finally have our first look at the world he exists in.

[Rev Jones]

Mark Ruffalo AMA http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment...ts_talk_water/

[Sky Blue Bally Kid]

Civil War is pretty much sounding like Avengers 3

Ant-Man, The Vision and Hawkeye are among the Avengers also taking place in the battle between Captain America and Iron Man in “Captain America: Civil War,” with Paul Rudd, Paul Bettany and Jeremy Renner confirmed as cast members by Marvel Studios Thursday. The threequel to “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” has begun filming in Atlanta, and the studio announced the full cast, which reads more like another “Avengers” film than a solo outing for Chris Evans‘ Steve Rogers. Also joining Evans and Robert Downey, Jr. are Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier

Source - http://www.imdb.com/news/ni58575121/