[124] A few weeks later Marvel announced that portions of the film would be shot in South Korea. "Avengers: Age of Ultron" introduces us to two new characters, the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. July 30, 2021, 11:30am. Thomas Kretschmann and Henry Goodman reprise their roles as Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and Dr. 11; . It's not like the X-Men, who are all tortured by the same thing and have similar costumes. [163], In March 2014, Brian Tyler signed on to compose the film's score, replacing the composer for the first film, Alan Silvestri, while also marking his third film collaboration with Marvel following Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World in 2013. Indeed, for Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who plays Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver in Marvel Studios' Avengers: Age of Ultron . Ultron. But if this really is the final Avengers 2 trailer, then at least on the trailer front they have kept the film relatively unspoiled. Collects All-New X-Men #16-17, Uncanny X-Men #12-13, Wolverine & The X-Men #36-37, X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1-2, X-Men #5-6. Samuel L. Jackson Confirms Elizabeth Olsen Is Scarlet Witch In Avengers: Age Of Ultron. She has various mental powers, such as telekinesis, hypnosis, and can project powerful energy blasts. Method also contributed to Iron Man's new Mark 45 suit and played a key role in creating Scarlet Witch's CG mind control effect. [39] In December 2014, Kim's role was revealed as Dr. Helen Cho. [155][156][157] Additionally, Whedon reiterated he had wanted to include Captain Marvel and Spider-Man at the end, but deals for each character (signing of an actress and a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment, respectively) were not completed in time for their inclusion. [172] The special debuted concept art for Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, as well as art of the Hulk fighting the "Hulkbuster" Iron Man suit. With an estimated net production budget of $365 million, the film is the second most expensive film ever made. [251] Its largest markets were China ($240.1 million), the United Kingdom ($75.5 million), and South Korea ($72.3 million). agents to evacuate civilians. The future begins in the past! [188] Also in November, an extended trailer debuted on Samsung Mobile's YouTube channel, featuring product placement for various Samsung devices. [223] In July 2015, Whedon stated that he did not intend on releasing a director's cut of Avengers: Age of Ultron because despite the film's complexity, he was satisfied with the theatrical version and did not think it needed to be tweaked. [204] On April 27, Downey and Renner along with executives from Marvel Entertainment rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange in celebration of the film's theatrical release. [76][81] At the same time, Whedon stated that the film would not contain a post-credits scene, which had become customary for MCU films. 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Russell, the way he likes to work, 2015 projects, and more", "Don Cheadle mellow, 'barely awake' after Globes news", "Marvel Confirms Taylor-Johnson, Olsen for 'Avengers: Age of Ultron, "Aaron Taylor-Johnson on wanting to 'push the boundaries' with Quicksilver", "How Avengers: Age of Ultron Quicksilver Is Different From X-Men: Days of Future Past", "How Joss Whedon Brought Quicksilver And Scarlet Witch To The "Avengers" Franchise", "Avengers: Age of Ultron – How Powerful is Scarlet Witch? The film was released on April 22, 2015 internationally and on May 1, 2015 . . Graeme McMillan of The Hollywood Reporter criticized it for its lack of originality, calling it "pretty much the poster for the first Avengers movie, except with added flying robots in the background" and the fact that it incorporated many of the same tropes the other MCU Phase Two film posters did. would tie-in to the events of the film. You have to build in nostalgia and do it upfront so you can relate to it. Illustrates hitherto mysterious methods of comic art using as examples such Mighty Marvel heroes as Thor, The Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, and The Hulk The top earning countries were South Korea ($28.2 million), the United Kingdom ($27.3 million), and Russia ($16.2 million). Bettany, who was earlier cast in the MCU as the voice of Tony Stark's A.I., J.A.R.V.I.S back in the introductory film to the franchise, Iron Man (2008), thought his acting career was going to permanently end when Joss Whedon convinced him to play Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron. [199] Mendelson agreed with many of McMillan's observations, and called the poster "hilariously photoshopped". [221], Avengers: Age of Ultron was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on digital download on September 8, and on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, and DVD on October 2. Rogers, Romanoff, and Barton fight Ultron and retrieve the synthetic body, but Ultron captures Romanoff. "[202] A week after the final trailer debuted, Marvel revealed that the trailer had "smashed records" with over 35 million views. [201] Mendelson felt "this [was] a fine final trailer, teasing what we already know, hinting at the scale and a few new action beats without telling us much we don't already know" adding, "Here we have the fourth and final Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer and we don't know all that much about what transpires in a moment-to-moment sense in the finished 150-minute feature. [208] In March 2015, Disney said it planned to broaden its merchandising strategy with Avengers: Age of Ultron by expanding the target demographics to women and to fans of the individual superheroes that make up the Avengers. [58] However, Hiddleston's scenes did not make the theatrical cut of the film, with Whedon saying what was shot "didn't play" and he did not want the film to feel "overstuffed". Found inside – Page 1Collects All-New X-Factor (2014) #1-6. Pietro Maximoff, also known as Quicksilver, was a superhuman Sokovian citizen who possessed superhuman speed, reflexes and accelerated perception.He was the older twin brother of Wanda Maximoff.He was killed by Ultron whilst saving citizens.. Years later, Ralph Bohner, with the help of the witch Agatha Harkness, impersonated Pietro as a ruse to discover how Wanda was able to create the . Don't try to hit the same highs, because people will sense it." By Joe Schmidt - September 10, 2018 10:10 pm EDT. Elizabeth Chase Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. "[262] Scott Mendelson of Forbes said, "Avengers: Age of Ultron plays like an obligation, a box to be checked off on a list before all parties move onto the things they really want to do. "[258] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote, "Age of Ultron is a whole summer of fireworks packed into one movie. Read . [233], Avengers: Age of Ultron earned $84.46 million on its opening day, marking the biggest opening day for a superhero film and the second-biggest opening and second-biggest single-day gross, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) ($91.7 million). [240], Avengers: Age of Ultron earned $200.2 million in its first weekend from 44 countries, opening in first in all, which was 44% above its predecessor's opening. [236] It also saw the second-highest IMAX opening weekend total with $18 million (behind The Dark Knight Rises), a record $13.5 million from premium large format theaters and the highest share for the first weekend in May, accounting for 85% of the top twelve box office total earnings (previously held by Spider-Man 3 (2007)). and attacks the Avengers at their headquarters. [115], Casting continued into August 2013, with the announcement that James Spader would play Ultron. Before settling on the marble monument depiction for the main-on-end titles, Perception created three other versions, which were based on Ultron's hive mind ability from the film, "renderings of power and pure energy" inspired by classic comic panels, and classic moments for each character. "[265] Much like the release of Guardians of the Galaxy, the film received mixed reviews upon release in China, due to poor translations. "Marvel Exec Talks 'Avengers 2' and Why the Studio "Wants to Make Movies in L.A. 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Superman' Beats 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' with Online Chatter", "What's Revealed in the First 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Trailer? Sokovia's had a rough history. [222] The digital and Blu-ray releases include behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and a blooper reel. The region doubled as the fictional Eastern European nation of Sokovia,[39] with crews replacing local storefronts with Cyrillic script. (Pause to imagine the dark future where . Quicksilver can run at supersonic speeds and can destroy objects using that speed. It is based off of the films Marvel's The Avengers, Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger, Marvel's Iron Man 3, Marvel's Thor: The Dark World and Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier. While . "[151] Whedon later explained that Elba and Atwell appear in the film because of exploring the psyches of the Avengers from Scarlet Witch's power. He also thought that Ultron needed to be conceived through the Avengers and since they already had Tony Stark and Bruce Banner on the team, it would not make sense to bring in a third scientist. Avengers: Age of Ultron. There is no doubt it will be . [132] An artificial island on the Han River known as the Saebit Dungdungseom served as the headquarters of an IT institute featured in the film. [184] Entertainment Weekly and The Hollywood Reporter noted the effective use of the song "I've Got No Strings" from Pinocchio (1940) in the trailer. The events of Age of Ultron from and enhanced recruits POV. [92] Most of the film's cast members were under contract to potentially appear in the sequel; however, Robert Downey Jr. was not, as his four-picture deal with Marvel expired after Iron Man 3. Collects Marvel's The Avengers #1-2, Avengers: Cinematic Infinite Comic #1, Avengers (1963) #57-58, Avengers (1998) #22, Avengers (2010) #12.1. [203], In April 2015, members of the cast presented Downey with the MTV Generation Award at the 2015 MTV Movie Awards, along with debuting an exclusive clip from the film. [34] In the early months of 2014, Thomas Kretschmann was cast as Baron Wolfgang von Strucker,[74] Claudia Kim was cast in an unspecified role,[121] and Paul Bettany, who voiced J.A.R.V.I.S. [96] Whedon said his return for a sequel "wasn't a tough decision"; he thought it was "not going to happen", but realized he "desperately wanted to say more about these characters" when he started considering it. [39], In June 2014, the IMAX Corporation announced that the IMAX release of the film would be converted to IMAX 3D. "If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear." For centuries, the story of Victor Frankenstein and the monster he created has held readers spellbound. On the surface, it is a novel of tense and steadily mounting dread. Brother and sister duo Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, a.k.a Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, are two of the most notable characters being introduced in Avengers: Age of Ultron, arguably preceded only by . [97] Whedon said that they intended for the film's production to not be as rushed as the first one. [78][152] Additional scenes were scheduled to be filmed in January 2015 at Pinewood Studios. Most likely to win an election. [149] Following the trend in recent years, most of the computer screens in Stark's lab, Dr. Cho's laboratory, the Quinjet and other locations in the film were not added in post-production but were actually working screens on set, adding to the realism of the film and saving some on the post-production budget. [111] Whedon added that Ultron's origin would differ from his comics roots, and that Hank Pym would not be involved with Ultron's creation. [112] Whedon also said the film would have a darker tone due to Ultron's involvement. "[39] Because Marvel Studios shared the film rights to Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch with 20th Century Fox and had to avoid conflict with Fox's X-Men films, Whedon introduced two important characters into the Marvel Cinematic Universe completely on his terms for the first time, which allowed him to connect their origin stories to the universe that they created and avoid the concept of mutants. A Guide to 30 Avengers: Age of Ultron Characters Every product is independently selected by (obsessive) editors. It's spy versus spy as the fate of the country hangs in the balance! Plus: A single misstep ignites the fuse and pits hero against hero in the opening chapter of the comic-book story that inspired the film! They use her synthetic-tissue technology, vibranium, and the scepter's gem to craft a new body. on October 28, 2014. 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Avengers: Age of Ultron is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers.Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to The Avengers (2012) and the 11th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Also, Whedon had originally shot a much longer scene with Thor and Selvig in the cave but the final version is shorter as test audiences did not respond well to the original cut. It doesn't just go to 11, it starts there. In Seoul, Ultron uses Loki's scepter to enslave the team's friend Helen Cho. And so it's tough. [232], On May 15, 2015, Avengers: Age of Ultron became the twenty-first film in cinematic history, the third Marvel Studios film, and the eighth film distributed by Disney to cross the $1 billion threshold at the box office. Still, X-Men beat Joss Whedon to the punch since Taylor-Johnson's debut as Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron came a year later in 2015. . There's some nets I can cast. Feige explained that they simply liked the title Age of Ultron but the plot was taken from decades of Avengers story arcs. In a mid-credits scene, Thanos, dissatisfied by the failures of his pawns, dons a gauntlet[N 2] and vows to retrieve the Infinity Stones himself. [177] Avengers: Age of Ultron received the second most social media mentions at the convention, following Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), but had a higher intend-to-see response. "They have an option on me, "James Spader joins Avengers sequel, Age of Ultron", "Who is Marvel's angry, metal 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' madman – and why does he hate you? [122] To create the scenes depicting how Quicksilver views the world, scenes were shot with an ultra-high-speed camera and later combined with shots of Taylor-Johnson moving through the same scene at normal speed. Whedon disclosed that Edgar Wright had rights to the character first through his inclusion in Ant-Man, which was already in development. But he recovers like a pro, devising a spectacle that's epic in every sense of the word. [222] The film was also collected in a 13-disc box set, titled "Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Two Collection", which includes all of the Phase Two films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and was released on December 8. So that means the . Additional footage was filmed in Italy, South Korea, Bangladesh, New York state, and around England. [247] The Chinese opening scored the biggest weekday opening day, as well as the biggest Disney/Marvel opening, with $33.9 million,[248] and the second-biggest six-day start with $156.3 million (behind Furious 7 (2015)) of which $17.5 million came from IMAX theaters—the biggest ever. [181] The trailer received 34.3 million global views in 24 hours, 26.2 million from Marvel's YouTube channel, which broke the previous record held by Iron Man 3 with 23.14 million views.
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