Chris Wells sings the praises of Marvel's The Avengers and The Hulk
Wells has seen a rough cut of the entire movie and confirms that it is never "boring", and that it's the film comic book fans have been waiting for. He also revealed that Marvel's The Avengers opens with a pretty amazing prologue.
"We're doing what essentially boils down to the prelude of the movie. There's a whole intro that happens before you start even getting the titles and it's pretty big. There's nothing small in this movie. I went to a screening with all the temporary visual effects and it was pretty fleshed out. It's a long movie but it doesn't feel like it. Out of all the comic book movies and franchises I've worked on, this is the best one I've seen so far."
Chris Wells then went onto confirm that because of the film's running time, it is able to be action heavy without losing any of the character-oriented moments that have become a defining signature of Joss Whedon's work as both a writer and a director.
"I think they nailed both. Joss and I have worked on some projects before and he does a very good job with characters. Since this is the first time that we see these guys together as a unit, he had to address all their personal dealings with one another. I think he did a very good job of setting up the characters based on what we know from the Marvel franchise, integrating them together with all their differences and similarities and then getting on with business. And just when you think the movie is a character piece it just goes nuts."
Lastly, he went onto praise the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) specifically, emphasizing the fact that Marvel's The Avengers is not a film that drags on in dialogue or slow moments of unnecessary storytelling.
"I promise you it's not going to be boring. This thing has gone so big that Marvel are dwarfing their other franchises. For people who enjoy the comics and haven't really liked the way some of the characters were treated in other movies, I think they're going to be a little more appeased by this one. Especially the Hulk. They let the Hulk be Hulk and that's great. He acts more like the comic book Hulk."
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Marvel's The Avengers was released May 4th, 2012 and stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg. The film is directed by Joss Whedon.
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Rise-a-knight
the avengers, the dark knight rises, and the amazing spiderman are the superhero films that look fantastic this year....f*ck ghost rider piece of sh*t film
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Sean
@narrator I agree. I'd like to see an actual film poster to be released for this movie.
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XxNickTheFilmCriticXx
I call bullsh*t.
3 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Justhim_sir
even tho i plan on seeing this I'm still not site to see it, just want to watch it and compare it to the 2 other comic book movies coming out this year. Ghost rider 2 will be my 1st on my list.
3 months agoby @justhim-sirFlag
RyanMoranMita
i cant wait and i am a dc fan
3 months agoby @RyanMoranMitaFlag
Sean
@aylagas55 Yes, i see what you mean.
3 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
SherlockHolmes2009
getting me hyped
3 months agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag
AYLAGA5
@sean
is simple Im a DC fan, and a die hard batman fan.. Then im basing my opinion on the two movies we got before this one which the were master pieces...Im still watching THE AVENGERS and i know itll be worth paying the $10 for the movie ticket, maybe after i see both of them, i may change my opinion... you get my point?
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ROFLitschristian
Hmm, those are some big words. Better back them up.
Even if it's not though, we'll still have TDKR! :P
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Bane5000
@bawnian-dexeus...ok i wont dude, but if it the descirption is true, itll be one hell of a scene :]
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Joshua Hollaway
I'm pretty sure this movie will do better BOX OFFICE wise. Why? Word of mouth. Not everyone knows about the avengers because: A. The horrible marketing strategy they used. I have yet to see this films trailer in any movies yet. It seems like the marketing money is going towards there toys. B. Virtual everyone knows about TDK OR TDKR or knows batman..and i think it kinda backfires..becase me personally and tired of all the Batman redos.And there are many like me who are also kinda weary of him. Its the most overdone superhero movie or movie period! Well NMOES might beat it by a couple movies, but still. Something like this has never been done before. Now review wise, TDKR might pull it off..but i honestly expect The Avengers to be in the top spot for maybe 4-6 weeks until TDKR or The Amazing Spiderman is released..I even think it will beat The Amazing spiderman when it comes out, lol not really...but maybe =p
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Bane5000
@narrator...Seconded, i want an official movie poster to go along with my Cap and Thor solo film posters i have, as well as the teams posters i got from Comic-Con last year :D
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
@bane5000 .......please no
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Bane5000
Has anyone else read the supposid scene discription of The Hulk fighting Iron Man, Thor and Cap on a bridge...if not lemme know and ill post it on here
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
@narrator Second
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The Narrator: The Better Man
I'm still waiting for an actual film poster to be released. Anyone?
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moviemouse
even though i am more of a marvel guy i think the dark knight rises is still my most anticipated funny hu?
3 months agoby @moviemouseFlag
Noller1
Superman comic book movie??? the new one or old cause the last one i saw was horrible
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Titanictom
Superman IS the best Comic book movie!!!!!!
3 months agoby @titanictomFlag
Sean
@bawnian-dexeus Good point.
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Sean
@ghostman I hope your right. On the other hand though, the Dark Knight movie was hard to follow and had alot of complexity.
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Josh
Every quote in this makes the movie sound awesome.
3 months agoby @shuabertFlag
Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
@bawnian-dexeus Bingo!!! we have a winner, now tell that to the movie fanatic :)
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Bawnian©-Dexeus
All the marvel films have been very easy to follow.
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CUPID
Cant wait.
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Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
To put it this way @sean, I highly doubt that The Avenger's will be on the same level of complexity that TDK and Inception were. The character dynamics in each of their stories told in The Avenger's might have complex chemistry between other actors. but the story-telling will not be confusing or hard to follow like you seem to think.
3 months agoby @ghostmanFlag
Sean
@corey Maybe they will equally be complex movies, depending on how the plot/story is done in both movies.
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Corey
@themoviefanatic I don't think the amount of characters makes a film more complex. I think TDKR will be more complex because Nolan is very secretive and twisty about telling what the story is. The Avengers is going to be complex as well, but I doubt the film will be hard to understand. Then again, neither will TDKR.
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JonSpidey07
this is what they said about Spider-Man 2, Iron Man, and X2: X-Men United and X-Men: First Class I still truly believe the Spider-Man franchise (not reboot) is still the best ever!
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Sean
@aylagas55 How can the The Dark Knight Rsies be more of a complex movie, when it's th Avengers movie that will have more comic book characters in it than the Dark Knight Rises will have in it ?
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