Aaron Taylor-Johnson officially confirmed to play Quicksilver in Avengers 2

It's now officially confirmed; Aaron Taylor-Johnson will indeed play the character of Quicksilver in the upcoming "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" although the actor really made no secret of the fact that he was in ongoing negotiations to join the ensemble of the movie. Initially, there was concern over whether the filming schedule of Age of Ultron would conflict with Taylor-Johnson’s promotional duties on Godzilla, which opens next May.  Now, things have patched-up well and the actor will be fighting alongside the Avengers and the newcomers which include Elizabeth Olsen who will play Quicksilver’s sister Scarlet Witch and James Spader who will be playing the pic’s baddie, the titular evil robot Ultron. "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" is scheduled for release on May 1, 2015.

Joss Whedon Rewrote Troublesome Scenes in THOR: THE DARK WORLD

In a display of extremely impressive effort of advance troubleshooting and evident care, writer-director Joss Whedon actually stepped in to do some rewrites for some troublesome scenes in THOR: THE DARK WORLD. Apart from master producer for these Marvel movies Kevin Feige, Joss Whedon plays the significant part as being the creative showrunner for all these Marvel movies, his contract with Marvel allows him to consult on all of the studio’s other properties.  Such that Whedon had a hand in the script for Captain America: The First Avenger, and now, we know that he has also stepped in to fix minor problems in the Thor sequel as well. [hit the jump to continue]

The Avengers: Age of Ultron will Not be like the Comics Storyline; Whedon provides details for Avengers 2

This is a case of geeks trying to expect the movies to absolutely copy the comics. Well, that isn't going to happen with The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Age of Ultron may have the same title with the comicbook storyline, but it will, most definitely, create its own storyline with what has already been established in the other movies. And THAT has been confirmed by Joss Whedon himself. [Hit the jump for the detailed report]

Avengers 2 Has A Title

The cat is finally out of the bag! AVENGERS 2 now has a title. And one that is most unexpected actually. The title has been revealed as... "The AVENGERS: AGE of ULTRON" Some of you who are "in the know" of the goings-on in the Marvel movies universe may have expected that part 2 will be all about Thanos and/or the Infinity Gauntlet... Well, you may or may not be wrong, because no story details have been revealed as of yet. For now, what we get is a title. [read the story details after the jump]

The Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch Appearances in Avengers 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past

The Comicbook characters Pietro Maximoff a.k.a. Quicksilver, and Wanda Maximoff a.k.a. Scarlet Witch, in the Marvel Comics Universe are members of the superhero team The Avengers. Now, the movie Avengers 2 is currently in active production (what with the start of Marvel's Phase 2 movies, beginning with Iron Man 3) and has included both superhero characters to make an appearance in that sequel. It just so happened that the upcoming movie X-Men: Days of Future Past will also have both characters make an appearance in that movie. Because aside from being Avengers, both comicbook characters are also mutants, and are the children of Magneto, one of the most important characters of the X-Men Universe. [read the full article after the jump]

The S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Series set 'after' The AVENGERS

The S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Series Takes Place After THE AVENGERS Battle

News of ABC bring a S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series to pilot was all well and good, but the inclusion of Clark Gregg’s character Agent Phil Coulson had us scratching our collective heads.  Events that occur in The Avengers would make it rather difficult for Coulson to have a very active role in the series.  This casting announcement led many to believe that the television show would be a prequel or, at the very least, a parallel story to The Avengers.  Now ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee has confirmed that the series occurs after the battle in New York at the end of the Marvel mash-up and that Gregg is still going to be involved as Coulson.

Marvel & ABC developing S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series

No, it's Not "THE Shield"...
by Xyde

Earlier this month, it was reported that a TV series set in the Marvel Universe is being developed [CLICK HERE to read that report]. One that will be in the same continuity with the Avengers movie and the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It has recently been reported that this TV series is going to be one that will feature the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. This series is currently being developed by the ABC Network will be co-written and will possibly be directed by Joss Whedon himself, the man who brought The Avengers to the silver screen.

Joss Whedon now officially-confirmed as writer & director for AVENGERS 2 [UPDATED 8-09-2012]

It's like stating what we already know as being certain; but just this week, it is NOW OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED that legendary geek god Joss Whedon is being hired once again as writer and director of AVENGERS 2. Yes, it would be incredibly stupid for Marvel to let go of him, after all he just made one of THE biggest, most phenomenal movies of all time, and has made a tremendously massive amount of money for the studios. The cash generation isn't even over; studios are expected to prepare a bigger planet-wide bank when the AVENGERS dvd & blueray are gonna be released, coz that's surely gonna bring in tons of cash as well.


The news that Whedon has signed to write and direct the sequel was announced on the Disney Investors Conference Call this Tuesday. along with the news that he’ll develop “a Marvel-themed TV show for ABC.” You can check out our news bit here

With Whedon in place, this could mean that this time, he'll also be giving input on the "phase 2" Marvel movies and sequels (The Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor 2, etc) and will probably give them some influence that could contribute to the consistency to each movie with its expected eventual lead up to Avengers 2.

No target date has been announced yet, but Avengers 2 is expected around Summer 2015

UPDATE [Aug. 09, 2012]
Yesterday, we reported on the official confirmation of Whedon being the writer/director of Avengers 2. Now our speculations from that news is now also a confirmed reality. Joss Whedon will not only write and direct Avengers 2, and have supervising role on the Amrvel/Avengers continuity TV series, but that he will also have a say in all the other Marvel/Avengers related movies that are coming up. That would obviously include Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier, and Guardians of the Galaxy. That excludes Thor and Iron Man 3 which are off into production by now.

Here are the official details of the deal straight from Disney/Marvel:

“Joss Whedon has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel Studios for film and television through the end of June 2015. As part of that deal, Whedon will write and direct Marvel’s The Avengers 2 as well as help develop a new live action series for Marvel Television at ABC.  He will also contribute creatively to the next phase of Marvel’s cinematic universe.”

SOURCE: Variety

TV Series set within the Marvel Universe/Avengers Consistency being planned

Marvel has achieved ultra success with this year's AVENGERS. So where do they go from there? We have previously reported that all roads lead to an Avengers 2, and it has to go through a second phase of movies building up to that sequel. But the Marvel Universe is so vast and has an almost countless number of characters and stories to tell. It would most certainly be a pity if Marvel does not strike the iron while its hot; why not extend this vastness into television?

Disney officially confirms Avengers 2

gonna be back for more...

AVENGERS 2 is definitely going to happen
by Reymundo Salao

It seems extremely obvious that there is indeed going to be an Avengers 2. Disney is now confirming it officially. Disney CEO Bob Iger has recently announced that the studio is developing a sequel to The Avengers, adding that the film’s success “is a great illustration of why we like Marvel so much.”

True-blue Marvel geeks who have sat through the extra scene at the end of the animated credits now know very well who the next big bad villain is gonna be; and he is more than fitting to take on the Avengers. Although no official date has been marked for Avengers 2 as of yet, the studio has earlier announced that there's still an untitled Marvel movie slated for release in 2014. Could it be Avengers 2? Or maybe Ant-Man? We don’t know that yet.

So just who is this villain for Avengers 2? Will Joss Whedon be back to direct Avengers 2? Read on to find out…

Avengers Screening Skeds [updated 4/24/12]

The official release date of The Avengers is fast coming, and the hype and excitement is burning hot. While people are starting to mark their calendars, Syowing's spies have already taken a peek at Robinson's Movieworld's screening skeds for The Avengers. SM Cinema's screening skeds that are available are for the 3D screening.
AVENGERS will be released in Philippine theaters on APRIL 25, 2012 [wednesday]; while it will have its US opening on May 4, 2012. Yes, we will have our screening here in advance of the US release.

SKED UPDATED [NOW WITH SM CITY SKEDS]


Here are the screening skeds...

ROBINSON'S MOVIEWORLD
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Cinema 1
The Avengers [3D]
1:15 PM | 4:15 PM | 7:15 PM
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Cinema 2
The Avengers
2:45 PM | 5:45 PM
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Cinema 3
The Avengers
12:15 PM | 3:15 PM | 6:15 PM
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Cinema 4
The Avengers
2:15 PM | 5:15 PM | 8:15 PM
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SM CITY CINEMA
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Cinema 1
The Avengers
12:15 PM | 3:05 PM | 5:55 PM | 8:45 PM
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Cinema 2
The Avengers
12:00 PM | 9:00 PM
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Cinema 3
The Avengers
1:15 PM | 4:15 PM | 7:15 PM
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Cinema 4
The Avengers
10:50 AM | 1:50 PM | 4:50 PM | 7:50 PM
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Cinema 5
The Avengers [3D]
12:30 PM | 3:20 PM | 6:10 PM | 9:00 PM
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Cinema 6
The Avengers
11:25 AM | 2:25 PM | 5:25 PM | 8:25 PM
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Cinema 7
The Avengers
12:40 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:40 PM
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Cinema 8 [3D]
The Avengers
11:30 AM | 2:20 PM | 5:10 PM | 8:00 PM

See you at the theaters on the 25th!!!

The Avengers expectations, the deleted scene, and an additional scene currently being shot?

AVENGERS: What to Expect
by Reymundo Salao

Although it is yet to have its US release on May 4, 2012 and its Philippine release on April 25, 2012, THE AVENGERS already had its red-carpet premiere in Hollywood last April 11. 2012. And it received extremely positive reactions from various notable critics (check out this article to check out the Twitter posts from these critics). There is much positive vibe for the movie that it has made all the Marvel geek world all the more excited.

POST CREDITS
Reports come in that, as expected from any Marvel flick, there's an extra scene at the end of the credits. But this extra scene is found at an earlier portion of the credits; right after the animated star credit sequence, and right before the full credit scroll begins. Which is good because unlike other Marvel movies, you could spare yourself from sitting through the entire full credit scroll to see the bonus scene at the very end of the film.

Reports also speculate the possibility that there is actually an additional scene being shot (after the premiere) to be added to the movie, for its full official release.

EXTRA SCENE?
/Film’s Germain Lussier attended the press junket for The Avengers last April 12 (the day after the premiere). At the end of the press conference with the cast and crew, Robert Downey Jr. made a claim that the cast and crew were going to shoot one last remaining scene that night after the junket.

The crowd laughed, but Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige seemed notably irritated that Downey had made the comment. Could it be that he let the cat out of the bag? Or was Feige just angry that he was starting false rumors, which could lead to undeliverable expectations?

As the crowd was abuzz, Downey responded that he wasn’t kidding. And then, wait for it, said “No more questions!” At that point, the cast and crew exited the stage, leaving all the geek journalists wondering if Downey was joking or was he telling the truth.

Germain had a one on one interview with Feige afterward and asked him point blank if they were filming another scene for The Avengers. Kevin responded “Do you always trust everything Robert Downey Jr. tells you?” So take that for whatever its worth. Note that he didn’t deny the claim, and why would he want people to speculate about something that might not exist — especially if it would leave some fanboys disappointed?

DELETED SCENE
On the other hand, if there is one officially confirmed deleted scene, it was Captain America's reunion with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). If you could recall the events in Captain America: The First Avenger, before Cap went off to fight the Red Skull and his forces, he promised Peggy a date. And of course, that date never did push through (obviously because Cap "died").

In this upcoming Avengers movie, there was supposed to be a scene where Cap had his reunion with Peggy, who is obviously still alive. Unfortunately, that scene wound up on the cutting room floor. Of course it was not an easy decision for Joss Whedon. In an interview with ith the New York Times (via io9), here's what Whedon says:

"One of the best scenes that I wrote was the beautiful and poignant scene between Steve and Peggy [Carter] that takes place in the present. And I was the one who was like, Guys, we need to lose this. It was killing the rhythm of the thing. And we did have a lot of Cap, because he really was the ‘in’ for me. I really do feel a sense of loss about what’s happening in our culture, loss of the idea of community, loss of health care and welfare and all sorts of things. I was spending a lot of time having him say it, and then I cut that."

I had actually wished a scene like that to have been included at the end of "Captain America: The First Avenger" so that it gave that movie a bit more closure to the Peggy subplot, so that he could move on with other matters in the Avengers movie. But anyway, we will probably see this cut on Captain America 2.

For now, we hold our breaths, because we only have ten (10) more days to go before The Avengers movie. See you at the theaters on April 25, 2012!

SOURCE: SLASHFILM

Whedon opens up on Avengers: Krees or Skrulls? Ideas for a Sequel?

Joss Whedon was at the SXSW (South By SouthWest) Festival Austin, Texas, USA, and discussed some things about the AVENGERS movie; about his own plan for AVENGERS 2, and clears up Kree-Skrull rumors about the Avengers movie.

First off, Whedon clarifies all the geek rumors to be wrong: no Krees and no Skrulls will be on the Avengers movie. Ever since the announcement of the Avengers movie, there had been much speculation and rumor buzz that the movie will feature either the alien races; the Skrees and/or the Skrulls as alien villains of the movie. Both alien races, especially the Skrulls, are most prominent in the Marvel comics universe, having been a constant universal threat to Marvel heroes en masse. Perhaps many have deduced that if there was something that would make the main characters of the Avengers movie assemble and unite, it's probably because of an alien invasion threat; people immediately thought of these alien races in mind. Joss Whedon answers the questions: