Whedon, Olsen, and Taylor-Johnson Talk Age of Ultron

Anticipation for Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron grows greater with each passing day and that means that Marvel will continue to feed the fire by giving more interviews and promotional materials. Today, Buzzfeed released an article where they talked to Director Joss Whedon, Scarlet Witch actress Elizabeth Olsen, and Quicksilver actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson about many aspects from the film. Check out some of the highlights including the run time for the movie, why we may see certain characters, and more on the Twins.

The two super powered siblings are sure to bring a new aspect to the team- “The first movie was, ‘Punch!’ ‘I punch you back!’ ‘I punch you back!’” he said. “You can only do that so many times before you start to think, This is dulllllllllll.” Instead of just throwing punches, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch exercise their powers in visually dynamic ways: The former can run faster than the speed of sound, while the latter boasts a formidable suite of abilities, including telekinesis and mind control. “We’re very much yin and yang,” said Taylor-Johnson, back in his trailer. “I’m more physical, and she’s more psychological.” That duality provided Whedon with a far more varied set of tools with which to wow the audience.

Thanks to the rights dispute between Marvel and Fox, Whedon was able to change the origins of two of his favorite characters. “It allowed me to tie their origin into the mythos of this [Marvel Studios] universe more effectively,” said Whedon. Olsen restated his enjoyment by saying, “I think he’s having a lot of fun working with Aaron and me, because he didn't inherit characters. He was able to create characters with us. We get to have, like, the origin story. Anything from the accent to the movements to our personalities has not been a conversation we had with anyone else on another film. It’s just within this world.”

Whedon talked about the back story of the two characters saying, “They don’t like America, and they don’t like the Avengers. We only touch on it briefly — there was more. When the movie was an hour longer, everything got explained a lot. The Avengers are like a world power, and not everybody’s on board with the Avengers coming in and starting fights, even in the name of justice. So you need that dissenting voice, and you need to understand it and sympathize with it.” He also told Buzzfeed that the movie is currently at 142 minutes or 2 hours and 22 minutes, which is roughly one minute shorter than the first installment.

The second poster for Avengers: Age of Ultron, pictured above, confirms appearances by Heimdall (Idris Elba), Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), and the Falcon (Anthony Mackie). Whedon told Buzzfeed that the first two mentioned are appearing in sequences placed in the minds of the Avengers by Scarlet Witch.

Rumors have been circulating that Quicksilver may have a short stint in the MCU. Taylor-Johnson said that his status "is sort of up in the air," which will likely only fuel that speculation. Elizabeth Olsen however said she is committed to “this [film], and another" and “I have no idea what’s in store. Like, not a clue. But I like the character so much. I can’t wait to steal stories from the comics. I think it’d be really fun.”

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