Joss Whedon wants The Avengers sequel to be smaller and more personal
This is what the filmmaker had to say when asked how a sequel could be any bigger than the first Marvel's The Avengers.
"By not trying to. By being smaller. More personal, more painful. By being the next thing that should happen to these characters, and not just a rehash of what seemed to work the first time. By having a theme that is completely fresh and organic to itself. I want to know what makes them tick, what makes them flawed, what makes them fight - and ultimately, what makes them awesome. I go to these movies for those moments when the heroes define themselves, either through action or deliciously overwritten speeches."
Next up for Marvel Studios after Marvel's The Avengers is Iron Man 3, which is already slated for a May 3, 2013 release. Thor 2 will be next, set for release on November 15, 2013, and then Captain America 2 in 2014. It isn't known when a sequel to Marvel's The Avengers will get started, but it will likely debut in the summer of 2015.
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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the Narrator
Boom! @azador hardly leaves comments, but when he does, sh*t goes down in a very well spoken way. Sorry if that seemed random, btw.
1 year agoby @narratorFlag
MovieManiac
I think that this is a good thing. Surprisingly, the last thing that I am looking forward to in these films is the action. The thing that i cannot wait to see is the interaction of the characters and how they learn to work together. If Joss plans on making more of that with a sequel than i am definately behind him all the way.
1 year agoby @moviemaniac66Flag
Tamas Kovacs
Just one tiny thing. Didn't you guys forget to credit Mark Ruffalo in every article about The Avengers? You know in that "Marvel's The Avengers comes to theaters..." part.
1 year agoby @Tamas-KovacsFlag
Alekss
stiill films
1 year agoby @alekssFlag
ParkWilliams
@addictionnonfatel I'm going to suggest you go watch some Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or some Firefly, or anything by Joss Whedon. Whedon has the singular ability to juggle multiple characters in the same narrative with exceptional balance between them and between development and action. I'm confident he can bring that talent to the table in both this Avengers and hopefully its sequels. Comic book characters should be relatable. That's one of the things that makes comic books themselves so attractive, even their early days when they were written far more colourful and exaggerated than most are today. Even if they aren't personally relatable, they are still flawed. Iron Man is one of the best comic book movies ever made because it explores who Tony Stark is without Iron Man, and that defines him as a hero. Whedon knows what's at stake, so it's unlikely that he won't deliver.
1 year agoby @azadorFlag
Ghostman
Wow, I missed out last night.
1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag
Geof36
You're fired.
1 year agoby @geof36Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@addictionnonfatel The characters are pretty relatable if you stop to analyze them
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
bipolarmassive
@dan1 Faith is a gift, I have yet to receive. - Tom Hanks "Angels & Demons" : )
1 year agoby @addictionnonfatelFlag
Sean
@thedude-abides I'm starting to think the same thing as well, considering that it's "apparently" not coming out until 2015.
1 year agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
Dan
@addictionnonfatel Or Astonishing X-Men? Which Whedon wrote.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
Dan
@addictionnonfatel Did you ever read Kingdom Come? There was some great humanizing that happened in that comic book with regards to meta-humans with obnoxiously powerful abilities. It can happen. Especially under Whedon's watch. Have some faith.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
bipolarmassive
@ejk1 It works for TDK because the story revolves around Bruce Wayne/Batman, plus Nolan's version of Batman is closer to reality for a costume crime fighting character, so in someways the viewer can relate to the character on a human level. Can you say the same for Ironman, Thor, Captain America, or The Hulk? Plus The Avengers are an ensemble cast of Superheroes, how are they going to find time for deep character development? The movie would practically turn into an art film running over 3 hrs rather then would it should be, a smash'em up Superhero movie. Besides it's Marvels style, and deep character development wouldn't work, just look at Ang Lee's Hulk. How boring was that....
1 year agoby @addictionnonfatelFlag
Alan Solares
lol @ejk1 NA NA NA NA! BATMAN!@Dan Awesome conclusion@Bawnian-Dexeus
1 year agoby @Alan-SolaresFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Thus, our heroes arrive at the Storybook thread where they might find more derailed conversation in need of rescuing. Will this be our heroes greatest challenge yet? Tune in next time!
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Dan
*cheesy batman scene change sequence music*
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
ejk1
@Alan-Solares Quick, to the Avengers Storybook thread. We need your levelheadedness there pronto!
1 year agoby @ejk1Flag
Alan Solares
lmao
1 year agoby @Alan-SolaresFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Hahahah
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
ejk1
@Alan-Solares Thanks for that. We totally went off on our own little tangent, which we find interesting, but then you pulled us right back. SO from now on, when you're here, we'll remember to only speak about the story up top. No fun little tangents. Nope. Not at all. I'm so happy you're here to set us straight. Where oh where would we have taken our conversation if you weren't here? I shudder to think.
1 year agoby @ejk1Flag
Dan
@Alan-Solares Because they're having a conversation? Most conversations around here tend to derail after a while. It's comic books, not like it's such a stretch of the imagination for the conversation to go there with a comic book movie article.
1 year agoby @dan1Flag
Alan Solares
Why r u guys commenting about comic books? This story has nothin to do with issues.
1 year agoby @Alan-SolaresFlag
The Boondock Saint
Ehhh, that's what they did with Iron Man 2....and I did not enjoy that one bit.....
1 year agoby @combatmadness360Flag
ejk1
@ghostman I've taped up...well, about 500 comic books at least. Only a few will gain value over time.
1 year agoby @ejk1Flag
Ghostman
@ejk1 I taped up my TASM issue 600 so it can earn value in 50 years....such a long wait i'll be dead by the time it passes over a thousand dollars :/
1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag
ejk1
@ghostman Yeah...And that makes sense that it would be that book, because of how old and important it is. I disagreed with you on Spider-Man because, while important, that book is only fifty years old. Still needs time to gain in value to reach million dollar status, not to mention more copies have to fall by the wayside
1 year agoby @ejk1Flag
Josh
Whedon knows his sh*t. This sounds like an Avengers flick I would really be on board with.
1 year agoby @shuabertFlag
Ghostman
@ejk1 That "million dollar book" you want would be Action Comics number one featuring the first appearance of Superman sold for 2.1 million dollars and was owned by none other than Nicolas Cage himself.
1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@ejk1 LOL
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
ejk1
@addictionnonfatel Yes, because TDK was such a letdown :P
@ghostman Alright my friend, you gave me a $100,000 book, which I have seen a few times before. But you promised me a million dollar book. That you still need to show me.
1 year agoby @ejk1Flag