On October 22, Marvel Studios released a teaser trailer for
their new movie Avengers 2: Age of Ultron.
Audiences get a glimpse of the new villain Ultron, played and voiced by
the one and only James Spader.
We also get
to see the return of the heroes from the first Avengers movies from 2012. The tone of the second Avengers is by far
different from the tone Marvel used in the first. By the looks of the trailer, Age of Ultron is
going to be very dark, something Marvel Studios has shied away from their movies
being in the past. Ultron is suppose to
be an insane character, and by what director Joss Whedon has stated in the
past, we get just that in this movie.
The trailer
also shows off some new superheroes, such as the sibling duo Quicksilver and
Scarlett Witch, last seen in the mid-credit scene in Captain America: The
Winter Soldier. Due to rights by 20th Century Fox and the “mutant” name, the siblings will not be related to their
dad Magneto in the movie; instead, they will be “miracles.” By the sounds of it they are creations by
someone, maybe Baron Von Strucker, the Hydra Leader also seen in the same
credits. This will certainly tie up loose ends in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
as well as create new plot twists.
Last from
the trailer, we see the Avengers still not getting along. Introduced in the comics, the fan-favorite
Hulk-Buster suit made by Tony Stark makes an appearance to fight, obviously, the
Hulk. We also see Thor choking Tony Stark, so at this point we can just assume
Tony wants all this ruckus just because its his ego to do so.
As of this
writing, the trailer has over 60 million views on Youtube, so with this being
an indication Avengers 2: Age of Ultron certainly has many people’s interests. However, the big question that is on many people’s
minds is this: Can Avengers 2 gains more at the box office than its
predecessor, which is currently the 3rd highest grossing film of all time? One can certainly hope so…
