In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Joss Whedon suggested that The Avengers was a little heavy on the testosterone and the sequel could use some more female superheroes. That’s a fantastic idea in theory, however, there are two major variables to the statement. First of all, Whedon has to come back or be involved in a second Avengers. At this point, that’s still up in the air. Second, new female superheroes would have to be introduced in one of the upcoming Marvel movies. We have no indication or evidence that there are plans to do so.
Can one or both of those things happen? It’s very possible. Read his quote and discuss which women, if any, could hold their own with Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow? Read More »
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Posted on Monday, May 14th, 2012 by Angie Han
Today’s Sequel Bits features all kinds, from Depression-era gangsters to noirish femme fatales to drunken school bus drivers. After the jump:
- Nick Swardson and Cheri Oteri board Grown-Ups 2
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For gets its first teaser poster
- A new G.I. Joe: Retaliation image shows Cobra Commander
- Seth Grahame-Smith is a little intimidated by Beetlejuice 2
- Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz talk Tron: Uprising
- Paramount is letting a Godfather (book) prequel go forward
- Jon Favreau likes where Shane Black‘s Iron Man 3 is headed
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I’d like to welcome all the new Marvel Studios fans to the fold. The Avengers hit the $1B mark this weekend, and it is on track to break all sorts of impressive-sounding box office records. That implies that there are a lot of happy returning Marvel fans who’ve been on board for the ride since Iron Man was released a few years ago, but there are also a lot of new converts.
This update is mostly for the new followers. In a video interview with Bloomberg, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige talks about the studio’s future plans. Feige speaks with some specificity about the plans to shoot new films over the course of the next year: first Iron Man 3, then Thor 2 and Captain America 2. He also explains that the studio has two films planned that are as yet unannounced. Those who’ve been following along with Marvel’s developments over the past couple years will be familiar with that plan. But for the new fans, check out the video interview below. Read More »
Yes, because of The Avengers restaurants from coast to coast are experiencing increased sales in the Middle-Eastern food known as shawarma. Reading that you have one of three reactions.
- You’ve seen The Avengers and understand the link between the film and the meat.
- You saw the movie but don’t really understand the connection.
- You have no idea what’s going on having not seen the movie.
Whether or not you’re in group one or two, you should click below. If you are in three, see the movie, then click below. Read More »
Before a movie is released, fans want to know everything they can about the plot. When a movie is released, they enjoy the discovery of what’s actually on screen. Then, after a movie is released, they try and learn everything about its creation. Believe it or not, that’s the point we’re already at with The Avengers. Fans have begun to pour over the minutia of Joss Whedon‘s Marvel universe, looking for Easter Eggs, deleted scenes and stories from the production of the film. This will help.
Two concept artists who worked on The Avengers, Nathan Schroeder and Steve Jung, have each posted a bunch of images from the inception of the film. They reveal truly stunning looks at what would eventually be realized on screen. Check them out below. Read More »
After Oscar-nominee Jessica Chastain passed on the role, writer/director Shane Black is now likely to cast Rebecca Hall as the female lead in Marvel’s first post Avengers film, Iron Man 3. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce and Ben Kingsley, Iron Man 3 will begin production in North Carolina this month leading toward a May 3, 2013 release date. Read more about the role and Hall after the jump. Read More »
Briefly: This is from the ‘no kidding’ department, but Disney CEO Bob Iger announced today during an earnings conference call that Marvel Studios is in development on a sequel to the $700 million hit The Avengers. I don’t think there is a single person who thought Marvel would not develop a sequel, but Iger announced only the early development of another team movie. There’s still a lot we don’t know.
It will be a while before we hear any cast announcements, though most of the core cast of the first film will be signed for a potential sequel. More important, we don’t know if Joss Whedon will return to write and direct. Marvel is notorious for low-balling directors, and with the exception of Jon Favreau’s two Iron Man films, we’ve seen new directors come on board sequels to Marvel films in the past. This might be a time when the studio breaks that pattern, but it is probably foolish to expect that Whedon will automatically be back.
Marvel already has movies planned for 2013 (Iron Man 3 and Thor 2) and 2014 (Captain America 2 and another mystery film, perhaps Ant-Man) so we probably won’t see The Avengers sequel until 2015 at the earliest. [Deadline and CNBC]
Six superheroes from different walks of life all come together to battle the forces of evil in The Avengers. Writer/director Joss Whedon had a momentous task to try and find a way to make that conceit believable and he wasn’t the only one. The cinematographer had to make sure all those bright greens, reds, blues, blacks and purples all worked on screen together, the fight choreographer had to make sure a bevy of different styles all fit and the sound department had to make sure the sounds of rage, war, weapons, metal, lightning and more all combined into one cohesive soundtrack.
The SoundWorks Collection has just released their latest video discussing that exact point, featuring all the people responsible for making The Avengers sound big, bad ass and united. Check it out below. Read More »
