Age of Ultron Josh Brolin Is Thanos, The Mad Titan

[marcvader]

He's nihilist and couldn't give a phuck.

 

[cherokeesam]

I don't think Thanos has a shortage of sycophants to take the Others place.

It's not that: it's just disrespect on Ronan's part. He shows a lack of fear or respect for Thanos by killing his sycophant at the very foot of his throne. It's like shooting one of The Godfather's bodyguards in The Godfather's office, just because you don't like that person.

At the *very* least, Thanos should've red-flagged Ronan as now being extremely untrustworthy to bring the Power Stone back.

 

[The Endless]

True, i see where you're coming from.

But then perhaps Thanos just gets a kick out of playing the game, getting these lackeys to kill people and cause fear in his name.

Even when Ronan outright threatened him he was just grinning like "haha whatever child".

 

[metaphysician]

Thanos has armies of techno-undead. Who's to say that after Ronan left, he didn't have the Other shipped to a mortu-pital to be fitted with a new neck and zapped into a continued mockery of life?

 

[TheWallCrawler]

"I will bathe the starways in your blood" is the most intimidating thing I've ever heard in a cinema. Then he turned around and was happy go lucky sky blue

I don't remember that line from the movie though, wasn't it just recorded for that phase 1&2 montage video?

but yeah, that was a pretty damn awesome line, both the words and the delivery

 

[KDM1986]

I don't remember that line from the movie though, wasn't it just recorded for that phase 1&2 montage video?

but yeah, that was a pretty damn awesome line, both the words and the delivery

Yeah it's in the movie. Not sure how the poster you quoted remembered it but Thanos turned around before he said anything. That line was the last thing he said.

 

[Rorschach2012]

Did anyone else think that Thanos was kinda bland? I'm really not convinced that Josh Brolin can handle this part

I wasn't crazy about his voice

 

[JOE]

Underwhelming... I was expecting something deeper. As stupid as it sounds, it sounded too much like Brolin. I was hoping they'd enhance his already cool voice into something a bit more badass.

 

[Rorschach2012]

Underwhelming... I was expecting something deeper. As stupid as it sounds, it sounded too much like Brolin. I was hoping they'd enhance his already cool voice into something a bit more badass.

they need to put some effects on his voice like Xerxes in 300

 

[TheHeatKitchen]

I loved the voice, personally. I didn't want the stereotypical uber-deep monstrous voice.
He was menacing, intimidating, intelligent, confident, classy, dignified... he sounded the way I would expect an ancient, seemingly omnipotent and all-powerful being to sound.

 

[Joeyjojo72]

they need to put some effects on his voice like Xerxes in 300

Please no.

 

[cph9fa]

So, the following is sort of how I envision the mid-credits scene for Age of Ultron. The basic assumptions that go into this are:

- The scepter is the mind gem, and it ends up being retrieved by the good guys at some point during the film.
- Loki has given Thanos the Tesseract (possibly in exchange for his help in overthrowing Odin).
- There will not be an Iron Man 4 in phase 3.
​

INT. AVENGERS TOWER

TONY STARK enters the room, alone and tired, the recent events weighing heavily on his mind. A bottle of alcohol is sitting out on the counter. Tony pours himself a drink and sits in a chair, head hung in shame. Nearby is Loki's SCEPTER, attached to various scientific diagnostic equipment.

Suddenly a blue, man-sized PORTAL, similar to the one in The Avengers, opens in the room. Tony jumps to his feet, surprised and afraid. On the other side is the purple smiling menace, THANOS. In his bare left hand, he grips the TESSERACT. As he steps through the portal, he briefly sizes up Tony.

THANOS
You are the Terran that destroyed the Chitauri fleet.
​

Without a second glance at Tony, Thanos turns his attention towards the SCEPTER, which he approaches and begins to examine.

STARK
Uh... Maybe. Who's asking.

THANOS
I am Thanos, and I am not asking.

STARK
O-kaaay, well, you're not supposed to have the Tesseract, so...
​

Thanos looks up at Tony abruptly.

THANOS
Pathetic child. Did you think it to be safe on Asgard?

STARK
Kinda hoped so, yeah. So now what, do you expect me to kneel, or...

THANOS
I do not expect. You have that which I desire. I have come to retrieve it.
​

Thanos rips the glowing blue MIND GEM from the scepter with his free hand and holds it up triumphantly.

STARK
Hey, that's not yours, either!

THANOS
On the contrary. It is quite mine. And now, you will come with me and answer some questions, either by choice...
​

Thanos holds up the mind gem and Tony's eyes go wide with fear.

THANOS
...or by force.
​

 

[AlexanderLykins]

I would love to see Thanos and Stark verbally spar. That's a must in my opinion.

 

[marcvader]

So we'redoing this every Avengers movie? No thanks.

 

[CoherentChaos]

Not sure how I feel about him mind controlling Tony, but that scenario gives credence to the idea that Thanos may sacrifice the mind gem for the space gem.

With the space gem he can appear anywhere, and no matter what facility is holding the scepter, the Earth probably isn't well equipped to protect the scepter. And with such power, he could walk into virtually anywhere and claim what he wants... if he were into doing things himself.

Except I still don't think the scepter has the mind gem. I still think it was some strange device with multiple uses that can be powered by the Tesseract like anything else. Mind control is just one such use, and the effectiveness of which pales in comparison to what the Mind Gem can do. I mean, all one had to do to undo the effects of the scepter was hit someone in the head. Hardly befitting of an Infinity Gem.

 

[Bren]

I would like to think he's manipulated the stones to be very far apart from each other.

Then he gets the Space gem and uses it to collect all the others, which being so far away from each other means no one can react in time to stop him.

 

[Ghostcrow13]

I'd rather see Thanos get the tesseract from Loki, I feel it's been forgotten that the Other threatened Loki and I want Loki to think he is safe pretending to be Odin. I'm guessing though that would have to happen after Thor 3.

How do people wanna see him get the stones, post-credit? Thanos movie? Spread over GOTG 2 and A3?

 

[CoherentChaos]

I don't think they'd make an entire movie about Thanos. You can have a lot of lore about how he came about and how he laid waste to an entire galaxy or whatever, but there's nothing there to make a compelling story out of. There'd be no lovable cast of characters to follow, just Thanos and whatever creeps that he conspires with.

Post credits could work, but I think he should do something big in Guardians 2, and of course, actually start to wreck everything with the IG in A3.

 

[hoy-small-fry]

Loki handing over the Tesseract as repayment to the debt he owes Thanos would certainly set things in motion. If Thanos is just figuring out the placement of the stones as his proxies fail, he could just zap into various locales with the space stone and be gone. Would be visually impressive, and could go on as a running easter egg in the back of shot.

As for The Other, I'm surprised he didn't react at all. Surely he needs someone to be his spokesman...? I was also surprised how unceremoniously the film dealt with him, especially as he effectively narrated Avengers

 

[Ghostcrow13]

Well I was thinking in the Thanos movie, you could have Adam Warlock as the good guy, but it mostly follows Thanos there is a movie about Maleficent I'm sure they could make a great one about Thanos.

I agree he should be the main villain in at least 1 film before A3 and he should win IMO to show how powerful he is.

 

[hoy-small-fry]

He definitely needs to start racking big wins up and posing a serous threat. Even though the Emperor in Star Wars didn't get his hands dirty until the finale, he did keep getting big wins. Thanos just keeps losing

 

[TheWallCrawler]

So we'redoing this every Avengers movie? No thanks.

so what's the problem with that? you make it sound like it's a lot, but considering they got only one Avengers movie before the one that most likely actually has Thanos as the villain, there is just one Avengers movie after credits scene that could have him. Surely you could handle that much?

 

[TheWallCrawler]

He definitely needs to start racking big wins up and posing a serous threat. Even though the Emperor in Star Wars didn't get his hands dirty until the finale, he did keep getting big wins. Thanos just keeps losing

speaking of that, when did Darcy win Thanos?? I have seen Thor 2 but it was so bleh that I hardly remember the details. anyway, could you refresh my memory?

also I agree, and of course they are doing it so they can keep the show going until Thanos can actually have his true debut as a villain, but this is really making him just seem incompetent. He better have some damn amazing villainous stuff to do in Avengers 3 to make up for all of this

 

[ctsketch]

Loki handing over the Tesseract as repayment to the debt he owes Thanos would certainly set things in motion. If Thanos is just figuring out the placement of the stones as his proxies fail, he could just zap into various locales with the space stone and be gone. Would be visually impressive, and could go on as a running easter egg in the back of shot.

As for The Other, I'm surprised he didn't react at all. Surely he needs someone to be his spokesman...? I was also surprised how unceremoniously the film dealt with him, especially as he effectively narrated Avengers

That would be interesting if Thanos helped Loki overthrow Odin...or at least if Loki disguised as Odin gave the Tesseract to Thanos

 

[ctsketch]

Well in the AoU teaser the dead avengers with Thanos was on some kind of cosmic plane so...what if SW is showing Tony a possible future and they are all dead at the hands of Thanos? and that could be Thanos cameo for AoU