The Avengers Film Thread

rwe1138 wrote:Blaargh!

New Hulk Marc Ruffalo explains his interpretation of the character:

"He's a guy struggling with two sides of himself - the dark and the light - and everything he does in his life is filtered through issues of control. I grew up on the Bill Bixby TV series, which I thought was a really nuanced and real human way to look at the Hulk. I like that the part has those qualities."

He also confirmed they start shooting this winter. [IGN]

Denim wrote:I am thinking since everyone is already going to be established that this will be the "Hawkeye" origin story. I wonder if they are going to go with him being a villian that reforms. In which case they can go any route with the most obvious would be having him working as a spy for Hydra (which sets up a villian group for Shield to fight in their movie)

rwe1138 wrote:Is this the biggest gap between teaser/release ever?

Paroxysm wrote:So this trailer was supposed to give us a hint at who the villain/villains will be. I say Skrull Invasion. Hands down.

They won't have enough time to develop a true, complex villain origin story. A massive Alien threat is a simple idea that audiences can wrap their heads around.

I predict hordes of Skrull will be run through by the Avengers meat grinder before the movie is over.

Paroxysm wrote:

rwe1138 wrote:Is this the biggest gap between teaser/release ever?

Yep.

BlueMaxx wrote:^ A hint? From that? It was just a big "A."

Paroxysm wrote:

rwe1138 wrote:Is this the biggest gap between teaser/release ever?

Yep.

Yea. I know it's a teaser, but Sam Jackson doing his cool voice...that's it? Expected just a teensy bit more.

Is There Bad Blood between Favreau and Marvel?

Although we've seen hints of it in the past, a new "insider" report from Cinema Blend suggests that the relationship between director Jon Favreau and Marvel Studios has soured quite a bit in the past year or so.

2008's Iron Man was a noteworthy success on many levels, two of which were that it cemented Marvel's status as a stand-alone studio and propelled Favreau to the A-list. And there's no downplaying Favreau's role in making that movie into a massive hit. The man "campaigned" for his audience for years prior to the film's release, showing up numerous conventions and trade shows and using the internet's emerging social media to win over his audience.

And yet, when it came time to talk sequels, the notoriously-frugal Marvel had trouble making an acceptable offer for the director to return. Negotiations got contentious to the point where, late 2008, Favreau started making some public insinuations to let the fans know Marvel was dragging its feet on the deal.

Of course, they signed him, but the Cinema Blend report goes on to describe a high degree of creative interference that came from Marvel on Iron Man 2. As was apparent to most critics and many fans, there were numerous moments in the film designed to build up to The Avengers that had little to do with the story of the film. Reportedly, Favreau was also unhappy with the aggressive production schedule, which forced him to roll cameras on the film with an incomplete script.

And for a time, Favreau seemed a likely candidate to direct The Avengers. Cinema Blend's insider claims that Favreau wanted that job very badly. However, Marvel didn't want to pay him at the same level they did for Iron Man 2. Instead they went with the less-expensive Joss Whedon who, understandably, has a huge fan base but very little practical experience directing feature films.

Cinema Blend's insider also suggests that Robert Downey Jr. is disenchanted with Marvel as well. He's locked in for The Avengers and Iron Man 3 but the insider says "chances are that will be his last movie.

Silent K wrote:You're fucking up, Marvel.

From Mania.com, c/o CinemaBlend

Is There Bad Blood between Favreau and Marvel?

Although we've seen hints of it in the past, a new "insider" report from Cinema Blend suggests that the relationship between director Jon Favreau and Marvel Studios has soured quite a bit in the past year or so.

2008's Iron Man was a noteworthy success on many levels, two of which were that it cemented Marvel's status as a stand-alone studio and propelled Favreau to the A-list. And there's no downplaying Favreau's role in making that movie into a massive hit. The man "campaigned" for his audience for years prior to the film's release, showing up numerous conventions and trade shows and using the internet's emerging social media to win over his audience.

And yet, when it came time to talk sequels, the notoriously-frugal Marvel had trouble making an acceptable offer for the director to return. Negotiations got contentious to the point where, late 2008, Favreau started making some public insinuations to let the fans know Marvel was dragging its feet on the deal.

Of course, they signed him, but the Cinema Blend report goes on to describe a high degree of creative interference that came from Marvel on Iron Man 2. As was apparent to most critics and many fans, there were numerous moments in the film designed to build up to The Avengers that had little to do with the story of the film. Reportedly, Favreau was also unhappy with the aggressive production schedule, which forced him to roll cameras on the film with an incomplete script.

And for a time, Favreau seemed a likely candidate to direct The Avengers. Cinema Blend's insider claims that Favreau wanted that job very badly. However, Marvel didn't want to pay him at the same level they did for Iron Man 2. Instead they went with the less-expensive Joss Whedon who, understandably, has a huge fan base but very little practical experience directing feature films.

Cinema Blend's insider also suggests that Robert Downey Jr. is disenchanted with Marvel as well. He's locked in for The Avengers and Iron Man 3 but the insider says "chances are that will be his last movie.