“Avengers: Age Of Ultron” Sneak Peek
BY BRIAN MARTIN
Staff Writer
At long last, Marvel has released the trailer for “Avengers: Age of Ultron” online.
The trailer gives off a menacing feeling, as James Spader narrates during the trailer as the titular villain.
To start off, the trailer paints a very dark time for the Avengers, as they must face a powerful robot named Ultron.
The story takes place after the events of this year’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” the covert organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. is no more and Tony Stark is funding the team.
After the conclusion of “Iron Man 3,” Stark has decided to retire from being Iron Man and invents this robot called Ultron to take his place. Things don’t go according to plan as Ultron decides to decimate the planet and the Avengers step in to thwart his plans.
The trailer starts off by showing a few shots of various locations that are in a state of chaos and cuts to a few shots of the main characters. It then cuts forward to a partially destroyed robot walking in and puzzling the Avengers with a speech.
The trailer goes on to show various action shots and a few snippets of the main characters, such as newcomers Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver as well as old characters returning such as Bruce Banner and Nick Fury.
There were also a few notable shots in the trailer that stood out.
One was a fight between a Hulkbuster-armored Iron Man and Hulk. This fight was first teased with concept art shown for the movie a few months back. The reason for what sets off this brawl between the two remains to be seen.
Another notable shot was of Ultron with Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. This might be a plot to convince them to join his war against humanity. But if anything, that plot will most likely backfire.
Some other shots include an army of Ultron drones and Captain America’s broken shield.
The trailer concludes with Ultron saying, “Now, I’m free. There are no strings on me” and a face shot of the mechanical menace.
The film is making a few changes from the original comics to keep in line with the current movie timeline and what Marvel studio can work with.
One change is that Ultron’s creator is Iron Man. In the comics, Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, is the creator of the android.
Since that character’s film hasn’t been released yet, Marvel thought it best for Iron Man to take the role.
“I’m scared they’ll mess it up,” said Ahmed Ashraf, freshman. “If past superhero movies have taught us anything, it’s that the director will always make adjustments to the bad guy even if it means changing their identity for the younger crowd.”
Despite some noticeable changes from the comics, the film looks to be even more serious and action-packed than the previous installment if the trailer is any indication of the events to come.
People are certainly excited for this film.
“I thought it was really cool and exciting with a lot of action and I feel like there’s more action compared to the first movie,” said Christian Uecker, senior.
“Looks like it is going to be their best movie yet,” said Za’Keya Dorsey, freshman.
Can the Avengers thwart Ultron’s plans and save the planet? Fans will find out when Avengers: Age of Ultron arrives in theaters in May 2015.
