[164] Tyler stated that the score pays homage to John Williams' scores for Star Wars (1977), Superman (1978), and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and references the scores for the Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America films in order to create a similar musical universe, saying, "That's the goal for sure. [213] The film was released in 11 territories on April 22, with its release jumping to 55% of its international market (44 countries) by the end of its first weekend,[214][215] before releasing on May 1 in the United States, in 3D and IMAX 3D. Was it because Marvel Studios feared that the general public would confuse the two? Exuberant and eye-popping, Avengers: Age of Ultron serves as an overstuffed but mostly satisfying sequel, reuniting its predecessor's unwieldy cast with a few new additions and a worthy foe. [94] However, in August 2012, Iger announced that Whedon would return to write and direct the sequel and develop the Marvel television series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., for ABC. And so there's this whole exciting place to go that is kind of unknown. Pietro dies when he shields Barton from gunfire, and a vengeful Wanda abandons her post to destroy Ultron's primary body, which allows one of his drones to activate the machine. [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. [86], —Joss Whedon, director of Avengers: Age of Ultron, on balancing the film's accessibility and continuity. [247] Age of Ultron also opened at number one in Japan in early July 2015 with $6.5 million, the highest opening weekend for an MCU release. List,[74][75] Hydra leaders who specialize in human experimentation, advanced robotics, and artificial intelligence from Captain America: The Winter Soldier. [268], Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame were directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, from a script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. "[266], In December 2015, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences placed Avengers: Age of Ultron on their shortlist of potential nominees for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 88th Academy Awards,[267] but ultimately did not nominate it for the award. [249] As of March 10, 2019[update], it is the ninth-highest-grossing film,[250] and the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2015. [191] The episodes "The Frenemy of My Enemy" and "The Dirty Half Dozen" feature "Easter eggs, plot threads and other connective tissue leading into the opening scene of Avengers: Age of Ultron" while "Scars" explores the aftermath of the film. Tom Hiddleston finally explains why he was cut from Avengers: Age of Ultron", "The Gang's All Here in New 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Image", "Avengers: Age Of Ultron Reshoots Set for January", "Joss Whedon on Fighting With Marvel Over 'Avengers: Age of Ultron': "It Got Really, Really Unpleasant, "Avengers: Age of Ultron Spoiler Podcast – Joss Whedon and Paul Bettany", "Joss Whedon Reveals Thor's Cut Subplot from 'Avengers Age of Ultron, "Avengers: Age of Ultron's most confusing scene and the gun that almost killed it, explained". [98], In December 2012, Whedon stated that he had completed an outline for the film. Two sequels have been released: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). With Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch appearing in Avengers: Age of Ultron, the roster continues to closely follow the comics as they both joined The Avengers along-side Captain America and Hawkeye (both of whom are founding members in the first film) after … [36] Taylor-Johnson had been in negotiations since as early as June,[116][117][118] while Olsen's potential involvement was first reported in August. "Marvel Exec Talks 'Avengers 2' and Why the Studio "Wants to Make Movies in L.A. 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A worldwide backlash over the resulting destruction, and the fears Wanda's hallucinations incited, send the team into hiding at Barton's farmhouse. [85] Tom Hiddleston was to reprise his role of Loki, but his scenes did not make the theatrical cut of the film. "TIFF Interview: Joss Whedon on Much Ado About Nothing and 'S.H.I.E.L.D. But he recovers like a pro, devising a spectacle that's epic in every sense of the word. [68] Whedon stated that the twins allowed him to add more conflict, which do not like the United States and the Avengers, and "the Avengers are like a world power, and not everybody's on board with the Avengers coming in and starting fights, even in the name of justice. [243][244] In South Korea, also where part of the film was shot, the film earned $4.9 million on its opening day and $28.2 through the weekend. [145] Disney spent $330.6 million on Avengers: Age of Ultron from February 2013 to November 2014, but $50.7 million of this was offset by payments from the UK tax authority. [159] ILM opened a facility in London, citing Avengers: Age of Ultron as a catalyst for the expansion,[160] and developed a new motion capture system for the film called Muse, which can better capture an actor's performance and combine different takes. "[122], On January 24, 2014, the Forte di Bard Association announced that filming would take place at Fort Bard in the Aosta Valley region of Italy in March 2014, as well as other locations in Aosta Valley including Aosta, Bard, Donnas, Pont-Saint-Martin, and Verrès. Last year, Marvel gave us Ant-man and Avengers: Age of Ultron.Two films that weren't quite as great as the previous year's outings, but still managed to satisfy audiences all the same. None of that matters anymore. [162], Method Studios created the interior of the new Avengers training facility by digitally designing the training facility, extracting the characters from the original set and placing them into the new CG environment. The Avengers attack Ultron and the Maximoffs, but Wanda subdues them with haunting visions, causing Banner to turn into the Hulk and rampage until Stark stops him with his anti-Hulk armor. Davis also used Blackmagic Design's Pocket Cinema Cameras to meet the needs of the second unit kit explaining, "The second unit typically needs a fleet of smaller cameras that are less expensive and are rugged enough to handle the various trials by fire, as it were, that we throw at them. [178], The first trailer was scheduled to premiere during the airing of an episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. [159] Perception worked on the main-on-end and main titles for the film. [146] A report on actual production costs for films from FilmL.A. Box Office: 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Scores Biggest Superhero Movie Opening", "South Korea Box Office: 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Monopolizes Cinemas", "South Korean Box Office: 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Tops for Third Straight Week", "Box Office: 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Opens to Record $33.9M in China Tuesday", "Why 'Captain America: Civil War' Is Poised To Be This Summer's Top-Grossing Live-Action Film: B.O. [185][186] In response, Marvel agreed to air footage from Age of Ultron during the episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The first rule of making a sequel is take the best moments and do something else. [63] Linda Cardellini portrays Laura Barton, Hawkeye's wife;[76][77] Claudia Kim portrays Helen Cho, a world-renowned geneticist who helps the Avengers from her office in Seoul;[63][78] Andy Serkis portrays Ulysses Klaue, a South-African black-market arms dealer, smuggler and gangster who is a former acquaintance from Stark's weapons-dealing days;[79][63][80] and Julie Delpy appears as Madame B., who mentored Black Widow into becoming an assassin. Banner rescues Romanoff, who awakens the Hulk for the battle. [182] However, on October 22, the trailer leaked online,[183] and within a few hours Marvel officially released the trailer on YouTube. ", "COMIC REEL: DOWNEY MAY KEEP "BUMPING ALONG" WITH MARVEL; MOMOA TALKS AQUAMAN'S LOOK", "Dubai Film Fest: Paul Bettany Talks 'Avengers 2' and Watching Jennifer Connelly Inject Herself", "Paul Bettany to Play the Vision in Marvel's 'Avengers: Age of Ultron, "Comic-Con Interview: Paul Bettany on Playing The Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron", "Creating 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Vision Make-up". [255], Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter said, "Avengers: Age of Ultron succeeds in the top priority of creating a worthy opponent for its superheroes and giving the latter a few new things to do, but this time the action scenes don't always measure up. [254] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale,[234] and those at PostTrak gave the film a 90% overall positive score and a 79% recommend. [154] In the scene, Thor would be possessed by a Norn, a goddess of destiny, while Selvig would quiz her about Thor's hallucination. Avengers: Age of Ultron is the 2015 sequel to The Avengers and the eleventh feature film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series, written and directed by Joss Whedon.. This "Vision" earns their trust by being worthy of lifting Thor's hammer, Mjölnir. Debut", "Global Report: 'Avengers: Age Of Ultron' Off To Hot Start, 'Furious 7' Crosses $1 Billion Overseas; Becomes #1 Movie Of All-Time In China", "Box Office: 'Avengers' Sequel Earns $44.8 Million In First Two Days Overseas", "U.K. [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. [229] The film set a worldwide IMAX opening-weekend record with $25.2 million (previously held by The Dark Knight Rises (2012)) and also broke the record for the fastest movie to make over $40 million in IMAX theaters, doing so in 12 days. "They have an option on me, "Exclusive: 'Avengers Age of Ultron' Casts James Spader as the Film's Legendary Villain", "Who is Marvel's angry, metal 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' madman – and why does he hate you? [91] In May 2012, after the successful release of the first film, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced a sequel was in development. Feige explained that they simply liked the title Age of Ultron but the plot was taken from decades of Avengers story arcs. Perception made the typeface a marble texture to mimic the main-on-end titles and changed the title's rotation (away from the camera instead of towards the camera in The Avengers), before "Age of Ultron" overtakes "Avengers" in a vibranium texture. Casting began in June 2013 with the re-signing of Downey. The translations, which were said to be too literal, were thought "to have been done by Google Translate. The final design was inspired by war monuments such as the Iwo Jima memorial. Hij speelde de superspeedster in Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015) als wederhelft van de tweeling die hij vormde met Wanda Maximoff oftewel Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), maar stierf tijdens het grootse eindgevecht. Additional footage was filmed in Italy, South Korea, Bangladesh, New York state, and around England. 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