Finally done with my plethora of tests that befell me this week, I got home last night after a long day, caught up with my tv shows that I had missed during the course of the week, ate some dinner, played a little Sleeping Dogs and then proceeded to do some sleeping of my own. Then suddenly I get a message from a friend commanding me to go to YouTube immediately, his frantic message made me wonder what could be going on. I swiftly open YouTube and lo and behold on the homepage was the new Marvel trailer for the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron. Words cannot explain my nerdgasm enough, it became my instant addiction, I had to watch the trailer over 10 times so has to quell my brain cells from exploding due to overexcitement. I’m going to use this post to talk about the trailer, keep your hats on, and don’t get too blown away by the awesomeness.
The trailer opens with a voiceover narrative by Ultron, who is dubiously played by James Spader, I knew his voice was going to be badass, but not this chilly and intimidating. Then a couple of scenes with utter destruction follow possibly at the hands of Ultron. Then we are shown the Avengers at their mansion, including other characters in the cinematic universe like War Machine who look frighteningly as a malfunctioning robot controlled by Ultron walks in talking about how the Avengers are all tangled in strings. There are then glimpses of the various Avengers in different scenarios looking grim and hopeless. There was a particular scene with Thor, Black Widow, Captain America and Bruce Banner all looking crestfallen in the jet. This trailer just corroborates Marvel’s statement about this movie been significantly darker than the first one. Cue the awesome Pinocchio soundtrack that plays in the background. Then various scenes follow with the reveal of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch standing behind Ultron. According to the comics the sibling superheroes were once bad but later converted to the good side. I am pretty sure that is going to happen as well in this movie, as we see a scene of Quicksilver battling an Iron Legion(Ultron’s robotic henchmen). And it would also be nice to see how Marvel handles their own version of Quicksilver, cause X-Men: Days of Future Past really did him justice with the awesome kitchen scene. Scarlet Witch’s costume is pretty logical as her comic book costume could have felt incredibly out of place. We then see Tony Stark stating that this is the end, as it leads me to believe the originally speculated theory that he inadvertently created Ultron.
Next my favorite scene appears, no words can express my sheer excitement when I saw the Hulkbuster armor, the metallic behemoth was not a child’s play. From the trailer we can see that Iron Man and Hulk are definitely going to duke it out. But many people have speculated that it could have been Ultron in the suit, but I doubt it. A surprise shot of Andy Serkis appears, which shocked me of course, but my guess is that he would be playing Ulysses Klaw, the primary antagonist to the African superhero named…….wait for it….Black Panther. If I’m right then that means that finally a Black Panther movie could be on its way, even though Marvel had already confirmed that Black Panther was in their schedule. Another scene that touched me, was a quick shot of the Hulk and Black Widow touching hands, we would learn more when the movie drops. The appearance of Ultron is surely going to split the group again as we see Thor lift Tony Stark up, probably blaming him for the creation of Ultron. My next favorite scene was the shot of a beaten Thor and the broken shield of Captain America. That sent an ice block of chills down my spine. We all know that Captain America’s shield is made from vibranium, which kinda makes it nearly indestructible, so for the shield to be broken, that could mean that another force of vibranium proportions caused it which could mean that Ultron is made from the same material. Another direct connection to Wakanda, the homeland of Black Panther. The trailer ends with Ultron’s face stating that there are no strings on him, and with the Pinocchio soundtrack playing in the background, it just gave me a metaphorical picture of Tony Stark as Gepetto and Ultron as Pinocchio free from his master’s grip. The final look of Ultron also looked very humanoid, which leads me to believe that he would upgrade his appearance periodically throughout the movie. All in all, this trailer served me well and did not disappoint in any way. Some people were worried about the grim tone of the trailer, making people to wonder if the movie would be all dark and gloomy, but I’m pretty sure that a second trailer will clear that up, as Joss Whedon, who directed the first movie is known to always blend comedy and action brilliantly. This trailer was also supposed to be released next week with the next episode of Agents of Shield but it had unfortunately leaked, I do like the way Marvel handled it, by then releasing the actual trailer instead of trying to pull it from the web and disclaiming it. That tactic did not work well for Star Trek: Into Darkness and their secret about Khan. Marvel also posted a hilarious tweet blaming Hydra for the leak. What did you think about the trailer? And what scenes or scenarios stood out to you? I personally can’t wait for May 2015 to come. Let me know in the comment section and please don’t forget to like and subscribe for more entertaining news. Till next time. Szia.
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