How many fans would love the chance to talk with Joss Whedon? I would probably be speechless or so hard trying to be cool – I’d blow all my questions.
Marvel is giving you the rare opportunity to chat (via Twitter) with the fan favorite creator and two stars of The Avengers.
Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Clark Gregg (SHIELD Agent Coulson) will join the writer/director Tuesday, January 31st 2pm EST for a global chat.
Fans can use the @Avengers handle and #Avengers hashtag in a live 30 minute session. The faithful will be rewarded with a :10 second preview of the :30 second commercial appearing in the Super Bowl.
For more details here’s the Marvel.com link to learn more.
Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America in The Avengers courtesy Marvel.com
Marvel’s The Avengers assemble Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Nick Fury with SHIELD on the big screen this May.
Collider reports that Marvel is moving ahead with solo films including Captain America 2 and may begin production this year plus a possible film featuring SHIELD.
The release schedule is here:
The Avengers on May 4th, 2012
Iron Man 3 on May 3rd, 2012
Thor 2 on November 15th, 2013
Untitled Marvel 1 on April 4th 2014
Untitled Marvel 2 on May 16th 2014
Collider puts the pieces from multiple sources pointing that one of those Untitled slots if for a second Cap movie.
Captain America and Bucky #620 Courtesy Marvel.com. Art by Mark Bagley
Here’s hoping producers choose The Winter Soldier storyline as a modern-day sequel for Cap.
Which Marvel character deserves the second slot? Nick Fury and SHIELD, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye or will a long rumored Ant-Man movie finally happen?
Colbie Smulders in The Avengers courtesy Marvel Films
Maria Hill is one of the coolest new characters to join the Marvel Universe in the 21st century. Colbie Smulders of How I Met Your Mother is playing the SHIELD lieutenant in The Avengers next year.
Colbie Smulders talked to IFC about playing Nick Fury’s second in command and working with director Joss Whedon.
SHIELD Agents Concept Art for The Avengers courtesy Marvel.com
“We had so much fun shooting [‘The Avengers’]. We had days when it was just us working — and, oh, 200 extras — but, you know, in the inner circle, it was nice to sit by the monitor with [director Joss Whedon] and watch him take on this ginormous project with great ease,” she said.
Maria does not possess super powers unless you count how she wears her uniform. In the comics Maria took over SHIELD and held her ground in conflicts with Iron Man and Captain America. You can read more about Maria’s adventures at Marvel.com. Secret War and Civil War are two excellent epics featuring Hill.
In Marvel Comics history Loki’s scheming causes the Avengers to assemble. Loki is the main villain behind the big screen assembling of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes but who has his back against combined forces of Thor, Iron Man, Captain America and SHIELD?
Clark Gregg plays SHIELD Agent Coulson in Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor and The Avengers. Comic Book Movie has an exclusive with the actor.
When asked if fans will recognize Loki’s army, Gregg responded, “Well I guess that will depend on the fan and what they’ve read and what they’ve seen,” said Gregg. Jokingly, he went on to say, “I mean if they’re fans of Land of the Lost then they won’t be surprised to see Loki show up with a bunch of Sleestaks. I think everyone is going to be surprised to see Loki get out of a Romulan ship is all I’m going to say.”
Secret Invasion #5 cover courtesy Marvel.com
The answer could get minds warping with all kinds of speculation. It certainly could add fuel to the fire that the Skrulls are allied with Loki. The Skrull are reptilian aliens with shapeshifting powers.
In Marvel history, when Kree-Skrull War threatened Earth the Avengers held the line. In the epic Secret Invasion – the Skrulls infiltrated every super hero team with shapeshifters in their plot to conquer our planet.
Being the God of Mischief, Loki is likely to be the instigator of a conflict between Earth and the Skrulls – if that turns out to be the case.
Special note: The Tesseract was a device from Asgardian myth sought after by the Red Skull in the Captain America movie. This device is a variation (different name though) of the Cosmic Cube. In Marvel history, it was theorized that the Skrulls created one of the Cosmic Cubes.
