MOVIE ROUNDUP
(Olsen is a Scarlet Witch, Ant Man will be a Badass and Batman wasn't a afterthought)
AVENGERS AGE OF
ULTRON
Elizabeth Olsen just recently been cast as Scarlet Witch in
Marvel's The Avengers: Age of Ultron, hs finally given the freedom to talk
about the latest film as well as her role in the film.
Olsen cites the sequel's "cool ensemble" as one of
the project's draws for her, telling The Huffington Post, "When there's a
great ensemble already in place, you're just like, That sounds awesome --
because I want to work with all of those people. That's amazing. And it's all
of these people that I respect."
The Godzilla and Martha Marcy May Marlene actress also likes
the fact that no one's portrayed Scarlet Witch onscreen before, thus allowing
her the opportunity to make Wanda Maximoff her own.
Olsen says Scarlet Witch's "life is insane. And for
obvious reasons you can't talk about certain background [her dad's Magneto, but
Fox owns the film rights to him so Marvel can't use him], but it is so much
fun. And it's so funny, everyone always talks to me about, 'Do you really love
having all of these psychological problems and things like that [with your characters]?'
And I'm like, 'I don't mean for that to happen.' And with Scarlet Witch, I'm
like she's complicated, that one! You know? Like, She might be the most damaged
of them all! Which is so cool."
Avengers: Age of Ultron -- which will reunite Olsen with both
Oldboy's Jackson and her Godzilla co-star Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Scarlet
Witch's brother Quicksilver -- begins filming in early 2014 for a May 1, 2015
release.
ANT-MAN
Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man film has been in development for a
real long time, but the film is finally moving forward as fans can expect the
film in 2015. Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, Wright elaborated on what he
wants to do with the film and how he thinks it will surprise audiences.
"I want to make him into a badass [laughs]. No, I
always liked that comic and I always thought it would be an interesting thing
to see in live-action. That's why I [showed] that Comic-Con test that we did
for Marvel, to show this fight scene like a proof of concept, like this is what
the action is going to look like. I think a lot of people who maybe don't know
the character sort of see that test and go, "Oh, right, I get it. It's
like an action film," so that's the idea. I think people will be surprised
by what kind of movie it is, and so in that respect it's something that I know
is going to stand out because it's got a very different story and is a very
different movie."
When asked about the tone of the film, Wright says he thinks
it will be in line with the rest of the Marvel films.
"Well, I think the Marvel movies are funny, you know? I
think generally the Iron Man films and The Avengers is funny. They're not ever
in the comedy section, but they are funny and entertaining, so I think it'll be
something in a similar vein to that."
Walt Disney Pictures has scheduled a July 31, 2015 release
for the film, which was written by Wright and Joe Cornish.
BATMAN VS SUPERMAN
There are a ton of big, highly anticipated films set to be
released in 2015 and Zack Snyder's Batman Vs. Superman film surely is one of
them. In a recent interview with Variety, the producer of those films, Charles
Roven, talked about their statuses,
“On ‘Batman vs. Superman,’ we started soft prep in June, and
we’ll be shooting eight months later.... We felt that we accomplished our goals
with ‘Man of Steel, our intention was to bring Superman into the 21st century
with a contemporary character and a different kind of superhero than what’s out
there right now...We knew we had created a world and we had left Easter eggs in
the movie that let people know that in the universe that Zack was creating,
there was the possibility of other DC characters besides Clark Kent."
He went on to reveal that the idea of the sequel has been
around for awhile,
"We had a sketch of an idea, the beats of a story that
David Goyer worked on with Zack. We have a first draft, and we’re continuing to
work with it. Those scripts are never fully finished until the movie is in the
theaters. We love the characters — we think that Ben (Affleck) is going to be a
really great and interesting Batman.”
He went on to discuss why they cast Ben Affleck in the role
of Bruce Wayne/Batman.
“We wanted a guy who had a certain age and a certain gravitas
to what he had done in terms of his recent work. If you take a look at ‘The
Town’ and ‘Argo,’ he plays a couple of serious guys in those movies. He’s a big
man. He’s also a mature man. As you see him and Henry together, one definitely
has much more experience just by looking at him. That’s what we wanted,
particularly juxtaposed against our Superman.”
Batman vs. Superman is set to be released in theaters July
17th, 2015,
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