Marvel Releases 14 Age of Ultron Stills

With just over two weeks standing between the world and Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel has started to crank out more and more promos. This week started with a live stream from the red carpet for the premiere of the movie in Hollywood and included a new clip of the Hulkbuster vs Hulk fight.

Today, Marvel has officially released 14 new stills from Avengers: Age of Ultron giving us looks at James Rhodes (Don Cheadle), Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), Baron Von Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann), and much more. Check out all 14 images below!

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10 Most Anticipated Moments in Age of Ultron

As we get closer to the release of Marvel's most anticipated movie yet, Avengers: Age of Ultron is sure to have it's fair share of jaw dropping moments. There have been lots of these moments teased in the trailers so far and I have compiled a list of 10 moments that I'm anticipated the most. Check out the list below!

10. Klaw's Involvement
When Andy Serkis first joined Avengers: Age of Ultron, it was assumed given his background in motion capture that he would use those skills. Instead, Serkis will be playing the famous Black Panther villain Ulysses Klaw. He has been shown briefly in each of the first two trailers but how big of a role he will actually have is not clear. He may simply be an easy way to introduce Wakanda and give Ultron the Vibranium he needs but if the glimpses we have gotten are any indication, his role may be much bigger.

9. Banner's Anger Problems
Thanks to his role in The Avengers, the Hulk became a favorite among fans around the world. His future in the movies has been a hot topic with rumors stating he be in space by the time Avengers: Age of Ultron comes to an end. His fate may be related to his ability to control his anger and not Hulk out. From the footage we've seen of Banner, his ability to control the Hulk is unstable. Seeing how he deals with his anger will be very interesting to watch.

8. The Twins
Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) are some of the newest super powered individuals in the Marvel cinematic universe. They have been used sparingly in marketing in large part to most likely make their screen time that much more enjoyable. The twins will begin by helping Ultron but should switch and join the Avengers before the movie is finished. How their powers will be displayed and utilized make their presence one of my most anticipated moments of the film.

7. Cameos
We know a large majority of the cast and characters that will make appearances in Avengers: Age of Ultron but their are certainly a few that should surprise us. From Black Panther, to Carol Danvers, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Mantis, SHIELD agents and their director, or even a new Peter Parker, there has been no shortage of rumors on who just might make a cameo. Director Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) seems like the most likely cameo to take place, especially considering Agents of SHIELD is set to tie in to this movie. Other than that, Scott Lang, Hank Pym, or Stephen Strange would be a pleasant surprise and makes this one of my most anticipated moments of the film, should it happen.

6. Civil War Seeds
Following Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel will release Ant-Man before delivering what Anthony Mackie called "Avengers 3.8" in Captain America: Civil War. Civil War will feature Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans) square off about who super powered people, like themselves, should have to answer to. Marvel has been hinting at Civil War for quite some time and should continue that during Avengers: Age of Ultron making it one of our most anticipated moments.

5. Hero vs Hero Fights
One of the best parts of The Avengers was seeing heroes go to head to head. Thor vs Hulk, Iron Man vs Thor, and Black Widow vs a mind controlled Hawkeye were just a few of the battles that we saw. We know of one hero vs hero fight that will get more of a spotlight later on. In the footage we have seen, we know there will be some tension between Thor and Iron Man, but what other fights we could see are a mystery. It seems very likely that we will see Captain America and Iron Man go head to head to preview Captain America: Civil War. Seeing other heroes, both old and new, go head to head will be a very memorable part of the film.

4. Splitting the Team
With Captain America: Civil War on the horizon, there have been plenty of rumors of what side other characters will pick. It is rumored that the current Avengers team will be no more after this movie for various reasons and Captain America will form and lead a brand new team. Seeing who exactly makes that team, where the rest of the current Avengers go, and what this could mean for the future make it a very anticipated moment of the film.

3. Final Ultron Battle
The villainous A.I. Ultron will be the big bad the Avengers have to face in Avengers: Age of Ultron. We've seen the introduction to Ultron in the trailers but the final battle between him and the team should be extremely memorable. Should he get his body coated in Vibranium remains to be seen but from the footage Marvel has shown, Ultron will be an incredibly hard opponent to take down. As he said, "There are no strings on me."

2. Reveal of Vision
Contrary to the amount of promo art that has come out featuring the full life form of JARVIS, his transformation into the Vision has not been shown in footage. Marvel has, to this point, hid Vision (Paul Bettany) in live action and unless they surprise us in the third (last) trailer we won't see him. The reveal of Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron and what side he starts and finishes on make his reveal one of the most anticipated moments.

1. Hulk vs Hulkbuster
This should not be a surprise to anyone who has been following Avengers: Age of Ultron. Marvel teased the Hulk vs Hulkbuster fight with promo art during their Marvel/75 Years/Pulp to Pop special on ABC and has been the centerpiece of the trailers. Seeing the full fight on the big screen and who may or may not be controlling/manipulating the Hulk will be a great moment in MCU history.

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Marvel Weekly News #22

This week was the slowest in the past few weeks for Marvel. They did not announce anything officially but there was a bit of leaked and rumored news as usual. Some of the points that will be looked at more below is the possible villain of AKA Jessica Jones, new Guardians of the Galaxy info, new roles in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and an actor being courted by Marvel for Doctor Strange.

Jessica Jones Villain Revealed?

Now that Krysten Ritter has been cast as Jessica Jones, the production for the second Netflix show should start production soon. A.K.A. Jessica Jones does not have a set release date, but a tweet from a Marvel worker, Agent M, seemed to indicate it will come out before 2015 is done. It may have been revealed this week who the main villain Jessica will face during season 1. Some videos from auditions for the show seem to indicate that The Purple Man will be featured in the show.

Agent Carter Finishes Season 1

Marvel's Agent Carter had a one week hiatus this past week. With episode 4 premiering next week, we will hit the halfway point for the show. This week, Marvel finished filming the first season of their new hit. Hopefully the show will get renewed for a second season that could potentially be longer than 8 episodes.

Vision's Been a Plan For 3 Years

We have yet to get our first official look at Paul Bettany as Vision but just like everything at Marvel, he's been in the plans for a while. Bettany said in an interview this week that he has known about him transforming into Vision for 3 years. Marvel will likely have a TV Spot or new teaser during the Super Bowl and hopefully will give us our first look at the newest addition to the team.

Marvel Looking at Ejiofor

Even though Marvel has 3 movies sitting between them and Doctor Strange, it appears they are starting to look for more cast members to put next to Benedict Cumberbatch and possibly Daniel Brühl. This week, The Hollywood Reporter was told that Marvel is currently courting the star of 12 Years a Slave, Chiwetel Ejiofor! The role is a complete mystery but it is reportedly not a villainous role but it will be significant. 

James Gunn Gives New Info in Q&A

James Gunn held a live Q&A on Facebook this week while having a simulcast viewing of Guardians of the Galaxy with fans across the world. As he shared his own thoughts on different scenes and answered fan questions, some new information became known. Here is some of the new information- 1) Gunn elaborated on the inclusion of Thanos in the film. He said that despite what previous interviews made it seem, he very much wanted Thanos in the film because he "didn't want to lose the connection to the Avengers since more people would see the movie. I also like Thanos. But he was difficult because he made the relationships to the other characters so difficult and more complicated - and he served future stories more than this one." 2) Gunn once again said he wanted more Nebula but would not say when she will return. 3) Gunn said that Ronan will not return in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 despite what Lee Pace wants, but would not rule him out entirely for returning at some point. 4) Gunn revealed that he originally planned to blow up Yondu's ship at the end of the movie by Rocket placing a bomb in the orb. He said he removed it because he knew fans would love Yondu.

Serkis's Role in Age of Ultron Confirmed

Since the first Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer when we first saw Andy Serkis's character, everyone has assumed that he will play Black Panther villain Ulysses Klaw. Now, Schmoes Know is reporting that their sources have confirmed that Serkis is playing Klaw.

New Guardian may Appear in Age of Ultron

As Schmoes Know was dropping the news about Serkis playing Klaw, they also revealed that a new female character may also pop up during the movie. If this is true, the character has strong ties to both the Avengers and the Guardians in the comics and could serve as a way to tie the cosmic side and the earth side of Marvel's universe together. According to Schmoes Know's sources, that character may be Mantis. This is the first time Mantis' name has come up for Avengers: Age of Ultron so it is an interesting report but one I would be okay with.

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Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer 2- What We Learned

Marvel has one of the most if not the most anticipated film of 2015 coming to theaters in May. Avengers: Age of Ultron returns the faces we know and love from the Marvel cinematic universe while also adding a few new allies and a villain without any strings.

The second trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron debuted tonight and continued to show why it is such an anticipated film. Watch the trailer above for lots of new footage of Ultron, the Hulk vs Hulkbuster fight, and lots more. Check out a whole bunch of new screens below as well as a quick breakdown of what we learned in the new trailer.

The first two images give us some better looks at Captain America's new uniform. The third image shows him in what has turned out to be an incredibly tough fight with an Ultron bot. Seeing as how strong the bot is compared to him makes me wonder just how much he can help take down Ultron himself.

This image is likely the final part of a scene where Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch are rescuing people from a rundown town. It appears that the people are being loaded up into some sort of hover craft. When did the Avengers get this type of vehicle and where will they take them?

These two images above are both of Black Widow. The first one shows an unknown female slamming her onto an operating cart. This appears to be a flashback scene based on her looks. Her hair is much longer and she is wearing earrings and saying she has no place in the world. Her look in the second image is how she will look during the movie and is vastly different than the first. What kind of operation did she undergo in her past? That will be very interesting to find out.

This screen gives us our second look at Andy Serkis. He is clearly not a friendly for the Avengers. It has been a popular assumption that he is playing Black Panther villain, Ulysses Klaw. It may be nothing but, on his necklace there appears to be a claw on it.

This image shows Black Widow armed with some heavy artillery. Based on some other images and scenes, it appears that these guns are going to be used in a battle against Ultron. The guns themselves look different than anything she has used so far so they could be designed by Stark.

This image is one of the most interesting shots of the trailer. It features a mysterious bald black woman. The location seems to be similar to a shot in the first trailer of an angry Thor in water surrounded by rocks. Could she be the one to leave Thor there and what would she do to make him so mad?

The first of these two images of Iron Man feature him striking the iconic landing pose as he gets ready to storm Baron Von Strucker's castle. The second is Iron Man getting hit by a huge blast of some sort. It could be during a battle with Scarlet Witch or with Ultron. Based on an image you can see later on, it appears to be an Ultron blast.

These three images give us different looks at Bruce Banner. The first image shows Banner apparently transforming into the Hulk in some sort of lab. Why would he get mad in a friendly environment? That is unknown but focus on his eyes just shortly in the first two images. They are green. The second image shows Black Widow possibly calming the Hulk down. The final image is of a very angry Hulk but also with some reddish eyes. Scarlet Witch could be controlling him and be behind the Hulkbuster vs Hulk fight. Speaking of that...

These images are all from the most anticipated fight of the film. It will clearly be a very even battle. Both are throwing each other around and in the first image, the Hulkbuster is flying around holding the Hulk by the neck. Then the Hulkbuster is gearing up to fire his blasters at the Hulk. The final image erases suspicions that the Hulkbuster armor was actually being controlled by Ultron. It is clearly Tony Stark in the armor battling his close friend, who may be under the influence of something else.

This image is interesting based on the arc that Stark has gone through in the movies. He appears to be walking into a room filled with weapons and bombs. They might not be his and could be HYDRAs but its unclear.

Here, Thor appears to be channeling his electrical powers through his chest and eventually blast it out of his chest. It is a new move for Thor to use in battle. Also, the walls appear similar to the ones in the image of Black Widow early on.

This image gives us one of our best looks at the Ultron bots in action. They will definitely play a big part in Ultron's attacks.

Here is the image of Ultron sending his own blast out of him. This could be the blast that sent Iron Man flying early on. This also is one of our first looks at Ultron in action and what exactly the Avengers will have to go up against.

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