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Robert Downey Jr. Calls Interviewer Bottom-Feeder & Parasite

RDJ walk out interview has over 8.4 million views on YouTube

Robert Downey Jr. recently walked out on an interview while promoting Avengers 2 following the interviewer switching gears and asking about RDJ’s personal life.

Now while speaking with Howard Stern (via THR), Robert Downey Jr. defended his actions: “I just wish I’d left sooner. I’m one of those guys where I’m always kind of assuming the social decorum is in play and that we’re promoting a superhero movie, a lot of kids are going to see it. This has nothing to do with your creepy, dark agenda that I’m feeling like all of a sudden ashamed and obligated to accommodate your weirdo shit.”

RDJ continues with mention he was weirded-out by the sudden shift in questioning, and calls the UK journalist, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, a bottom-feeder.

“I’m a 50-year-old guy … and I’m completely unevolved when it comes to simple boundaries,” RDJ added. “‘You know what? You’re weirding me out. You’re a bottom-feeding muckraker.'”

Robert Downey Jr. then questions whether he should be treated similar to a politician if he (or anyone) is being interviewed, while comparing the interviewer to something akin to a parasite.

“The assumption is that there’s a button that because you’ve sat down there, you’re going to be scrutinized like a kiddie fiddler who’s running for mayor,” RDJ said.

RDJ, a practitioner of Wing Chun Kung-Fu, warns he needs to distance himself or things might get out of hand.

“What I have to do in the future is I just have to give myself permission to say, ‘That is more than likely a syphilitic parasite, and I need to distance myself from this clown.’ Otherwise, I’m probably going to put hands on somebody, and then there’s a real story.”

Listen to the RDJ interview:

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Watch: Marvel’s Avengers Assemble Season 2, Ep. 18 – Clip 1

Watch a preview above for the enxt episode of Avengers Assemble. Two Avengers teams come together to take down Ultron in a clip from this week’s “Marvel’s Avengers Assemble,” airing Tuesday night at 8:30 PM ET on Disney XD!

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Watch: The Marvel Cinematic Universe Tribute

With The Avengers 2 due out this Friday, now seems like a good idea to recap the Marvel movies.

Check out the Marvel Cinematic Universe Tribute via the gang over at JoBlo.

Can you believe it’s been seven years since the first Iron Man came out?!

A special mashup tribute that is dedicated to the massive cinematic universe of Marvel Studios in honor of the release of “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. Seven years have passed since Robert Downey Jr. donned the famous Iron Man armor in the first of many planned films in the franchise. It was a lot of risk to get to where they are today but the reward was very much worth it.

Next came Edward Norton & Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye and Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanova. All these great characters/actors came together to form the Avengers along with countless talented writers and directors such as Joss Whedon, Jon Favreau, Kenneth Branagh, Anthony & Joe Russo and many more.

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Watch: Sesame Street Avengers 2 Parody

Sesame Street recently did a Game Of Thrones parody, and now they are back with Avengers 2.

Check out Aveggies: Age of Bon Bon above.

A super villain was prepared to destroy all the healthy foods in the world, until one hero, actually, several heroes stuck together to save the world’s vegetables! Together, Dr. Brownie, Onion Man, Captain Americauliflower, Black Bean Widow, Mighty Corn, and Zuchin-eye are…The Aveggies!

The Avengers: Age Of Ultron opens this Friday.

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Avengers: Infinity War Starts Filming In 2016 For 9 Months

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While promoting The Avengers 2, Chris Evans mentions filming for the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War movies, which will be filmed back-to-back.

Evans first tells Esquire that filming on Captain America: Civil War will go to August or September, and Evans also says he expects filming on the two Avenger: Infinity War movies to start either in the fall or winter of 2016:

“You know, you plan around the Marvel responsibilities. You have to. We start [Captain America: Civil War] in a couple weeks, and then that shoots until August or something like that. August or September. Then I’ve got some downtime and I can do with it as I please. I don’t know if I want to take time off or go pursue another directing job or find a movie to act in or, you know, do whatever I’m creatively inclined to pursue or wait, relax, enjoy my life. And then we start the Infinity War, I think, some time in the third quarter. Fall or winter of 2016. That’s going to be like nine months to shoot both movies back to back.”

Regarding Captain America 3, Evans just tweeted he had to shave his beard for the movie as filming looks to begin any day now.

Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 has a May 4, 2018 release date; Avengers: Infinity War Part 2 opens a year later on May 3, 2019.

Marvel Avengers Infinity War Teaser:

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Joss Whedon Jokes Agents Of SHIELD Isn’t Real & Again Says Coulson Is Dead

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~~Coulson Lives!~~

Coulson’s Dead!

One way of getting around the lackluster reception of Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. is to simply state it never existed in the first place.

That’s what Joss Whedon says (well not the lackluster part) as Whedon states again that Coulson is dead.

This time, Whedon tells IGN the following – offering Agents Of SHIELD is just a Coulson fever dream:

Yeah he’s dead. The entire television series is just a fever dream. It’s a Jacob’s Ladder moment he’s having at the point of death, but we don’t give that away until after season seven. And there’s a snow globe. Now I’ve given it away. Bollocks!

Whedon continues with mention that while Marvel TV and Marvel Studios are a part of the same shared universe, essentially they are separate.

It’s a weird little yes and no. As far as I’m concerned in the films, yes he’s dead. In terms of the narrative of these guys [The Avengers] his loss was very important. When I created the television show, it was sort of on the understanding that this can work and we can do it with integrity, but these Avengers movies are for people to see the Avengers movies and nothing else. And it would neither make sense nor be useful to say ‘Oh and by the way remember me? I died!’”

Whedon also went on to talk about how he thinks Marvel Studios was annoyed by Marvel TV and makes a remark about the events from Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

“I think actually the movie people were a little bit cross about the TV show” Whedon revealed. “They were sort of like ‘Well you can have this but not this. And this but not that.’ It’s complicated enough as it is without me adding another layer of complication. We also created a TV show called S.H.I.E.L.D. right before they made a movie where they destroyed S.H.I.E.L.D.. So everybody’s having a GREAT time!”

Marvel TV is also launching two new series for ABC with one being a SHIELD spinoff featuring Adrianne Palicki, and the other is rumored to possibly feature the new Marvel Comics muslim character who took over the Ms. Marvel codename.

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Watch: The Avengers 2 Thor Hammer Prank

We’ve all seen the clip from The Avengers 2 featuring the Assemblers attempting to lift Thor’s hammer.

Cap moves the hammer a bit, but in the above video no mere mortal appears to be worthy enough as the Trollstation YouTube channel glued Thor’s hammer to the ground and recorded people’s reaction when it wouldn’t budge.

Gorilla Glue may want to think about becoming a sponsor.

“The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” hits May 1, 2015 directed by Joss Whedon starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver, Paul Bettany as Vision, with James Spader as Ultron.

Synopsis:

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

The Avengers 2 Trailer:

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96 High-Res Avengers 2 Image Stills; Vision Revealed

Marvel Studios has officially released a first look at Paul Bettany as the Vision as well as almost 100 other high-res image stills from Avengers 2.

Check them out below.

Synopsis:

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Robert Downey Jr. Possibly Appearing In Spider-Man Movie? (Video)

With Spider-Man speculated to be first appearing in Captain America: Civil War, it’s possible the 2017 Spider-Man standalone move could feature Iron Man (especially if you are familiar with the comics).

Above you can check out an interview with Robert Downey Jr. from a couple of weeks ago where RDJ is asked about Spider-Man.

Robert Downey Jr. tells EOnline that he is “old school” and would rather have Peter Parker as the new Spider-Man over Miles Morales (Kevin Feige has since confirmed the new Spidey is Parker).

Robert Downey Jr. also says he would like Spider-Man to join The Avengers, and the article makes mention that RDJ might be featured in the standalone Spider-Man movie noting RDJ didn’t exactly deny the notion.

An actor has yet to be cast for Spider-Man, but five actors are rumored including Nat Wolff, Asa Butterfield, Tom Holland, Timothee Chalametand Liam James.

“Captain America: Civil War” has a May 6, 2016 release; the Spider-Man movie is due out July 28, 2017.

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Watch: Avengers 2 “Boom” & “This Friday” Spots

Watch two new spots for Avengers 2 with “Boom” and “This Friday.”

The Avengers: Age Of Ultron opens Friday, May 1, 2015 with advance screenings taking place Thursday night, April 30th.

Synopsis:

Boom:

This Friday:

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Daredevil Charlie Cox Is Contracted To Do Marvel Movies

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Will we see the Man Without Fear side-by-side The Avengers?

It’s definitely a strong possibility with the success the Daredevil Netflix series has become in addition to the positive fan reception.

While Charlie Cox has stated he hasn’t heard anything from Marvel Studios, the good news is that it’s in Cox’s contract to do be a part of the MCU.

Speaking with close-upfilm.com, Cox says:

It’d be great. I’ve read Civil War [comic] now, I’ve read The New Avengers [comic], I know he’s in there but I think I missed the boat on Civil War because they’re filming that. I don’t know, Marvel have not mentioned that to me at all. It’s in my contract that if they want me to do it, I’m there, and I would love that. That would be an extension of the dream, but I’m a pretty happy customer at this point, to get to do the series again. And I get to do The Defenders at some point.

While Cox may not be appearing in Captain America 3, perhaps we will see Daredevil in Marvel’s Infinity War movies.

Daredevil is currently available on Netflix with 13 episodes, and Season 2 is in the works.

Daredevil trailer:

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Watch: New Agents Of SHIELD “The Frenemy of My Enemy” Promo

Watch a new promo above for the next episode of Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. “The Frenemy of My Enemy.”

The episode will also feature exclusive footage from The Avengers 2, which opens Friday.

Agents of SHIELD airs Tuesdays at 9pm ET on ABC.

Episode synopsis:

GRANT WARD MAY BE COULSON’S LAST HOPE, ON “MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.” ON ABC “The Frenemy of My Enemy” – A dangerous new alliance is formed as Coulson and Hunter turn to the last person anyone would expect – Grant Ward! As the war between S.H.I.E.L.D. factions continues, Skye and Lincoln will find themselves drawn into this conflict, on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” TUESDAY, APRIL 21 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Nick Blood as Lance Hunter, and Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse. Guest starring are Henry Simmons as Alphonso“Mack” Mackenzie, Henry Goodman as Dr. List, Kyle MacLachlan as Cal, Jamie Harris as Gordon, Maya Stojan as Kara, Dichen Lachman as Jiaying, Luke Mitchell as Lincoln Campbell, Kris Lemche as Ethan, Staci Roberts as Paula, and Trenton Rostedt as Hoodie Guy. ”The Frenemy of My Enemy” was written by Monica Owusu-Breen and directed by Karen Gaviola.

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Marvel Studios Being Sued Over Iron Man Movie Design

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A lawsuit has been filed against Disney and Marvel Studios claiming copyright infringement and unfair and deceptive trade practices over the look of the Iron Man movie designs.

The Wrap reports two brothers, Ben and Ray Lai, are claiming Marvel has infringed on the designs of their Radix comic, as much like the movie version of Iron Man, the characters in Radix wear “highly detailed, mechanized suits of body armor.”

Note: Back when Iron Man 3 was released, the brothers filed a cease-and-desist letter with Disney over promotional material.

The gist of the current lawsuit contends that Ben and Ray Lai created Radix in 2001 and then were hired by Marvel a year later “to work as artists on its various comic book franchises.” The brothers claim the comic book version of Iron Man was simpler prior to their Marvel involvement and are claiming Marvel nabbed their idea from Radix for the upgrade.

The comics “typically depicted Iron Man wearing simple spandex-like attire and minimal armor,” the lawsuit reads, where the movie franchise depicts Iron Man “wearing a fully mechanized suit of armor” which becomes increasingly complex over the span of the films.

The lawsuit continues arguing: “In the films, Iron Man is depicted wearing mechanized body armor that appropriates the copyrighted artistic work of the Plaintiff without authorization or attribution.”

And also: “The plot of each Iron Man film centers on the protagonist as he creates and builds increasingly powerful and futuristic versions of this body armor … that allow him to fly, shoot projectiles, and perform other superhuman feats.”

In addition to the claim of copyright infringement, the lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages and a permanent injunction barring further alleged copyright infringement.

You can read the lawsuit here.

Browsing the various Iron Man comic designs, it appears as if the Iron Man comic went with a more modern version of Iron Man around 1994-99, which was up to eight years prior to the two brothers having worked at Marvel, and something the lawsuit omits as part of its exhibit “A.”

The Prometheum armor in Heroes Reborn from 1996 seems to be the genesis of the modern day Iron Man:

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This one is from 1999 (Model 18):

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Cobie Smulders Reveals She Had Cancer

Cobie Smulders, known for playing Agent Maria Hill in the Marvel movies, poses topless in the latest issue of Women’s Health magazine where the actress reveals she had a bout with cancer a few years ago.

Smulders, age 33, reveals she had ovarian cancer when she was 25 while on How I Met Your Mother.

“I had tumors on both ovaries,” Smulders said. “And the cancer had spread into my lymph nodes and surrounding tissues.”

Smulders went through multiple surgeries to remove the cancer over a two-year period, according to the article.

“I don’t think I’ll ever feel like I’m cancer-free,”Smulders offered. “Now that I’m five years out, I’m trying to think of it as a positive thing and what can I learn from it. And if I can create more awareness, I’ll do it.”

Smulder continues by discussing what she feels is the meaning of “healthy.”

“I always associate ‘healthy’ with ‘healthy eating,” she said. “I’m big into ‘you are what you eat’ and if you’re taking care of yourself in that respect, then you’re going to feel good. Look good, feel good.”

Regarding the topless pics, Smulders explains her reason behind doing it is: “because it’s a women’s magazine, I feel like being topless is more about being confident and about being happy with your body rather than trying to excite somebody else. That’s what this cover was more about.”

Cobie Smulders can next be seen in “The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” on May 1st, and will be reprising as Maria Hill for an upcoming episode of “Agents Of SHIELD.”

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Watch: Mark Ruffalo Asked Sexist Questions On Avengers 2

At least the internet is not exploding over this one.

Scarlett Johansson and Mark Ruffalo participated in an interview with Cosmopolitan where the interviewer flipped the questioning around and asked Ruffalo “sexist” questions.

Cosmo noted how Johansson was asked “sexist” questions while promoting the first Avengers movie, so decided to ask Ruffaloa similar line of questioning.

Ruffalo is asked about his diet and exercise routine as well as what he is wearing on the Red Carpet and more.

Scarlett Johansson also talks about training for Captain America 3 and performing stunts.

Regarding the internet exploding, Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner found themselves in the hot seat when people overreacted to jokes about Black Widow.

“The Avengers 2” hits May 1, 2015.

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Robert Downey Jr. Fires Back At Journalist Following Walking Out Of Interview

Two days ago saw Robert Downey Jr. walk out of an interview while promoting Avengers 2 as the questions turned away from the movie and to RDJ’s sordid past.

Now Robert Downey Jr. has fired back at British reporter Krishnan Guru-Murthy while getting ready for an appearance on Live with Kelly and Michael.

Robert Downey Jr. posted an image of himself with Diane Sawyer, known for her own hard-hitting interviews, adding, “A corrective experience with legitimate journalism.”

RDJ referenced Sawyer’s name in the Avengers 2 interview with, “It’s getting a little Diane Sawyer in here.”

A corrective experience with legitimate journalism @kellyandmichael #dianesawyer #kellyandmichael #avengers #ageofultron #presstour #marvel #earlybirds

A photo posted by Robert Downey, Jr. (@robertdowneyjr) on Apr 24, 2015 at 6:13am PDT

#earlybirds #kellyandmichael @kellyandmichael #avengers #ageofultron #presstour #marvel

A photo posted by Robert Downey, Jr. (@robertdowneyjr) on Apr 24, 2015 at 6:30am PDT

@marvel dipping the pen in company ink so to speak… Happy Friday everyone ! #avengers #ageofultron #presstour #marvel

A photo posted by Robert Downey, Jr. (@robertdowneyjr) on Apr 24, 2015 at 7:25am PDT

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Watch: New Vision Footage From Avengers 2

More footage featuring the Vision has surfaced from Avengers 2 in the form of a new spot.

Previously, we also got a look at the birth of the Vision; both of which you can check out below.

“The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” hits May 1, 2015.

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The Avengers 2 Rumored To Have Alternate Ending & Extended Blu-Ray Edition

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Well, this is one way to entice fans to pre-order The Avengers 2 Blu-Ray.

How about telling them it features an alternate ending and an extended version?

A user on reddit posted the following screen grab of an e-mail sent by Amazon UK where it’s stated “…you might like to know that Avengers: Age Of Ultron is available to pre-order on DVD and Blu-Ray, including an extended version and alternate ending.”

This seems to conflict with what Joss Whedon recently stated in that there will not be an Avengers 2 director’s cut, just that the Blu-Ray will feature lots of deleted scenes.

“The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” opens May 1st.

Here is the pic:

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Robert Downey Teases Spider-Man In Captain America 3 While On Letterman (Video)

Robert Downey Jr. recently appeared on David Letterman to promote The Avengers 2 where Captain America: Civil War was brought up.

Dave jokes with RDJ that he doesn’t know too much about the movie and says Iron Man has to win.

Letterman then mentions Spider-Man, with Robert Downey Jr. teasing, “He may well be. Yeah. I hear they are looking to cast a new Spider-Man.”

Dave then asks, “Who do we root for? Captain America, Iron Man or Spider-Man?”

“That’s up to the people,” RDJ responds as he points to himself.

Spider-Man will first appear in a Marvel film before the 2017 standalone movie.

Said to be up for the role of Spider-Man are five actors: Nat Wolff, Asa Butterfield, Tom Holland, Timothee Chalamet and Liam James.

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Evans & Renner In The Hot Seat Following Black Widow “Slut” & “Whore” Jokes

Perhaps the press tour for The Avengers 2 has gone on just a little too long (for both the actors and the fans).

Just the other day saw Robert Downey Jr. walk out an interview, and now both Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner are in the hot seat.

Evans, who plays Captain America, and Renner, who plays Hawkeye, both participated in an interview with the Digital Spy (watch above).

When it was brought up that fans’ had hoped Black Widow would have been linked romantically to either one of their characters, Renner responded with a straight face, “She’s a slut.”

Evans laughed and agreed with him saying, “I was going to say something along that line… a complete whore.”

Renner then added, “Trick, man.” With Evans laughing about “she’s a slut.”

The interviewer – who is female – then went with it and and added, “Whatever movie it is, she’ll be just the sidekick. She’ll be flirting away…”

“That’s right,” Renner agreed.

“Just flirting with everybody,” Evans said.

“She has a prosthetic leg anyway,” Renner said.

“Leading everybody on,” joked Evans, with the interviewer laughing along with them.

Note: The remarks were not made about Scarlett Johansson, but about the fictional Marvel character Black Widow. However, that didn’t deter fans as many took to social networks to voice their dissatisfaction for the Avengers actors’ behavior.

Evans has since apologized as his rep sent USA Today the following:

“Yesterday we were asked about the rumors Black Widow wanted to be in a relationship with both Hawkeye and Captain America. We answered in a juvenile and offensive way that rightfully angered some fans. I regret it and sincerely apologize.”

Update: Renner also released the following:

“I am sorry that this tasteless joke about a fictional character offended anyone. It was not meant to be serious in any way. Just poking fun during an exhausting and tedious press tour.”

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New Avengers 2 Thor Featurette & Promo Art

Marvel released a new Avengers 2 featurette for Chris Hemsworth’s Thor.

Also check out a batch of new promo art and images associated with the movie we found across the net.

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Dave Bautista Wants Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy Crossover

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With the Marvel Avengers: Infinity War movies set to feature Earth’s Mightiest Heroes against Thanos, maybe the Guardians of the Galaxy will lend a hand.

While it’s not yet confirmed the Guardians will appear, Dave Bautista, aka Drax the Destroyer, says he would like to see a crossover with the Avengers.

“Strictly as a fan boy I hope that the worlds collide and we get together with the Avengers,” Bautista told the UK’s Metro.

Bautista is also playing a villain in the upcoming James Bond The Spectre movie.

“It’s fun to play a bad guy. I think I make an interesting one – not your stereotypical bad guy,” Bautista said.

Dave Bautista will also be returning as Drax for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, which has a May 5, 2017 release.

@RobertDowneyJr and @DaveBautista #Avengers #AgeOfUltron pic.twitter.com/e1Gp3CtNP0

— Angie (@missangie0) April 21, 2015

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Whedon Says Lots Of Deleted Scenes On The Avengers 2 Blu-Ray; Talks Vision

The Avengers 2 was rumored at one time to be around 3 hours, with the rough cut probably at least four hours long.

It would be a shame for all that footage to go unnoticed, but fear not as Joss Whedon lets it be known there will be a lot of deleted scenes once The Avengers 2 Blu-Ray is released.

“There will be very many scenes on the DVD,” Whedon stated in the above interview. “I think ultimately I might argue one or two little things I would have liked to put in the movie, but generally, most of them belong on the DVD. And people will see why, but I am still proud of them, and people will see why we had them in the first place. It’s not one of those things where it’s the Director’s Cut. This is the movie.”

Watch more from Whedon above talking Paul Bettany and the Vision.

The Avengers 2 Trailer:

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Joss Whedon Talks Why Planet Hulk Might Not Work

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A Planet Hulk movie is currently all the rage amongst the online chatter.

The comic book storyline saw Marvel heroes trick the Hulk into space in a plan to maroon the Green Goliath on a planet where he would no longer be bothered and would no longer bother anyone else. The only problem is that instead of going to the planet, the Hulk goes through a wormhole and ends up a slave on the planet Sakaar.

Now Joss Whedon weighs in on a potential Planet Hulk movie with IGN offering it would be really expensive and at the same time says a Hulk movie should be more grounded and center around Banner. The Planet Hulk comic storyline featured virtually none of Banner as the Planet Sakaar was considered too dangerous for the puny Banner to survive so they remained in Hulk form.

It absolutely could be put onscreen. I don’t know if it should. I think part of what makes the Hulk great is the world around him and the Banner of it. And it would be mad expensive as well. I think if they were going to do a Hulk movie, they’d want to keep it more grounded.

Regarding the comment of Planet Hulk not featuring Banner, which Feige has also mentioned, obviously the movie could just be a different adaptation with more Banner elements added to the film.

Whedon also talks about the Hulk in both of his Avengers movies and offers his take on two different versions of the Hulk. Warning: There is a slight spoiler.

“I always think that there are basically two Hulks. There’s horror movie Hulk and superhero movie Hulk. In the first film we got a taste of both and it really has to do with Banner’s attitude about who he is when he turns into the Hulk. And since the movie begins with the team together, the first thing we see is superhero Hulk, who has a level of cogency that makes him still useful and he isn’t just swatting things madly. But then, once the Scarlet Witch gets done with him, we get to see a vision of him that we have never seen before where he is completely out of control. And also clearly in a lot of pain. It was kind of beautiful to be able to go that far with him.”

Whedon mentions the legal issues surrounding a Hulk solo movie as well as that Hulk is essentially not a classic superhero comparing the Hulk to a werewolf story (interesting enough, the Gray Hulk in the comics transforms at night and is strongest during a New Moon – because of less sunlight – and weakest during the Full Moon – because of the strong reflection of the sun’s light).

“Honestly I think it’s a legal thing. I think it’s because there’s other studio rights and this and that. It’s difficult. Hulk movies are very difficult because it isn’t a classic superhero story. It is more of a werewolf story, and finding a way to thread both of those makes if difficult. But I think it has more to do with the boring issues… because they love the Hulk and they love Mark as much as I do.”

Recently, both Whedon and Ruffalo seemed to tease the future of the Hulk, with Whedon stating it’s going to be “amazing.”

“The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” has May 1, 2015 release.

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Joss Whedon Still Considers Coulson Dead

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Coulson Lives!

Well, not according to director Joss Whedon who was responsible for killing off Agent Phil Coulson in The Avengers movie. Speaking with the UK’s mentalfloss.com, Whedon lets it be known that Marvel TV was responsible for bringing back Coulson, but almost seems to say that the movies and TV have different continuity, and that he still considers Coulson as being dead.

Whedon says Marvel TV brought Coulson back.

A lot of people come back in The Winter Soldier. It’s a grand Marvel tradition. Bucky was supposed to die. And the Coulson thing was, I think, a little anomalous just because that really came from the television division, which is sort of considered to be its own subsection of the Marvel universe.

Whedon says for the continuity of the movies, Coulson is still considered dead:

As far as the fiction of the movies, Coulson is dead.

Says he wasn’t happy that Coulson came back as it takes away from The Avengers movie:

But I have to say, watching the first one with my kids—I had not watched the first one since it came out—and then watching it with my kids and watching Coulson die but [thinking], “Yeah, but I know that he kind of isn’t,” it did take some of the punch out of it for me. Of course, I spent a lot of time making sure he didn’t.

Whedon offers there is no reference to Coulson’s death in Avengers 2:

And at the time it seemed inoffensive, as long as it wasn’t referenced in the second movie, which it isn’t.

Whedon feels that without death or loss during these great conflicts, they don’t come off as being real or sincere:

There’s a thing where you can do that so many times and there’s nothing at stake. But it’s difficult because you’re living in franchise world—not just Marvel, but in most big films—where you can’t kill anyone, or anybody significant. And now I find myself with a huge crew of people and, although I’m not as bloodthirsty as some people like to pretend, I think it’s disingenuous to say we’re going to fight this great battle, but there’s not going to be any loss.

Whedon does offer he is fine with it and is happy to leave it up to the fans:

So my feeling in these situations with Marvel is that if somebody has to be placed on the altar and sacrificed, I’ll let you guys decide if they stay there.

“The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” has a May 1st release.

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Robert Downey Jr. & Avengers 2 Cast Respond to Birdman’s Director’s Criticism (Video)

Check out the above video where Robert Downey Jr. and the cast of Avengers 2 respond to criticisms made by the director of Birdman, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.

If you are not familiar with Inarritu’s comments, the director stated superhero films are “cultural genocide” and “right wing.” Here’s the blub from the Deadline interview:

I sometimes enjoy them because they are basic and simple and go well with popcorn. The problem is that sometimes they purport to be profound, based on some Greek mythological kind of thing. And they are honestly very right wing. I always see them as killing people because they do not believe in what you believe, or they are not being who you want them to be. I hate that, and don’t respond to those characters. They have been poison, this cultural genocide, because the audience is so overexposed to plot and explosions and shit that doesn’t mean nothing about the experience of being human.

That’s what I am saying. Superheroes…just the word hero bothers me. What the fuck does that mean? It’s a false, misleading conception, the superhero. Then, the way they apply violence to it, it’s absolutely right wing. If you observe the mentality of most of those films, it’s really about people who are rich, who have power, who will do the good, who will kill the bad. Philosophically, I just don’t like them.

“The Avengers 2” hits May 1st.

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Joss Whedon & The Avengers Talk Batman Vs. Superman (Video)

With the release of the new Batman Vs. Superman trailer, Yahoo asked Joss Whedon, Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner about their thoughts on the trailer and heroes vs. heroes.

Evans and Renner haven’t seen the trailer,, but the two went on to make fun of Superman as being too powerful of a character.

“How does anyone fight Superman?” asked Evans.

With Renner adding, “I know, that’s what I don’t get. What are you going to do with a Bat-belt?”

“I feel like [Superman] would bulldoze our whole squad, they really wrote him unfairly. It’s not fair, he’s got too much,” Evans said.

Whedon did see the Batman Vs. Superman trailer and offered he can understand why hero would fight against hero and says he is really excited for the movie.

“I found [the trailer for ‘Batman v Superman’] interesting,” Whedon offered. “Because they’re bringing up a lot of issues that we bring up in Age of Ultron and I think it’s inevitable. People with power, who are good, do not always agree and it makes perfect sense for me that [Batman and Superman] would fight. And besides… Batman and Superman are gonna fight! I’m so excited! I’m so excited!”

“The Avengers 2” hits May 1st; “Batman Vs. Superman” has a March 26, 2016 release.

Batman Vs Superman Trailer:

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Watch: The Avengers 2 Black Widow & Scarlet Witch Featurette

Watch a new featurette above on Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow and Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch for The Avengers 2.

Synopsis:

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New Avengers 2 Art Includes Gray Hulk

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It might be just artist interpretation, but check out new art below released by Marvel for The Avengers 2 where one of the posters features the Gray Hulk.

The Gray Hulk was a smarter version of the Hulk in the Marvel Universe comics, but also the version in the Ultimate Comics.

Footage from the Avengers 2 seemingly revealed Ruffalo’s Hulk colored gray (see above) leading to speculation that something goes down to cause the Hulk to transform into a different version of himself.

Marvel will be showcasing the art as part of Marvel Studios & Hero Complex Gallery April 24 – May 17 at the Hero Complex Gallery in Los Angeles (free custom collectible chocolate bars for opening night attendees while supplies last!).