Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 1st, 2015)

[ArtDamage]

I could do without the cape collar, but definitely agree that I hope he doesn't just look like hes in some sort of iron man onesie.

 

[Frank]

good, I expect it to be made of fur as well.

Needs a pimp ride too.

 

[GasparZizou]

Don't forget his cane!

 

[Jack D]

Michael Richards should've been in the Expendables 3.

 

[Frank]

They don't even need to recast RDJ... Vision is the new Marvel swag!

Maybe not.

 

[e30ernest]

Some pretty nice easter eggs from previous MCU films leading up to CA:WS and GoTG:

https://www.mtv.com/videos/news/1066697/every-marvel-easter-egg-explained-in-one-video.jhtml

Probably not every easter egg ever, but for a non-comic reader like me, it's pretty interesting to find out some of the possible story branches the MCU can go into.

 

[Brainiac]

Some pretty nice easter eggs from previous MCU films leading up to CA:WS and GoTG:

https://www.mtv.com/videos/news/1066697/every-marvel-easter-egg-explained-in-one-video.jhtml

Probably not every easter egg ever, but for a non-comic reader like me, it's pretty interesting to find out some of the possible story branches the MCU can go into.

damn, not available from my location

 

[DFanatic]

damn, not available from my location

Just download HOLA for firefox. Works like a charm.

 

[Spartan Rex]

Joss Whedon On AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, Marvel Vs DC, And GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2


Reassuring that Marvel and DC both have movies that he's not a fan of, Joss Whedon discusses the Guardians sequel, and if Cap's Winter Soldier mission will be addressed in Age of Ultron. Check it out
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By DCMarvelFreshman - 8/5/2014




Last month, the day after Marvel Studios revealed the first footage from Avengers: Age of Ultron among other things at San Diego Comic-Con, the annual Nerd HQ held its "Conversation with Joss Whedon" via FaceTime as the the writer-director was still recovering from knee surgery in London. The first of his few Marvel-related questions had inquired about how The Avengers sequel will address the Captain America: The Winter Soldier cliffhanger that left Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) on a mission to find Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan). "Ultron is the clear present danger, and Bucky is in the wind," said Whedon. "We do mention the fact that [Bucky] is his sort of primary thing, but he's also working with the Avengers too. So, we're not ignoring it, but he definitely has to deal with a mad 8-foot robot. Because that's one of those things where, [if] you put it off, it just gets worse." Speaking of Cap's primary mission, Captain America 3 is set a couple years after The Winter Soldier, and is also set to release the same day as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.


Which indirectly brings us to the next Marvel-related question for Joss Whedon: What would he say to Warner Bros./DC to step up their game? "I don't think I would say that," he said moderately. "I think that would be a little presumptuous of me. I think that both studios have kind of different agendas, different ways of approaching the superhero genre, and the ethos of the thing, and the esthetic. They go very dark and serious and sometimes it works amazingly, and Marvel tends to be a little lighter. Both have movies that I adore, and both have movies that I'm like... (Whedon gives an aggravated facial expression), including bits of my own. I would not want them to do what Marvel does. I like what they do when they get it right. When you get a Heath Ledger [performance], and Batman Begins, and those things that really grip you. That's something nobody else is doing, and I like it. I want them to do what they're doing."


The last Marvel question Joss Whedon was asked was about Guardians of the Galaxy 2, which Marvel Studios had just announced the day before the Nerd HQ panel, and how James Gunn's 2017 sequel will affect what he has going for The Avengers. "I was not aware of what they were going to announce," he admits, "because I sort of stay away from everything else as much as I can while I'm trying desperately to finish [Age of Ultron]. We're two weeks away from finishing and I'm two days away from actually finishing the script as well. So, it's a lot going on with me right now. Kevin [Feige] has a big plan and every now and then, he'll tell me part of it if he thinks it's going to affect what I'm doing or if he thinks what I'm doing is going to affect his. But as much as possible, I try to live in my own bubble. Guardians [of the Galaxy] is very much its own thing. They're not the Guardians of this galaxy; it's a different one. So, I can sort of keep them at arm's length, long enough to do my thing and then I'm sure everything is gonna get mixed together because it's Marvel." Mixed together? Can we add this to the piling evidence that the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy will eventually link up? Sure! What do you think?

 

[Buttmunch]

Sounds like Whedon knows as much of the Guardians and the Avengers hooking up as we do

I can't imagine they won't though. Thanos is their big bad guy. Thanos brought the Avengers together (via Loki). They've got a bad guy in common that's going to be super powerful when he gets all those gems. Yeah, its probably going to happen

 

[jye4ever]

Have to read between the lines, rumor is fallout between the two and Whedon is done with Marvel, hence the knee surgery recovery as the reason used for JW not being able to attend SDCC, even though he was walking at the GOTG premiere.

Man I hate being cynical.

 

[Buttmunch]

I don't get why their directors are having such a hard time with them. Marvel clearly has a vision on what they want to do. As long as you play by their rules, you can continue to play in the sandbox. I don't get why these directors are struggling with that. They can only add so much of their own spin on things given the structure given to them. I don't understand why they seem to not realize this until after they've done a couple of films for them

I think they need to look at this like a television directing type job. You're a guest in this established series. They're very happy to have you, but you can't go in expecting to do everything your way. This "episode" you're heading up still has to fit in with the rest of the "episodes" and the continuity established. Sure, bring your ideas to the table, but don't expect to be the one running the table.

 

[Brainiac]

potentially more fallout over the Edgar Wright decision They're getting a lot of heat for that

 

[Ultron-7]

I don't get why their directors are having such a hard time with them. Marvel clearly has a vision on what they want to do. As long as you play by their rules, you can continue to play in the sandbox. I don't get why these directors are struggling with that. They can only add so much of their own spin on things given the structure given to them. I don't understand why they seem to not realize this until after they've done a couple of films for them

I think they need to look at this like a television directing type job. You're a guest in this established series. They're very happy to have you, but you can't go in expecting to do everything your way. This "episode" you're heading up still has to fit in with the rest of the "episodes" and the continuity established. Sure, bring your ideas to the table, but don't expect to be the one running the table.

This. Stick to Feige's plan, it's worked great so far.

 

[MegaPrime33]

I wouldn't be surprised if Whedon left after AoU but I think we all will be hard pressed if someone else took over the final act in the trilogy. It won't have that certain feel to it that we have all come to love with Whedon's work and may even be a different type of movie all together. Hopefully he finishes the trilogy and that it doesn't turn into a Spiderman 3 fiasco.

 

[Ra88]

Friend linked these. Anyone know who it might be?

 

[Biojex]

The ****ing glove looks like Spider-man!

 

[MegaPrime33]

Yeah it really does look like spiderman.....

 

[CTO15]

Have to read between the lines, rumor is fallout between the two and Whedon is done with Marvel, hence the knee surgery recovery as the reason used for JW not being able to attend SDCC, even though he was walking at the GOTG premiere.

Man I hate being cynical.

I hope this is not the case

I don't get why their directors are having such a hard time with them. Marvel clearly has a vision on what they want to do. As long as you play by their rules, you can continue to play in the sandbox. I don't get why these directors are struggling with that. They can only add so much of their own spin on things given the structure given to them. I don't understand why they seem to not realize this until after they've done a couple of films for them

I think they need to look at this like a television directing type job. You're a guest in this established series. They're very happy to have you, but you can't go in expecting to do everything your way. This "episode" you're heading up still has to fit in with the rest of the "episodes" and the continuity established. Sure, bring your ideas to the table, but don't expect to be the one running the table.

because directors are artist, and some are more stubborn with their vision than others

 

[Ra88]

I don't think it's Spiderman. The gloves look the same, but the lenses and the webbing on the mask are missing. Eye shape is off too.