Joss Whedon Interview About Iron Man & Thanos On The Avengers 2

Captain America 2: On Set Pictures

Iron Man 3: Behind The Scenes Clip

Iron Man 3: Review

Standing as the first film to serve as a sequel to two film franchises, Iron Man 3 is ambitious, challenging, and unprecedented in its execution.

“Nothing’s been the same since New York,” says Tony Stark in the trailer for Iron Man 3, and it’s easy to see that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has indeed changed dramatically ever since a fallen and embittered Norse God opened a wormhole in the Manhattan sky and summoned a tribe of Chitauri (and three giant robot-snakes) to take down the human race.

Marvel films have carved a name into fun and light film-making, even the first Iron Man, with its roots planted firmly into the ground, managed to be elevate itself to true comedy with Robert Downey Jr.’s charismatic performance.

Now it’s five years later, and since it’s a follow up to the Iron Man franchise and the Avengersfranchise, Iron Man 3 carried the distinct burden of its predecessor by being forced to acknowledge and fit into a much larger universe at hand.

The film begins with a flash backward to the 90s (as introduced by the nostalgia-inducing “I’m Blue”) to establish a few long lost friends of Tony’s. From there, we’re catapulted to a terrorism-torn present, complete with a shell-shocked Tony, still traumatized by the events ofThe Avengers.

Having seen the type of power that he’ll never be able to have, Tony has been busy tinkering in his workshop on a number of different suits. Everything has changed since the first Iron Man installment. Pepper is the CEO of Stark Industries, Happy is head of security, and a terrorist named The Mandarin is making headlines for a string of explosive attacks on the American population.

Iron Man 3: Air Force One Rescue Clip

Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch In The Avengers 2?

During an interview on the red carpet at the premiere of Iron Man 3, Joss Whedon talked about the upcoming second The Avengers movie.

About how far he was with the script Whedon said this:

"I have finished a draft and I'm redoing it now. I think it's in really good shape. We're in a very good place,"

As many, many people loved The Avengers movie, it will be hard to live up to the expectations. This is what Joss Whedon had to say about the pressure he feels:

"I try not to think of it as topping it. I try to think of this as its own movie. Sometime yeah, I feel pressure and by the way, Shane (Black) not helping, Iron Man 3 not helping, because I saw this and man he really got it right. But when you're in the story and you're dealing with these characters that you love, that everybody loves, when you've got the new characters sliding in next to them it's very exciting. Then I don't feel pressure, it's like I'm reading my favorite comic."

And talking about new characters, Whedon is planning to introduce at least two now characters in the second The Avengers movie.

"I've got these two characters, two of my favorite characters from the comic book, a brother-sister act. They're in the movie."

As we all know, the most famous brother-sister duo from comics are the Storms, Johnny and Sue from the Fantastic Four, and Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, who were part of The Avengers in the comics.

The problem with the Storms is that their rights are with Fox, but the rights of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are with both Marvel and Fox. It is very likely then that these two characters will make an appearance on The Avengers two.

Iron Man 3: Another New Featurette

Thor The Dark World: First Trailer

Interview: Clark Gregg About Agent Coulson's Return On Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Clark Gregg, 'Trust Me' Star, Opens Up About Agent Coulson's Return In 'Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.'

"I felt pretty dead" is how Clark Gregg remembers the last time he played Agent Phil Coulson, in the 2012 summer blockbuster "Marvel's The Avengers." Of course, feeling dead and being dead are two different things, especially in the Marvel universe.

As it turns out, Coulson wasn't quite dead yet. Gregg (as Coulson) will headline the new "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." television series this fall, which Gregg spoke about in detail -- well, at least as much detail as the always secretive Marvel would allow -- in our chat this past weekend.

But, first, Gregg is at New York's Tribeca Film Festival in support of "Trust Me," a movie that he wrote, directed and starred in. He plays Howard, a low-rent former child star who now specializes in representing child stars. Howard lucks out when he discovers Lydia (13-year-old newcomer Saxon Sharbino), who just may be the next big thing -- but who also may take Howard down a dark path he never envisioned.

I met Gregg in a very crowded Manhattan hotel lobby -- so crowded that Gregg suggested we take some chairs outside, because a Manhattan sidewalk was better suited for an interview than the "zoo" of that lobby. Along with the understandably shy but delightful Sharbino, we discussed "Trust Me," the return of Agent Coulson and how Gregg was almost in "The Untouchables."

"Trust Me" has a tonal shift I wasn't expecting.
I thought I was writing a goofy comedy about the business ...

Is that really how it works? Then it becomes something else at the end?
I mean, I don't feel like it changes at the end. I feel like there's a gradually evolving darker component. But, yeah, it came blazing out of me, and I realized when I read it back, "Oh, this is different." This is representative of my ambivalent feelings that I have about Hollywood and about kind of the distorted concept of stardom. Especially in this celebrity-obsessed moment.

Iron Man 3: New Poster

Thor: The Dark World: New Images

Iron Man 3: Ben Kingsly Interview

Iron Man 3: Shane Black Interview

Iron Man 3: Don Cheadle Interview

Iron Man 3: Rebecca Hall Interview

Iron Man 3: Robert Downey Jr. Interview

Iron Man 3: UK Press Conference

Iron Man 3: Date Night Clip

Iron Man 3: Is This Normal TV Spot Released

Thor The Dark World: First Poster Revealed

Iron Man 3: First Reactions From People Who Saw It

While full reviews of Iron Man 3 are still embargoed, viewers have taken to Twitter to reveal their first reactions to the film.

Iron Man 3 will be hitting theaters in the next few weeks, and a group of individuals were able to attend an early screening of the film today. The majority of them had high praises for the film. A majority praised character development, specifically of Pepper Potts, and the comedy, which apparently is a major part of the next Iron Man film. Below you’ll find first reactions to the film taken from Twitter.

Iron Man 3: New Featurete With Behind The Scenes Images

Interview: Joss Whedon Talks Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. And More

Joss Whedon Teases His Marvel-ous Future Plans

For the last 16 years, the voice of one man has rung louder in my brain than any other as the worlds, characters, scenarios, lessons and lines Joss Whedon ushered into reality resonantly deeply within all levels of my consciousness, turning me into a lifetime card carrying member of The Whedonverse.

The last year has seen our ranks rise dramatically in number as Whedon took control of Marvel's The Avengers and created one of the most satisfying and sensational action films of the millennium. On Sunday, the film took home top prizes at The MTV Movie Awards, where I caught up with Joss to talk about the next phase of his career.

After first thanking him for creating Sunnydale (an absolute must), I went on to ask about the status of The Avengers sequel, ABC's hopeful Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot and the long-rumored Dr. Horrible 2. And while Joss is not someone who accidentally reveals anything, these teasey tidbits will certainly help pass the time until we get some more official news.

Iron Man 3: Possible Post Credit Scene Details Known

According to Latino Review, the Post-Credit scene from Iron Man 3 will go like this:

It starts with a close shot of Tony Stark on a couch talking about his various traumas, obviously he’s talking to someone, as if he was seeing a shrink, the tone of the scene is light and supposedly funny. Then we discover that the person he’s talking to is Bruce Banner/Mark Ruffalo, who fell asleep because of Tony’s boring story. Tony remarks that Banner has been sleeping during the most part of his story and yells at him, and Banner just mumbles and says “You know, I’m not that kind of doctor!” Then Tony recalls another memory and resumes his monologue, and then we see Banner starting to fall asleep again.

The source isn't 100% trustworthy, so we can't say for sure yet if this will really be the scene.

Guardians Of The Galaxy: Yondu Had Been Cast

Michael Rooker, who was fantastic on his now-completed run on AMC’s The Walking Dead, has been cast as one of the four founding superheroes of Guardians Of The Galaxy, the Marvel Studiospic that James Gunn is helming. He will play Yondu, who in Marvel lore was a game hunter of a primitive tribe native to Centauri IV, the first planet system to be colonized outside of the Sun’s solar system. He eventually bands together with fellow fugitives to form the superhero team. Chris Pratt already has been cast, and Disney plans an August 1, 2014 release date. Rooker, whose film credits include Mississippi Burning, Days of Thunder, JFK, Tombstone and Jumper, is repped by Kritzer Levine Wilkins Griffin Nilon Entertainment.

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Iron Man 3: Another New Promo Clip Released

Iron Man 3: Two New TV Spots Released

Iron Man 3: MTV Released A New Clip

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: New Poster

We can't wait to finally get a date for when the pilot of Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be broadcasted. We are hoping this will be after the regular TV season, at the end of May or early June. But very likely, if the show will be picked up by ABC (it would be very weird if they wouldn't), then we have to wait till September.

For now we have a new poster for you:

The Avengers 2: Will Black Panther Make An Appearance?

If the former Boyz N' Da Hood star isn't involved in an unrevealed cinematic Black Panther project, then he obviously wants people to think he is.

Morris Chestnut is an undeniable talent but has failed to crack through the gates of mainstream Hollywood or become a household name. But according to the source himself, Chestnut is rumored to be tapped to star as T'Challa the King of Wakanda in Marvel Comics' Black Panther film. Hol' up, though, that movie doesn't exist at all, and Chestnut hasn't been offered the role of Black Panther. But the next phase of Marvel entertainment promises appearances from Ant-Man, Dr. Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy will all receive the silver screen treatment.

When you combine these rumors with recent tweets published by Chestnut, things start to look interesting. "It's time to get familiar with the Black Panther character!" Chestnut wrote alongside an image of a Black Panther comic book. Later Chestnut would clarify his tweet with another. "Not final. #BlackPanther may be in #Avengers2 first. RT @Jamaal91604133: @Morris_Chestnut Can't wait to see this movie. #BlackPanther," he wrote in the pidgin Twitter-speak we've all become too familiar with.

With Chestnut publicly pointing out that he's researching the role and reading up on Black Panther's history, it is interesting to note that no one working on the Phase 3 initiative commented on his tweets. Next, he states that Black Panther may make an appearance in The Avengers 2, which could be pure speculation on his part, but seems unexpectedly knowledgeable for someone who isn't involved with Marvel Studios' plans for the character.

Iron Man 3: New International TV Spot

Iron Man 3: New Featurette

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: On Set & Behind The Scenes Pictures

Casting: J. August Richard Casted For Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

It would seem that, despite saying he doesn’t want to cast too many veterans of his older shows in S.H.I.E.L.D., Joss Whedon's not above the idea if he finds the right fit for the role. So welcome Angel’s J. August Richard’s to the team, at least for the pilot.

Richards’ role is being kept classified for now, which fits with the modus operandi for this embryonic series. A lot about the new Marvel show is under wraps at this point, including whether US network ABC has decided to green light an actual series based on that first episode. While it would appear to be a no-brainer given the impact of those big-screen Avengers, the US TV industry is a hard place to second guess, a land where good shows die on the vine and moronic behemoths lumber on for years.

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Casting Snippet: Arlene Santana Cast For Pilot

For the pilot of Marvel's Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Arlene Santana is cast as reporter Hunter Harris. 

Captain America: The Winter Soldier: The Cast Is Finalized

With filming now underway on Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the studio today unveiled final cast and plot details for the sequel slated for an April 4, 2014 release. Those include confirmation of Deadline’s scoop that Robert Redford has joined the film as Agent Alexander Pierce, a senior leader of S.H.I.E.L.D. The pic is also bumping up Scarlett Johansson‘s role as her Avengers character Natasha Romanoff teams with Captain America (Chris Evans) in the present day “to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, DC”. Anthony and Joe Russo are directing from Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely’s script and have filled out their supporting cast with returning Marvel actors and new faces: Sebastian Stan is back as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, last seen in Captain America: The First Avenger‘s 1943 timeline, along with Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter and Toby Jones as Arnim Zola. Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Cobie Smulders (Agent Maria Hill), and Maximiliano Hernandez (Agent Jasper Sitwell) return, joined by Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow, and UFC champ Georges St-Pierre as Georges Batroc. Emily VanCamp is aboard as Steve Rogers’ new love interest, Agent 13. Filming is underway in LA and will move to Cleveland and Washington DC.

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Interview: Clark Gregg (Clip)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier: Robert Redford Cast

Here is a fun Marvel scoop. I’m hearing that Robert Redford is in discussions to join the cast of Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the sequel that brings Chris Evans back as the shield-carrying superhero. Redford is in talks to play a senior leadership role in S.H.I.E.L.D., the superhero collective run by Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury character. Joe and Anthony Russo are directing the film from a script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, whose Marvel script credits include Captain America: The First Avenger and the upcoming Thor: The Dark World. The sequel will be released by Disney on April 4, 2014.

In between running his Sundance empire, Redford most recently starred in All Is Lost, the J.C. Chandor-scripted and directed survival tale. While Marvel was predictably mum as Kevin Feige’s unit always is on casting matters, Marvel characters have a tendency to show up in other superhero movies, and I believe that is likely to be on the menu for Redford. It will be somewhat ironic for the patriarch of independent cinema to become a regular in some of Hollywood’s biggest studio blockbusters. Redford’s repped by WME.

Redford directed and stars in The Company You Keep, which Sony Pictures Classics releases April 5, with Shia La Beouf, Stanley Tucci, Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Julie Christie, Sam Elliott, Brit Marling and Chris Cooper starring.

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Interview: Joss Whedon Talks Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. And More

Joss Whedon is making a much anticipated appearance atSXSW to present his indie modern retelling of the Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing. That’s the microbudgeted pic he shot in 12 days in secret under his Bellwether Pictures banner while working on Marvel‘s The Avengers. Picked up after its Toronto debut, the film screens in Austin with a panel  on Saturday in front of his rabid fanbase – then hits theaters June 7 via Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions. (The film releases June 14 in the UK via Kaleidoscope, which is also handling international sales.)

Whedon recently wrapped his pilot for Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. series and is set to work on The Avengers 2 for a 2015 release. He’s also contracted for three years as a creative consultant to Marvel, helping studio head Kevin Feige develop the sprawling superhero universe. Whedon admits the Marvel commitments may not leave time anymore for passion projects like Much Adobecause he’s “in constant danger of burning out”. He also talks to Deadline’s Jen Yamato and contributor Joe Utichi about what could have been – Wonder Woman, Star Wars  – and what might still be for The Hulk:

DEADLINE: Most directors helming a giant summer blockbuster wouldn’t choose to use their 2-week break to make a small Shakespeare film.
WHEDON: Making The Avengers was very important to me, but it was also extremely arduous. I missed my friends and I missed my home, so I decided to throw them all on camera which is the only way I seem to know to relate to people. But I was blissfully happy when we were shooting Much Ado About Nothing – and it was actually one week and three weekends – and then I went back to cutting Avengers much better. I was in the very early process – my first assembly was very long. When I came back from Much Ado, without any rancor or confusion, I was able to cut the film down to length and readily focus on the things that mattered. I think I would have come to that one way or another, butMuch Ado sped it up. Here I was making absolute giddy ridiculous art with no expectations, and nothing but joy – and wishing that my neighbors’ dogs would shut up.

Interview: Joss Whedon Says Cameo's Are A Possibility

Interview: Clark Gregg Talks Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. And More

Clark Gregg Talks S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Series, the Return of Agent Coulson and How It’ll be Explained, Could He Be in Future Marvel Movies, and More

“Coulson Lives”.  Clark Gregg, who has been doing terrific work throughout his career, finally found a devoted fan following for his beloved performance as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson.  A minor character who still managed to steal scenes with only a few lines, Coulson really got to stand out in The Avengers, and his death left fans reeling.  Then a S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series was announced, and it turned out Coulson wasn’t quite so dead after all.  Fans rejoiced, and while a pilot for the show has been filmed, details are still scarce.  Now that Coulson is back in the world of the living, Gregg spoke with Steve at WonderCon about joining the TV series, how it will explain Coulson’s return, working with a smaller budget, and if Coulson will come back to the movies.  Hit the jump for what he had to say.

Gregg found his exit from the Marvel Universe to be bittersweet when Coulson was killed off, and while he would have loved to make that death less-than-permanent, he never took talk of a resurrection seriously until Joss Whedoncame calling:

I’ve been so happy and living this geek fantasy as they kept adding Agent Coulson to everything including The Avengers and then gave him this magnificent, almost Shakespearean death scene, and I found out on that day how much I loved this guy and had come to identify with him partly because of the way fans responded to him, and also because he had such a great niche in those movies.  He got to be funny, he got to be, in this case, heroic.  And then I got to say good-bye to him, and it was a very emotional day.  And yet I feel what Joss did with that was a fantastic conclusion of the character.  And even though my friends at Marvel said, “You know, we spent a lot of time talking about how Coulson lives, and we know that there’s a movement out there, and there are t-shirts and people paint on bridges ‘Coulson Lives’, we’re going to bring you back”, and it’s one of the many things people tell you that never ever happens.  And then I get this call from Joss saying, “Well…there’s a script.  And here’s what we’re thinking, and it’s after The Avengers, and here’s the concept.”  By the time Joss finished telling me, I was in.

Interview: Cobie Smulders About Starring In Agents Od S.H.I.E.L.D. (Clip)

Interview: Cobie Smulders Talks Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. And Captain America: The Winter Soldier

No less a source than Cobie Smulders – S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill – is sharing some inside information on next year's Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the possibility that we'll see the character in action on the S.H.I.E.L.D. television series.

Best known for starring as scotch-drinking Canadian pistol Robin Scherbatsky for eight seasons on the popular CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, Smulders joined the Marvel Studios cinematic universe last summer with The Avengers.  The actress also plays a major role in Relativity Media's Safe Haven, which stars Julianne Hough (Rock of Ages) and Josh Duhamel (Transformers).

In an exclusive interview with IAR Managing Editor Jami Philbrick regarding the Nicholas Sparks adaptation,Smulders took the time to address her ongoing role as Maria Hill.  Check back closer to Safe Haven's February February 14th theatrical release for the full interview.  For now though, check out her insights on Hill's role in the Marvel universe.

While this year's Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World are expected to be more insular, 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier will reunite much of the supporting cast from last summer's superhero team up.  Smulders will appear alongside her fellow The Avengers actors Chris Evans (Puncture), Samuel L. Jackson (Django Unchained), andScarlett Johansson (Hitchcock), along with new additions Anthony Mackie (Gangster Squad) and Frank Grillo (The Grey).  They're joined by Captain America: The First Avengers players Toby Jones and Sebastian Stan, reprising their respective roles as HYDRA scientist Armin Zola and Bucky Barnes-turned-titular-amnesiac assassin.

Iron Man 3: Clip

Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Press Release

Joss Whedon (MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) shows us not all heroes are super with MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.

Fresh from his role in the summer’s box office smash, MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS, Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) returns to the worldwide law enforcement organization S.H.I.E.L.D.  He puts together a small, highly trained, team of Agents to tackle the cases that haven’t been classified yet, the new, the strange and the unknown.  That team consists of straight arrow Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), an expert in combat and espionage; pilot and martial artist Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen); and brilliant if socially awkward scientists Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge). They’ll be joined by civilian new recruit and computer hacker Skye (Chloe Bennet).

Prepare for an epic adventure that showcases the hope and wonder of the human spirit. This is a world of Super Heroes, aliens and the unusual – of action, spectacle and world spanning stories. The show will speak to the human condition through the lens of our very human, non-powered S.H.I.E.L.D agents – that together we are greater than we are apart, and that we can make a difference in the world.

Executive Produced and co-written by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen (Dollhouse, Dr.Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog), Jeffrey Bell (Angel, Alias) and Jeph Loeb (Smallville, Lost, Heroes) comes Marvel’s first live-action TV series, MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.