Tag: Joss Whedon

Marvel announces The Avengers sequel is ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’, official logo revealed

Avengers: Age of Ultron Logo

In a surprising announcement, Joss Whedon took the stage at Comic-Con International in San Diego to announce that the next Avengers film with be Avengers: Age of Ultron. Age of Ultron was the big summer blockbuster from the comics world, and despite criticisms, Marvel seems keen to push this to the big screen. The plot revolves around …

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SDCC 2013: ABC reveals more photos from ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Cobie Smulders and Clark Gregg

With the cats officially out of the bag, following a screening at Comic-Con International in San Diego on Friday night, Disney/ABC has released a new set of photos from Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. As you can see, Agent Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) features prominently in the photo set, as she was announced this weekend to be …

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Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ video introduces Fitz and Simmons

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge)

With Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. set to debut a whole lot more information at the San Diego Comic-Con International in the next few days, ABC/Disney have released a new video showcasing characters Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker), a brilliant engineer and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge), genius bio-chemist. Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) returns to …

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Oz Comic-Con 2013: J. August Richards talks ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’

J. August Richards - Oz Comic-Con 2013 ©2013 Richard Gray and Behind the Panels. All Rights Reserved.

Appearing at Oz Comic-Con in Melbourne today, former Angel star J. August Richards was asked by an audience member about his role in the forthcoming television show Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. When prompted about his “unconfirmed role”, he said he could “confirm that it is unconfirmed”. Richards went on to relate a story about getting …

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Joss Whedon on Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch, plus no Loki in Avengers 2

THOR - Loki (Tom Hiddleston)

Being a blogger type on the Internet is a bit like putting together a giant jigsaw puzzle: you look for the straight bits around the edges and the sky is big, blue and frightening. In the lead-up to the Avengers sequel, we’ll look for any bit of information to jam in sideways, whether it fits …

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Joss Whedon talks about Avengers 2 villain

Thanos

Speaking with Empire magazine, Marvel Cinematic Universe architect Joss Whedon spoke about the villain in the untitled Avengers sequel. He remained customarily coy, but did confirm that the villain is a “him”. “I’m very excited about the villain, and have a lot to say about him. But if you watch my shows, the one thing …

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ordered to TV series, teases first “Hulk” footage

Hulk - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

According to IGN and SuperHeroHype, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been ordered from pilot to TV series in one of the most unsurprising pieces of news yet. Coming off the back of not only the world’s third most successful box office hit ever, The Avengers, and Iron Man 3 (which is already on its way …

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Joss Whedon talks Avengers 2, Thanos and Robert Downey Jr

Joss Whedon - Avengers 2

The folks at DesdeHollywood managed to chat with Marvel Cinematic Universe architect Joss Whedon at the Iron Man 3 premiere, and got his opinions on potentially replacing Robert Downey Jr, the villains of The Avengers 2 and his views for the future. After speaking about not worrying about replacing RDJ for the next chapter, he goes …

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Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D now Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, J. August Richards Joins

J. August Richards - Gunn/SHIELD

An official press release has been issued for the highly anticipated new TV show from Joss Whedon, expanding the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the small screen. Along we changing the name from simply SHIELD to the more descriptive Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Line also reports that will also feature J. August Richards, who fans will know …

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Behind The Panels Issue 38 – Batman Earth One

In this issue, DC announces a super crossover and Alan Moore isn’t ready to pimp out his log cabin just yet. THEN geeks have cause for rejoice on the road to The Avengers 2. PLUS our kick-ass pick of the week: Batman – Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank (DC Comics). Our next reading assignment: Pedro & …

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Behind The Panels Issue 20 – Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 8

Hosted By: David McVay & Richard Gray David and Richard discuss the latest in news from the world of comics. This week, we visit our favourite man in the log cabin Alan Moore then spin through the wonders of WonderCon. THEN Mandrake comes to the cinema, and what’s next for Chronicle director Josh Trank. PLUS our kick-ass …

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