The very first image that Marvel fans saw of the Age of Ultron, was of Tony Stark’s Iron Man helmet being reforged into the face of Ultron. Marvel Studios used a brief teaser trailer to announce the villain and title of the Avengers’ sequel, to those in attendance at the San Diego Comic Con in 2013. However, it was clear that writer and director Joss Whedon would make a few logical changes to the comic book canon.
It seems that Ultron is corrupting Iron Man’s system in the new piece of promotional art. It will be interesting to see if Ultron has a hand in “reprogramming” Stark as well, by changing his viewpoint on world security. Which would ultimately set the stage for Stark’s future conflicts in Captain America: Civil War. Ultron is shaping up to be a unique villain, which seems to have drawn inspiration from the comics, Frankenstein, The Terminator, and boundless science fiction stories about artificial intelligence gone wrong. We also get another good look at Vision. It is worth noting how Ultron hovers over him like a puppetmaster. There also seems to be subtext about the impact of fathers and sons. Stark creates Ultron. Ultron creates Vision. Fans of the comics are salivating at the prospect of how Whedon will adapt these origin stories and themes for the big screen.
Official Synopsis:
Marvel Studios presents Avengers: Age of Ultron, the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to the Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure. Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultronstars Robert Downey Jr., who returns as Iron Man, along with Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk. Together with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and with the additional support of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, the team must reassemble to defeat James Spader as Ultron, a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen, and Pietro Maximoff, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and meet an old friend in a new form when Paul Bettany becomes Vision. Written and directed by Joss Whedon and produced by Kevin Feige, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” published in 1963.
Avengers: Age of Ultron opens on May 1st, 2015.
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Source: CBM, Marvel