Tag: Ultron

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON It’s Official

Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch courtesy Marvel
Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch courtesy Marvel

After months of speculation and hints Marvel makes it official.

 

Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen are joining the cast of Avengers: Age of Ultron as Pietro and Wanda Maximoff (aka) Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. The mutant children of Magneto were introduced in the X-Men comic books as villains but reformed and joined Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Quicksilver has the power of superspeed while Scarlet Witch has a mutant “hex” power in which she can alter probabilities. Later in the comics, she studies witchcraft. Continue reading AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON It’s Official

AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON Whedon on Spader

Age of Ultron #1 courtesy Marvel
Age of Ultron #1 courtesy Marvel

Veteran film and television actor James Spader will bring the Avengers’ greatest enemy to evil life on the big screen in the sequel to Earth’s Mightiest Moneymaking franchise.

 

Director Joss Whedon talks about the casting of Spader as Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron. with Marvel’s The Watcher.

 

“Spader was my first and only choice. He’s got that hypnotic voice that can be eerily calm and compelling Continue reading AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON Whedon on Spader

James Spader is ULTRON in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

 

Avengers #22 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #22 courtesy Marvel

Marvel confirmed James Spader will play Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron. The Emmy-Award Winner television and film actor (The Blacklist) will play the evil artificial intelligence and the legendary enemy of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

 

Joss Whedon returns to write and direct the sequel coming in 2015. No word on if Spader will be the voice of Ultron or the portrayal. Whedon has stated the origin of Ultron will be different from the comic books.

 

Here’s my theory on who will create Ultron and I guess we can now disregard my theory on who will play him! What do you think of Spader’s casting and the theory – once you read it!

 

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INFINITY vs. Marvel Space Epics

Infinity #1 courtesy Marvel
Infinity #1 courtesy Marvel

INFINITY is here!

 

Thanos wants something hidden on Earth. The Builders want to destroy and remake Earth. The Avengers face an impossible war in space and on the homeworld. I love the big space operas but they don’t always work so I wanted to share part of this story on how Jonathan Hickman’s series will compare.

 

Infinity is the latest in long line of Marvel sci-fi space epics like the Kree-Skrull War, Operation Galactic Storm, The Infinity Gauntlet and more. Executive Editor Tom Brevoort tells Marvel.com how this new limited series compares to previous space sagas:

Continue reading INFINITY vs. Marvel Space Epics

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 31, 2013

Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics
Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics

What a week! Milestone issues! Creators at the the top of their game on exciting new projects or reaching major finales! It was extremely hard to pick this week but….here we go:

 

Batman, Incorporated #13 Bruce vs. Talia – one final battle! Will Batman’s obsession with revenge for Damian’s murder make him kill the woman he once loved? Grant Morrison’s Batman finale is sure to be controversial, game-changing and gripping!

 

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #7 All of the Time Lord’s companions are kidnapped. The Seventh Doctor makes a strange house call in a Scottish castle and all 11 Doctors appear in this latest chapter celebrating the Time Lord’s 50th Anniversary. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 31, 2013

ANGELA In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Guardians of the Galaxy #5 courtesy Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy #5 courtesy Marvel

Heaven’s most fearsome Angel vs. the Guardians of the Galaxy!

 

The Age of Ultron finale unleashed a powerful new force into the Marvel Universe. Angela (a co-creation of Neil Gaiman in Todd McFarlane’s Spawn series) was pulled in the Marvel 616 in Age of Ultron #10… and she’s not happy about it!

 

Gaiman joins Brian Michael Bendis on Guardians of the Galaxy #5 which picks up Angela’s adventures in the Marvel Universe with art by Sara Pichelli.

 

Earlier Bendis talked about the consequences of Age of Ultron and how Angela came into the Marvel Universe: Continue reading ANGELA In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Scarlet Witch’s Look in Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers Versus X-Men #0 preview art by Frank Cho
Avengers Versus X-Men #0 preview art by Frank Cho

Scarlet Witch will join Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: Age of Ultron but don’t expect her signature look.

 

Director Joss Whedon gave hints of how Wanda might look on the big screen in a chat with The Nerdist.

 

“She might wear a headband or something that might echo it. The guys at Marvel, the conceptual artists, are phenomenal, and they are so good at taking the essence of what works and interpreting it for the actual human body, and when they paint something you can not only tell how it’s gonna work on a person, you can even tell what fabric it’ll be. They are very specific, very talented. So I’m excited to see the designs. Continue reading Scarlet Witch’s Look in Avengers: Age of Ultron

Hank Pym in ANT-MAN Movie?

Age of Ultron #10AI
Age of Ultron #10AI

Founding Avenger and Ultron creator will not appear in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Director Joss Whedon will develop a new origin for the evil artificial intelligence but Hank Pym will get his big screen moment.

 

io9 reports that director Edgar Wright will include Hank Pym in his Ant-Man film. Hank Pym, Scott Lang and Eric O’Grady have all worn the tiny helmet in the comic books.

 

After events of the Age of Ultron comic book series Hank Pym is leading a new team of cyborgs and robots in Avengers A.I. by Sam Humphries. Scott Lang is currently wearing the Ant-Man gear in FF (the replacement Fantastic Four) by Matt Fraction. O’Grady has been a member of the Secret Avengers and Thunderbolts. Continue reading Hank Pym in ANT-MAN Movie?