Jessica Chastain was in then out due to scheduling. Now Rebecca Hall is in talks to play a scientist in Iron Man 3 according toVariety. What does this mean for Gwynneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts? I was surprised how much Pepper screen time was in Marvel’s The Avengers. Tony and Pepper seemed happy in Stark Tower but could this new brainy beauty catch the playboy’s eye?
The character is part of a team (including Guy Pearce) of scientists that create nanotechnology that gets in the hands of terrorists. The next Tony Stark adventure is based on Iron Man Extremis. Ben Kingsley is on board as the villain.
I liked Rebecca Hall in Ben Affleck’s The Town. Below is a YouTube video of her promoting that excellent film.
You don’t have to board Prometheus to visit the alien landscape in Ridley Scott’s sci-fi epic. The director filmed on the Isle of Sky in Scotland. I’m a travel buff along with being a geek. Lord of the Rings was part of my inspiration to visit New Zealand.
VisitScotland is hoping the film will inspire movie fans to experience the Isle of Sky according to the Daily Mail. Chairman Mike Cantlay said: ‘As thousands of holidaymakers discover every year, Skye possesses an ethereal, out-of-this-world quality, so it is no surprise that Ridley Scott chose the island to shoot scenes for Prometheus.
Here’s the trailer that shows the rocky landscape of the Isle of Sky seen in Prometheus.
The new James Bond film Skyfall is filming in Scotland at Duntrune Castle. The 007 film title refers to Skyfall Lodge.
Astonishing X-Men #50 by Mike Perkins, courtesy Marvel
Warbird is not a mutant but she’s a welcome addition to the X-Men family. Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo introduced the Shiar warrior women in Wolverine and the X-Men #1. Warbird is the bodyguard to Kid Gladiator, a student at Logan’s school.
This “Kid” is the arrogant son of the Shiar Emperor. You know him as Gladiator, former leader of the Imperial Guard under Lilandra.
Warbird’s real name is Ava’Dara Naganandini. She’s an elite warrior sworn to protect the ruling family of the Shiar Empire. Warbird was assigned to protect Kid Gladiator and she’s fought with Wolverine and the teachers of the Jean Grey School of Higher Learning.
Marjorie Liu is using Warbird on her team in Astonishing X-Men too. The first time Liu and Mike Perkins showed in that series she was holding a severed head and the last issue she announced she wanted to engage in “mating rituals” with Iceman after a battle with the Marauders.
Warbird has super strength and exceptional fighting abilities. A fan asked Liu about the warrior woman’s other abilities in the latest X-Position on Comic Book Resources.
“She reveals a startling ability to Wolverine in issue #50” Liu responded and get my mind swirling. Wolverine knows how to pick ’em. Will Logan engage in “rituals” with the Shiar?
Liu transformed a ruthless killer into a character you could sympathize with during her X-23 run. I’m excited to see what Liu will do with this new character that’s already made a killer impression.
Chris Hemsworth is flying high as Thor in Marvel’s The Avengers but he’s not so heroic and regal in his next big screen role. Hemsworth is confronted by Charlize Theron (Prometheus) in a new scene from Snow White and the Huntsman courtey of Yahoo and Universal.
A big year for Hemsworth (he was also in Cabin in the Woods.) I’m excited for this dark and gritty take on the classic story. Director Rupert Sanders appears to have created a nightmarish fairy tale. Snow White and the Huntsman opens June 1st. Kristin Stewart of Twilight is the lead. This is a version of the tale I can see in Fables.
Satirical fun by a creative mind or something else? Rex Velvet issued another challenge to the real life super hero movement of the Emerald City. A week ago the self-proclaimed super villain of Seattle revealed himself to the media. He shared this video with the media.
It was just one of the many ironic stories last week about the “real super hero” movement in Seattle in a Marvel comic book, at an Avengers film series and on YouTube.
Rex Velvet has unveiled a new video. You can watch it here:
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus will be rated R. The news came via a ticket stub you can see on Collider.com. The studio confirmed the MPAA rating is “for sci-fi violence including some intense images and brief language.”
Before the rating decision 20th Century Fox’s Tom Rothman said “This I can tell you and I can tell all the fans, not one frame will be cut. The movie will be what it should be. We will not cut a frame of the film,” he promised. “We will stand behind it 100 percent and if that means it’s an R, then so be it, because not an ounce, not a percentage are we going to compromise the film.”
A rated R summer tent pole movie may not be the best financial decision so I commend Scott and Fox to following his vision. Personally I’m thrilled that this is the movie Scott wants to make and it’s not edited for a bigger audience. I commend Fox and can’t wait to see the film. Let’s take a moment to enjoy the trailer and salute Ridley Scott’s return to sci-fi!
Avengers 2 was confirmed by Disney CEO Bob Iger during a conference call to report quarterly earnings according to The Hollywood Reporter. With a global box office of $700 + million in two weeks for the Avengers I bet that was a happy call.
Iger confirmed a third Iron Man, a second Thor film are scheduled for 2013. A Captain America sequel is in the works for 2014. No timeline was given for an Avengers sequel.
The CEO added there are plans for Avengers inspired attractions at Disney theme parks.
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How about an Iron Man flight simulator or Stark Tower ride?
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in The Avengers courtesy Marvel.com
The U.S. Military often works with blockbuster movies by having the latest vehicles appear on the big screen with the stars. The Pentagon quit working with Marvel’s The Avengers. Why? The Defense Department thought one element of the story was too unrealistic. Was it the Norse Gods, alien armada or the Hulk? It was the film’s treatment of military bureaucracy according to a new story in Wired.com.
SHIELD is an international peacekeeping force led by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson.) The organization doesn’t have a direct relationship with the United States – its more of a global agency. In the film, Fury reports to a Council which appears to be made up of members from various nations. That ambiguity is what made the U.S. Military not participate.
Cobie Smulders in The Avengers courtesy Marvel Films
“We couldn’t reconcile the unreality of this international organization and our place in it,” Phil Strub, the Defense Department’s Hollywood liaison, tells Danger Room. “To whom did S.H.I.E.L.D. answer? Did we work for S.H.I.E.L.D.? We hit that roadblock and decided we couldn’t do anything” with the film.
The film is a good recruiting movie for SHIELD if you can fit in the suits! Here’s hoping a SHIELD movie with Jackson, Cobie Smulders and new agents might happen.
