The Avengers Fiege Talks Avengers,Thor,etc.

[Project862006]

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[Aesop Rocks]

awesome.

 

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First he talks about the challenge of putting these stories together on the big screen...

"I get to cheat!" he says. "Because its been done before in comics. We might be changing how the dots connect a little bit, but its that experience of reading comics that we're trying to bring to the movies, for people that have never even opened a comic book before. I've said a million times that the best part of reading a comic is that any character can pop into another characters story. That wasn't possible on-screen until Iron Man."

We already know that with the upcoming movies, we will be introduced to more characters as well as seeing the existing ones gel together. Feige gives his take on how that will happen...

"Its fun now and we are introducing some new characters in these films. But its not about cramming in lots of new people ..thats sort of the cardinal sin of the sequel, adding too many characters"

"My only concern is that when we launch a franchise.. whichever characters franchise that may be, it should stand on its own two feet. With Iron Man being the first one out of the gate, thank goodness thats what happend. Everyone loved it. Its our job to do the same with Thor and Captain America two years from now, so by the time The Avengers comes in 2012 its not just a team super hero movie with a bunch of characters with powers, its three people, four including Hulk , five including Nick Fury-who you have seen before in other movies, coming together for the very first time."

Yes, Feige says that The Hulk will definitely be a part of The Avengers. We never really doubted it, but its nice to have it confirmed. Still no word on whether Ed Norton will reprise the role though. All he says is..

"...I think there's a chance, its certainly our intention to use the same actors from film to film where we can."

I think its fair to say that most fans are worried about the very fantasy oriented story of Thor , integrating into the sci-fi type world of Iron Man and The Avengers. SFX put those worries to Feige...

"No, [I dont think it will be difficult] because thats what Thor is. We're doing the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby/Walt Simonson/J Michael Straczynski Thor. We're not doing the blow the dust of the old Norse book in your library Thor. And in the Thor of the Marvel universe there's a race called The Asgardians, and we're linked through this tree of life that we're unaware of. Its real science, but we don't know about it yet. The Thor movie is about teaching people that."

 

[FaT_tONle]

Looking more and more like Marvel is prepared to move on without Norton... damn shame that TIH did so poorly. No one to blame but Marvel themselves.

 

[marcvader]

Cool. So the Avengers will only be missing Giant Man n Wasp. I really hope they get in there between now n then.

 

[marvel_freshman]

Here is the interview from SuperHeroHype, with a little more info:

SFX Magazine's March issue features an interview with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige in which he talks more about the studio's upcoming projects and makes one fairly big reveal.

Feige talked about how Iron Man, Iron Man 2 (May 7), Thor (May 6, 2011) and The First Avenger: Captain America (July 22, 2011) will lay the foundation for what should be the ultimate superhero epic - The Avengers (May 4, 2012).

"It's fun now, and we're introducing some new characters in ['Iron Man 2']," he told the magazine. "But it's not about just cramming in lots of new people; that's sort of the cardinal sin of the sequel - adding in too many characters. This is totally Tony Stark's story. And that's gonna weave into Thor's story, and Steve Rogers' story, and it's already ingrained with Nick Fury's story and an organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D."

He says that it is important to first focus on each character. "My only concern is that when we launch a franchise--whichever character's franchise that may be--it should stand on its own two feet... So by the time 'The Avengers' comes in 2012, it's not just a team superhero movie with a bunch of characters with powers. It's three people - four including the Hulk; five including Nick Fury - who you've seen before in other movies, coming together for the very first time."

Catch that Hulk bit? Feige also said that he won't rule out the possibility of a second Incredible Hulk film with Edward Norton. "That would be post-'Avengers,' if it happened... I think there's a chance. It's certainly our intention to use the same actors from film to film where we can."

Feige was asked it will be difficult to meld the fantasy of Thor with the high-tech science fiction in Iron Man and The Avengers. "No," he said, "because we're doing the Jack Kirby/Stan Lee/Walt Simonson/J. Michael Straczynski 'Thor.' We're not doing the blow-the-dust-off-of-the-old-Norse-book-in-your-library 'Thor.' And in the 'Thor' of the Marvel Universe, there's a race called the Asgardians. And we're linked through this Tree of Life that we're unaware of. It's real science, but we don't know about it yet. The 'Thor' movie is about teaching people that."

The magazine asked Feige what other characters may come to the big screen after The Avengers. "I love Doctor Strange. Ant-Man is like Whiplash - one of those chracters where you're like, 'Really?' that we've got a fun story with. I've always wanted to do something with Black Panther. I think what Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction have done with Iron Fist lately is great, and the Iron Fist mythology opens up a whole other part to us. I'd love to break into the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe even more- it's kind of there in 'Thor.' J.J. Abrams' 'Star Trek' got me jonesing to do that. It's what I grew up on - 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars.' I want to do a big space epic. And we've got them in Marvel."

 

[LostSon88]

Looking more and more like Marvel is prepared to move on without Norton... damn shame that TIH did so poorly. No one to blame but Marvel themselves.

Based on that interview, how exactly did you come to that conclusion?

 

[Cuyan]

Especially considering that they used the Hulk's picture for the image.

 

[irapogi]

three ppl, 4 with hulk, 5 with fury.

i might be overanalyzing semantics but they referd to the hulk as "people" so maybe banner's in? nah just kidding.

imo, the best way to portray banner is as a weakling with a good heart, but thats just me. and because of that, i also see norton as a bit of an ... i forgot the word. it's just that the way he co-wrote and how he portrayed bruce, i think he wants bruce to uhh.. NOT be the weakling type. and again, that's just me.

i cant seem to find my words. then again, im drunk.

 

[Ipodman]

So Hulk is in Avengers... but Ed Norton is only coming back after Avengers... So in Avengers, Hulk's gonna be in monster mode only?

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

oh. wow. just when you thought, there is nothing interesting to talk about, this interview shows up

 

[Ipodman]

He also kinda hints at Ant-man....

 

[chamber-music]

Sounds cool. Seems like Ant-Man & Wasp may appear in the Avengers first then Edgar Wrights Ant-Man movie after.

 

[Ipodman]

Use the same actors? WTF Warmachine???

 

[Nirvana]

Well, I'm glad he confirmed the Hulk being in it. Now if he could only confirm Ed Norton.

 

[Hannibal Smith]

They should ask Eric Bana for i liked his Banner better. Was the only good part for me of Hulk.

 

[Ipodman]

They should ask Eric Bana for i liked his Banner better. Was the only good part for me of Hulk.

I think Bana already said he wouldnt do another Hulk movie...

 

[Chewy]

So Hulk is in Avengers... but Ed Norton is only coming back after Avengers... So in Avengers, Hulk's gonna be in monster mode only?

He says that a Hulk sequel would only happen post-Avengers, not that Norton would only come back post-Avengers

 

[FaT_tONle]

I think they will push for IM3 to follow Avengers. I don't see Ant-Man and Hulk getting solo films though. It's possible. Between a SHIELD movie and the former two, I think we'll see one of them. The next time we see Pym would be an Avengers sequel IMO.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Very cool article, this pretty much confirms more Hulk in the near future, this got me more hyped up. Iron Fist as a possible movie will be awesome.

When he says Thor staying away from Shakespearian English talk and references Stan Lee as influence, that confuses me because Stan Lee started the Shakespearian talk.

 

[terry78]

They should ask Eric Bana for i liked his Banner better. Was the only good part for me of Hulk.

Nah, Norton's Banner is a contrast to the other characters. Stark's smarmy nature and Cap's idealistic nature. Bana would come off as a little bland.

 

[Raiden]

If they will indeed use Hulk in the Avengers movie, I hope they will improve the CGI drastically because in TIH the Hulk still looks too fake, and I think it may be the reason why many moviegoers couldn't really get into the movie. Now that Avatar has pushed the boundary of CGI creatures, if Marvel wants to use Hulk again they better make sure to make Hulk look as realistic as possible.

 

[NickNitro]

Raiden - I too am a Jets fan (a pretty big one in fact). Too bad they couldnt go all the way this year :/

Anyway onto the news. I love that they are having the Hulk in the Avengers film(s). I really feel that if they do the movie correctly this can launch a multiple of Avengers movies to come. Maybe even tap into what I believe could be a great film/films Civil War.

I do agree that maybe the Hulk can be made a little bit more realistic but as a CG artist myself I saw a HUGE jump in CG from the first Hulk to the reboot TIH. I believe the third time will be the charm for them .

Having Thor not speak in his natural tongue (this is just my take on the whole article with the whole Shakespearian aspect) I feel may make it seem a bit....off.

Anyway I love the news and CANT WAIT for whats to come.

 

[Kirmit]

IMO parts of TIH had Avatar level CG and dare I say it some parts surpassed avatar, most notably the cave scene, the problem was consistancy, that high level of cgi needs to be mantained throughout the entire movie.

 

[Silver Knight]

Great news about Hulk. I hope hope for another Hulk movie.