The Avengers The Avengers: News and Speculation - Part 27A sub-section 12

[Stringer]

I hope Bale enjoys the last few weeks with that beard of his lol.

 

[Iron_Stark]

Damn I'd love to see a video of this.

 

[Herolee10]

Oscars - Mark Ruffalo on Hulk in The Avengers:

* There will be some equally time with both Bruce Banner & Hulk stuff.
* You're gonna see a lot of Hulk smashing stuff.

Hmm...i wonder if that means that he'll be more avenger than menace for the film after all...

 

[Spider-Vader]

I hope Bale enjoys the last few weeks with that beard of his lol.

Maybe to convince the authorities that Batman is truly on the run, Wayne will grow a bum beard?

 

[Khemik@L]

Ruffalo's very busy today:
Mark Ruffalo Reveals First Specific Details On His Transformation Into The Hulk!

 

[Marvel Spider]

^^^ Can't wait.

 

[Herolee10]

Maybe they're finally settling the issue that was start up way back when this had happened:

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1czvD3aVk8Y[/YT]

lol

 

[BigThor]

rap beef...

Hahaha "rap beef" t:

 

[Sarg92]

Now that Ruffalo says that the motion capture technology from Avatar will be used, could this mean that WETA are going to be the main CGI studio for the film? The performance capture tech developed for Avatar has been used or is being used by a couple of films such as A Christmas Carol, Rise of the Apes and Tintin. With A Christmas Carol being a Disney production, they obviously went with their own CGI companies but Rise of the Apes and Tintin are being rendered by WETA.

So it could be possible that WETA will be behind The Avengers, if true then we will have the best photorealistic Hulk portrayed on film in The Avengers.

 

[Spideyfan93]

So a 2003 Hulk with less wimpyness and more ROAR ANGRY GGAAAHHHH?!




Sweet.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I just told him it was one of my favorite movies of all-time and that I thought he was great in it, and he shook my hand and thanked me, saying it was one of his faves too (and laughed about that sounding biased). He said that he thinks Fincher's brilliant, and he wished more people had seen the film. But yeah, it was pretty awesome. t:

That sounds like a great experience. I'd kill to meet an actor like that.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

WETA doing Avengers? That would be incredible.

 

[wobbly]

Now that Ruffalo says that the motion capture technology from Avatar will be used, could this mean that WETA are going to be the main CGI studio for the film? The performance capture tech developed for Avatar has been used or is being used by a couple of films such as A Christmas Carol, Rise of the Apes and Tintin. With A Christmas Carol being a Disney production, they obviously went with their own CGI companies but Rise of the Apes and Tintin are being rendered by WETA.

So it could be possible that WETA will be behind The Avengers, if true then we will have the best photorealistic Hulk portrayed on film in The Avengers.

Once the process/technique is out there any fx house can get their hands on it. Maybe not directly, but they can certainly develop their own working version of it (the technology for Avatar was not strictly new, but the technique was) Also, with Marvels movies they are not Disney films as such. The mouse is the big umbrella that owns the lot, but Marvel Studios is it's own beast and I would imagine they will continue tender FX projects out to bidders just as they have always done.

Anyway, all I'm saying there is it's possible they are using the same technique as Avatar, but it need not be the same Fx house (Weta) doing it.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Incredible.

I would commit heinous acts to see these two in a film together.

 

[Sarg92]

Once the process/technique is out there any fx house can get their hands on it. Maybe not directly, but they can certainly develop their own working version of it (the technology for Avatar was not strictly new, but the technique was) Also, with Marvels movies they are not Disney films as such. The mouse is the big umbrella that owns the lot, but Marvel Studios is it's own beast and I would imagine they will continue tender FX projects out to bidders just as they have always done.

Anyway, all I'm saying there is it's possible they are using the same technique as Avatar, but it need not be the same Fx house (Weta) doing it.

Some of the tech used for Avatar was new such as the Simul-cam. The head rig was also a technology that was developed whilst creating Avatar but also WETA developed a lot of new algorithms to use the data from the performance capture tech with the rendering process. WETA created an algorithm whilst making Avatar to render eyes as photoreal as possible which was so good that ILM were asking WETA if they could share it with them and WETA declined.

If Ruffalo means that they are going to be using pretty much the exact tech used on Avatar then in my opinion WETA are the best CGI studio to use but if he meant they are using similar performance capture tech then I guess Marvel will just use the best studio possible that is available.

 

[Khemik@L]

WETA doing Avengers? That would be incredible.

I'm almost sure that last year I read somewhere on the net that they would in fact be doing the effects for Avengers. Gimme a minute lemme try and find anything to that effect. Google man to the rescue lol

UPDATE: False alarm what i saw was this: BUF To Work on Thor. I got trick cause they also worked on Avatar

 

[wobbly]

Some of the tech used for Avatar was new such as the Simul-cam. The head rig was also a technology that was developed whilst creating Avatar but also WETA developed a lot of new algorithms to use the data from the performance capture tech with the rendering process. WETA created an algorithm whilst making Avatar to render eyes as photoreal as possible which was so good that ILM were asking WETA if they could share it with them and WETA declined.

If Ruffalo means that they are going to be using pretty much the exact tech used on Avatar then in my opinion WETA are the best CGI studio to use but if he meant they are using similar performance capture tech then I guess Marvel will just use the best studio possible that is available.

I'm not trying to knock what an achievement Avatar was, but I stand by saying the tech was not stricly new: Cameras's and computers are all existing tech, but they applied it in a new way (the head rig for example could be replicated by another company quite easily as it's basically a helmet with cameras mounted inside catching every movement of the face and eyes). The algorithms used for rendering though would be in the bespoke programming of the 3D software rather than the hardware, and not at all easy for competitors to replicate from scratch, so I certainly get why WETA would be the best choice if they are using the same technique (they already have it mastered, anyone else would have to figure it out).

I would guess though Marvel will have budget in mind and going the full Avatar for one character might be too pricey for them. Depends how much WETA would want for doing the Hulk I guess.

 

[Chewy]

 

[samsnee]

Not to rehash old arguments, but does anyone else feel like The Incredible Hulk is pretty much more and more its own movie that doesn't really exist in this Avengers universe? I thought it was a good movie, and in some ways more enjoyable than the first Iron Man. But with both Ruffalo replacing Norton and a new look for Hulk from TIH, what really ties that movie to the Avengers?

There was the scene at the end with Stark meeting Ross, but as far as we know, Ross isn't in the Avengers, so it was kind of a pointless scene. At least with Fury's scene in IM1, that set it up that it was a larger universe. It was a little overdone in IM2, but you still get the sense it's all part of a bigger picture.

Not that TIH should have been just one long ad for Avengers, but really, it feels like it was an unnecessary reboot. Maybe they should have done it AFTER the Avengers.

 

[saiyanaida]

Exclusive: We Know Who The Bad Guys Are In 'The Avengers


For quite some time no one really knew who "The Avengers" would fight in the upcoming 2012 movie that Joss Whedon is directing. There were stories that the HULK would be the villain and even in 2009 we reported that Kevin Feige sort of hinted that the Skrulls might be the villains.

Feige went as far as saying the following:

In my opinion, The Skrulls are really the only viable threat that would require so many super heroes to fight as a team. Sure, you could have The Hulk as a villain in the beginning, but then they have to come together for an even bigger threat. Something hinted about in IM2, Thor and Cap by Nick Fury's presence. Plus Fox doesn't have the rights to The Skrulls, only the Super Skrull. But this is just my inner geek thinking out loud and hoping.

Well Marvel geek nerds, today I have some juicy news to tell you, a few hours ago I was talking to my reliable inside sources who have confirmed with me who the villain is and much more.

There was some stories that the Skrulls were in the movie BUT of course the powers that be denied it as usual.

Some spoilers are coming up so be warned!

You still here?

OKAY you have been warned.

The main villain for The Avengers is none other than Thor's adoptive brother and archenemy LOKI!

Tom Hiddleston will portray Loki in the upcoming live-action Marvel Studios film "Thor" directed by Kenneth Branagh.

But that's not all, Loki needs some serious muscle to go up against "The Avengers" and he does this by using the cosmic cube seen in "Captain America: The First Avenger" and also seen in the screen capture I took of the "Thor" Comic-Con trailer. Loki uses the cube to get a hold of the Aliens (aka The Skrulls) to invade Earth and fight "The Avengers." Skrulls are green-skinned reptilian humanoids with large pointed ears, red or green eyes, and corrugated chins.

I actually like the idea of Loki/the Aliens going up against "The Avengers" because this allows Marvel to do something really cool and also the fact that there are a lot Skrulls "The Avengers" have to go up against.

Makes total sense how "The Avengers" ties in to the upcoming Thor and Captain America movies.

What do you think of Loki and the Aliens vs "The Avengers?"

"The Avengers" stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Clark Gregg, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, and Mark Ruffal.

The film hits theaters summer of May 4, 2012.


http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-we-know-who-the-bad-guys-are-in-the-avengers-12782

 

[Iceman]

I'd be pretty happy if that was true!

 

[Spideyfan93]

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Sounds fantastic!

 

[Marvel Spider]

AICN is reporting that there will be a specially made Avengers teaser trailer in front of Captain America or Thor:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/48710

That would be so awesome. Let's hope it's true.

 

[Spideyfan93]

OMG! Please be in front of Thor!