AVENGERS: Age of Ultron

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New outfit for Cap:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=51831

I get a kick out of how they change his outfit every movie.

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Looks similar to his WWII look to me.

[BentonGrey]

Aww, I loved his costume from The Avengers.  That doesn't look bad, though.

[detourne_me]

Hehe, that's pretty cool.   Actually I'm surprised at the quality of the video.  I was gonna go check out the scenes they were shooting, but they said cops will be all over confiscating cameras and stuff like that. 
It's really funny because there are a lot of CCTV cameras around the bridge there,  and people can log onto them online to check out traffic.   So many people logged on to watch the filming of that scene.

[BentonGrey]

Interesting little piece of news, the voice of Jarvis has been cast as The Vision in Avengers 2.

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So based on comments Ultron, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch will start the movie aligned with Baron Strucker and Hydra at the beginning of the film. While the twins aren't surprising, Ultron with Hydra wasn't something I'd really considered.

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

I was expecting that, actually.  The way the movies and the series have been going, it's a pretty logical step for Hydra, who have already been messing with AI, brain uploading, cyborgs, and robotics to create Ultron as their ultimate weapon.  I'm guessing he will be based on Zola's mind this time around, although they may simply use similar technology but base him on someone else.  They might also just steal Jarvis's code and use it.

In any case, this matches up with what I was already guessing would happen.  As long as he's awesomely evil and we get Vision out of it sooner or later, it's all cool.

[BentonGrey]

Ohh, exciting stuff!  We've got some pictures, including one of Ultron!

http://majorspoilers.com/2014/07/16/first-official-stills-avengers-age-ultron-arrived/

I'm super excited!  Everything looks awesome, and everyone looks like themselves for the most part!   Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch will hopefully get something more costume-ish eventually if they stick around, but I'm really happy with how Ultron looks.

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Agreed, he looks like Ultron.  Hawkeye also gets something closer to his comic look, which is good.  Also footage shown to a group earlier this week apparently contains Hulk Buster Iron Man vs. Hulk, which definitely sounds cool.

[BentonGrey]

Agreed, he looks like Ultron.  Hawkeye also gets something closer to his comic look, which is good.  Also footage shown to a group earlier this week apparently contains Hulk Buster Iron Man vs. Hulk, which definitely sounds cool.

My thoughts as well, though, as I've said before, I still think some type of mask would be nice.

Neat, Hulkbuster!

[hoss20]

Nice to see Don Cheadle. Hopefully, War Machine will see more action than he did in Iron Man 3.
(I also wonder if that pic is between takes as I see Thor's hammer just sitting on the table being propped up by some books. I realize it's the enchantment that makes it unliftable by all but a few, but I feel reasonably sure that if set down on a table, it would go right through it.)

I'm all for the costume look, but I actually think Quicksilver's shirt looks pretty cool.

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

I've heard that the opening scene is the Avengers hanging out in the newly completed Avengers tower, so this could be that.

[Podmark]

Ultron looks fantastic.

I've read that the plot follows that Tony creates Ultron to fight with the Avengers so he can stop being Iron Man. But Ultron decides that the only way to bring peace is to destroy humanity. He also controls an army of drones. I'd have to hunt down the quote though, might have just been speculation.

[spydermann93]

Nice to see Don Cheadle. Hopefully, War Machine will see more action than he did in Iron Man 3.
(I also wonder if that pic is between takes as I see Thor's hammer just sitting on the table being propped up by some books. I realize it's the enchantment that makes it unliftable by all but a few, but I feel reasonably sure that if set down on a table, it would go right through it.)

I'm all for the costume look, but I actually think Quicksilver's shirt looks pretty cool.

Actually, Thor's hammer can hang on coat racks.  The enchantments behind the hammer are very inconsistent

[XStream]

Ultron looks fantastic.

I've read that the plot follows that Tony creates Ultron to fight with the Avengers so he can stop being Iron Man. But Ultron decides that the only way to bring peace is to destroy humanity. He also controls an army of drones. I'd have to hunt down the quote though, might have just been speculation.

From what we are seeing I would think that is a very good possibility.

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Found the link.

[crimsonquill]

Actually, Thor's hammer can hang on coat racks.  The enchantments behind the hammer are very inconsistent

The coat hanger thing was just done as a gag since it was actually an improv thing that he did for one of the takes and they just went with it. The "enchantments" are just Asguardian tech built into the hammer.. so I'm pretty sure that the hammer has a default setting making it become like x1000 times it's actual weight once someone unworthy touched the handle. I still would think that if anyone reached for hammer while it was on the rack other then Thor it would have crashed through the floor dragging the poor welder along for the ride.

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Feast your eyes on this beauty of an art piece, released for the convention.

http://marvel.com/images/981085#0-981085

[Starman]

I like the look of Ultron and Spader is going to kill it as his voice ... but The Avengers fighting an army of identical robotic things again doesn't fill me with excitement.

That image has a nice teaser of Vision floating in the background, though.

[JeyNyce]

I like the look of Ultron and Spader is going to kill it as his voice ... but The Avengers fighting an army of identical robotic things again doesn't fill me with excitement.

That image has a nice teaser of Vision floating in the background, though.

Aww, you beat me to it, LOL.  Any word on who's playing Vision?

[abenavides]

Paul Bettany is playing the Vision. (He's been doing the Jarvis voice for a while)

[Figure Fan]

I like the look of Ultron and Spader is going to kill it as his voice ... but The Avengers fighting an army of identical robotic things again doesn't fill me with excitement.

That image has a nice teaser of Vision floating in the background, though.

I think battling Ultron will be a lot different, though. His character will affect the team in new ways that weren't explored in the first film. I'm interested to see how Strucker is involved and how the twins' powers change the dynamic. Vision is just out of this world awesome and will compliment Ultron perfectly.

[BentonGrey]

Vision shows up in the background of the teaser image released recently, and he looks (as far as I can tell) pretty much exactly like he should!  That's exciting!

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/iron-man-and-scarlet-witch-get-into-battle-in-2-comic-con-posters-for-the-avengers-age-of-ultron-20140724

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Concept art for Vision:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=55358

And a movie poster (featuring Vision):
http://www.newsarama.com/22065-no-iron-man-4-plans-says-rdj-vision-stands-revealed-for-age-of-ultron.html

I'm pretty happy with the characters appearances.

[BentonGrey]

He looks perfect!  He's basically completely faithful to the comics, with just a few (the overtly robotic bits) elements that are concessions to the transfer from page to screen.  That is so awesome!  They've even kept his yellow cape!

[Podmark]

I like the movie design, but Vision is one character I'd have interested in seeing them try something different. Always thought his costumes were fairly arbitrary in design.

[Shogunn2517]

Word has it that THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON will have it's trailer attached to Christopher Nolan's INTERSTELLAR.

[spydermann93]

Word has it that THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON will have it's trailer attached to Christopher Nolan's INTERSTELLAR.

Curses!

I'll just have to wait until the trailer is leaked online, then

[JeyNyce]

I wonder if this has anything to do with Marvel/ Fox & the Fantastic Four or is Sony want to hype up Spidey

http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captured/marvels-making-big-plans-beyond-avengers-3-and-its-making-hollywood-crazy

[BentonGrey]

You know, I thoroughly enjoy how all of the arrogant, self-assured commentators for the last few years who have endlessly talked about the "superhero bubble bursting" have had to keep waiting...and waiting...and waiting...and waiting for their predictions to come true.  It just goes to show, as long as there are great movies being made, folks will go to see them.