Is it time for us nerds to start anticipating THE AVENGERS, directed by Joss Whedon?

Tuomas also disappointed that Renner doesn't have a fabulous purple outfit in the Bourne movie

lol i didnt see the word trailer

I mean people get into R2-D2 as a character because he's more like a clever animal
I don't think that's why people give a shit about MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH EMMA PEEL

and basically nobody should rock saturated purple very hard except as an accessory or perhaps if they are a comical pimp stereotype

i don't know if i understand what is going on but welcome back to ilx, i guess

My mother-in-law, bless her heart, asked us who was playing Emma Peel in this version when we told he we were going to see this.

banner's "secret" was a terrific reveal and also sums up everything about why intergalactic big bads should think twice about fucking with earthian superheroes imho (also says a bit about why they are so careless with the collateral)

Disney chief Bob Iger has confirmed that Joss Whedon will not only write and direct "The Avengers" sequel but will also develop a live action Marvel-themed TV series for ABC says Variety.

In an official statement: "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."

No other details were given on what Whedon's Marvel TV show would be. Whatever it is, it's separate from the "Incredible Hulk" series ABC is developing with Guillermo del Toro.

The first "The Avengers" film has earned nearly $1.5 billion at the worldwide box office. The sequel is rumoured to be targeting a May 2015 release.

The series, whatever it is, has potential to do a bit of expositional heavy lifting so A2 can be all tight and lean and shiny.

somehow i don't think this potential show will tie in that closely to any of the future films. It'll just be set in the same universe

The fact that Whedon is developing the show gives it that potential though.

Runaways, SHIELD, or something along the lines of Damage Control are the ideas people are putting out there. Any of those could work

Oh man I will watch Whedon Marvel tv--- plzplzplz astonishing x-men

i'd stop hoping for that to happen right now

different studios etc

Yeah, no X-Men, no Spider-Man.

SHIELD makes sense -- it could be done within tv-budget constraints.

JOSS WHEDON ALPHA FLIGHT, PEOPLE

I am already imagining the crappy accent Eliza Dushku will adopt as Aurora

hell, they're already Canadian, why not film it in Vancouver

lol i was thinking of how i would love to do a 1980s-set alpha flight movie

she-hulk legal drama

would be good if it was a boston legal type show with her as one of the lawyers, the rest who are just regular lawyers

howard the duck love interest. deadpool client

I think the world is ready for a Man-Thing tv show.

no deadpool

daredevil, duh

ooo, maybe

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/7086/342339-106834-echo_super.jpg

Newsroom drama w/Ben Urich covering superhero stufff

Haha Daer Mr Whedon, you are very nice and all, but could you be more like Brian Michael Bendis?

It's not quite "DO NOT WANT" but still not bad.

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17vvjllrwfohtjpg/medium.jpg

http://io9.com/5934412/poorly-translated-subtitles-from-a-chinese-bootleg-of-the-avengers-are-amazing

Quite so.

And good night:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0TZcBjZSNM

glad i caught it before it was pulled, but Cobie Smulders' "I WILL AVENGE YOU, COULTON" bit will definitely be on the net again.

As someone said over on io9, if that was also a GalaxyQuest riff then she kinda rules the universe.

Is Tuomas ever not the wrongest dude about this kind of stuff? yes, let's keep the face-codpieces on everybody all the time, also, purple bird flair has never been a bad idea!

― El Tomboto, 25. heinäkuuta 2012 7:49 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

what did Tuomas post?

― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), 25. heinäkuuta 2012 14:14 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I always hated how the Marvel movies have the heroes constantly removing their masks so that you can see the famous actor's face. Iron Man looks cool with the helmet, but not with Robert Downey's head sticking out the suit; Tobey Maguire's face + Spider-Man's suit looks just silly. I wonder if it's because, A) the actors demand their faces should be shown during action scenes too, or B) the movie makers think people can't emphasize with a hero unless he has a human face (completely ignoring the fact that people emphasize with characters like R2-D2 too)?

Can you imagine if they'd done the same thing in the Batman movies?

― Tuomas, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 1:40 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― how's life, 25. heinäkuuta 2012 14:17 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

He also wanted Hawkeye to keep his original costume iirc
http://kabooooom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hawkeye.jpg

― Number None, 25. heinäkuuta 2012 14:19 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I said they could've done a modernized version of his costume, not that they should've used the original, with the tunic and all... Anyway, a lot of people in this thread seemed to think Hawkeye was the lamest hero in the movie, and obviously that's partly because he got the least character development, but I think giving him a more iconic costume would've helped at least a bit. Unique costumes are big part of superhero iconography, so making Hawkeye have pretty much the same S.H.I.E.L.D. uniform as Black Widow made him seem less like a unique character.

With Iron Man, OTOH, I think they handled the mask thing quite well: there was no scene where he pointlessly and stupidly takes of his helmet off mid-battle just to show Robert Downey's face, like he did in IM and IM 2. The only time we see him in armor without the helmet was in the end, and that was well justified. As for Cap, I was actually pleased that he lost the mask in the final battle, because (like I said upthread) the movie version of his mask was kind of a failure. They should've given him a cloth or leather hood like in the comics, the thick helmet made his head look comically big.

BTW, am I the only one who at first thought the mystery villain in the after-credits scene was some kind of a Skrull? I thought the purplish skin was just because of the lighting in that scene, and Skrulls and Thanos both have that jagged jaw. I only got who he was after the subtext in the "court with death" line had properly sank in. Anyway, it was pretty fucked up reading that Jim Starlin interview linked upthread, where he said he didn't know anything about Thanos being in the movie, and that he had to buy his own ticket to see it. Hopefully Marvel at least gets him a ticket to the sequel, if Thanos is the villain in it.

This is probably linked somewhere else on this thread but it was new to me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAMgkpQYOSQ

Was impressed by the way it kept all the main characters in play, giving them all enough to do, but this was kind of boring.

http://io9.com/5940888/weird-secrets-of-the-avengers-that-youd-never-have-guessed

They recorded the inside of Ruffalo's armpits. "The Hulk has a couple of scars that are straight from the source," says Jason Smith.

damn, he has a titjob

Haven't seen this til today, and yeah the hype has been massive. I'm 2/3 of the way through. DAMN this is one awesome popcorn comic book movie!

I love these characters too. They all get a shot in the spotlight. The action is brilliantly directed. There is never a point where it's just blurry shakey cam CGI incoherence. The Hulk is so rad, I just want to hang out with that guy. Captain America is surprisingly a really awesome guy, I didn't think I would enjoy him as much as I am. And ScarJo is supremely hot and a badass at saving the world. You got Samuel Jackson and Robert Downey Jr. action movie-ing the whole thing up and Loki is a great villain. There really isn't a weak link in the cast. Great mix of action, drama, and humor!

Kinda wish I was 13 instead of 31, I would be so obsessed with this movie.

you're my bro Adam

biggest failing was the sudden + inexplicable turnaround of hulk from uncontrollable rage monster to valuable team player, but obv the movie is v rewarding if you just go with it so

― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Monday, May 7, 2012 10:26 AM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he probably just talked things out with Harry Dean Stanton, got a whole new perspective on shit

― Number None, Monday, May 7, 2012 10:27 AM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Also there was never any moment where the villain has the good guy trapped for no real reason and you know they are going to get out but they just drag it out and you start thinking "This is BS why doesn't superhero just flying away and shoot fire at the bad guy?" that so many movies do. So often in superhero or action movies have these faux-suspenseful parts that are obvious and forced and here it felt like they knew the audience was aware of how awesome The Hulk is and just let him do his thing.

biggest failing was the sudden + inexplicable turnaround of hulk from uncontrollable rage monster to valuable team player, but obv the movie is v rewarding if you just go with it so

I thought it was pretty obvious in the movie why there was such a difference between his two metamorphoses... Banner has learned to control him changing to Hulk to some degree (see his "I'm always angry" comment), but the first time he transforms he's shocked by the attack to the helicarrier, plus he doesn't trust Black Widow and the other S.H.I.E.L.D. folks, feeling that they've lured him in to use him – hence Hulk's angry at everything and everyone around him. The second time, however, Banner transforms at will, not because of some shock, and he trusts the good guys and knows who the bad guys are, so Hulk goes to attack the latter.

So it isn't random or inexplicable, it's part of his character arc.

Yeah that's a good point. His mindset going into the transformation affects the direction of Hulk's rage. And of course talking with Harry Dean Stanton.

Ta-da

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDajL441mZc

lol @ the repair scene, good call

"gay bane"

leather boobs