Interviews
Chris Hemsworth Interview For Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’
Apr 17th
Marvel’s ‘The Avengers,’ the Superhero team-up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Superheroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.
Directed by Joss Whedon, ‘The Avengers’ (‘Avengers Assemble’ in the UK) stars Chris Evans (Captain America/Steve Rogers), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye/Clint Barton), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man/Tony Stark), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), and Tom Hiddleston (Loki). Cobie Smulders, Clark Gregg, and Stellen Skarsgard co-star. ‘The Avengers’ is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series of the same name. Look out for the film in cinemas April 26th in the UK and May 4th in the US. Expect to see a more in-depth interview with Chris Hemsworth and the rest of the cast closer to the films release date.
Can you tell us why Thor comes back to Earth in ‘The Avengers’?
Chris Hemsworth: He’s conveniently come back briefly because Odin’s summoned some dark powers from the universe and it’s very costly. But he’s also come back to retrieve Loki, who’s running madness on Earth. He’s being a bit chaotic (laughs). He’s also come back to ask some questions. Loki has been missing and now he’s turned up on Earth, so Thor wants to know why and how did this happen and where did we go wrong?
Michael Fassbender Interview For Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus’
Apr 17th
In the distant future, two superpowers control Earth and fight each other for all the solar system’s natural resources. When one side dispatches a team to a distant planet to terraform it for human colonization, the team discovers an indigenous race of bio-mechanoid killers. Ridley Scott, director of ‘Alien’ and ‘Blade Runner,’ returns to the genre he helped define. With ‘Prometheus,’ he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. ‘Prometheus’ features a stellar cast in Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Rafe Spall, Logan Marshall-Green, and Guy Pearce. Look out for ‘Prometheus’ in cinemas June 1st in the UK and June 8th in the US.
I believe you were speaking to Ridley Scott years before ‘Prometheus’ actually started filming, how did you get involved?
Michael Fassbender: To get the call from Ridley Scott…I think we met first in 2008, Ridley invited me to his office, he’d seen ‘Hunger’ – one of the wonderful things about Ridley is that he sees everything. He still has that passion for film out there, like ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ with Noomi Rapace, I remember he was telling me about that at the time. You get the offer and you think, “Oh my God, this is amazing, I’ve got to go home and really start working and prepare.” I really believe in preparing, preparing, preparing, preparing, so that when I come on set I can allow things to happen, but have an idea of where I’m going with it.
Mark Ruffalo Interview For Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’
Apr 16th
Continuing the epic big-screen adventures started in ‘Iron Man,‘ ‘The Incredible Hulk,‘ ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Thor,’ and ‘Captain America: The First Avenger,’ Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’ is the super hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel super heroes Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Directed by Joss Whedon, ‘The Avengers’ (‘Avengers Assemble’ in the UK) stars Chris Evans (Captain America/Steve Rogers), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye/Clint Barton), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man/Tony Stark), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), and Tom Hiddleston (Loki). Cobie Smulders, Clark Gregg, and Stellen Skarsgard co-star. ‘The Avengers’ is released in cinemas April 26th in the UK and May 4th in the US. Expect to see a more in-depth interview with Mark Ruffalo and the rest of the cast closer to the films release date.
What were your initial thoughts when you landed the role of Bruce Banner/Hulk?
Mark Ruffalo: For me, this isn’t usually the type of movie I’ve been in, or that I’ve been invited to do. It was the one character, other than Wolverine, that I actually thought I can do well. I was a little scared because there was no script yet, you know (laughs)? But I was also really excited because of what I’d seen Marvel do with Iron Man and with Robert Downey Jr, who’s a great actor – he’s one of my “hero-actors.” When I saw what he did, I feel like he re-created the genre a little bit, I felt like, “Hey, I could fit into that world.”
Clark Gregg & Cobie Smulders Interview For Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’
Apr 15th
Marvel’s ‘The Avengers,’ the Superhero team-up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Superheroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.
Directed by Joss Whedon, ‘The Avengers’ (‘Avengers Assemble’ in the UK) stars Chris Evans (Captain America/Steve Rogers), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye/Clint Barton), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man/Tony Stark), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), and Tom Hiddleston (Loki). Cobie Smulders, Clark Gregg, and Stellen Skarsgard co-star. ‘The Avengers’ is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series of the same name. Look out for the film in cinemas April 26th in the UK and May 4th in the US.
Agent Coulson has been fleshed out as a character through these movies….
Clark Gregg: Oh yeah. What I loved about Agent Coulson, right from the first movie, was that at first he seems kind of like an annoying bureaucrat, just pestering Tony Stark for an interview. But as the story goes along, to my great thrill (laughs), he turns out to be a much more formidable character, who’s kind of hiding in plain site as this guy. That has certainly been the model for the rest of the movies. Every time I get the script I’m very excited, I’m like, “Oh, I’m that?! I know that?! I handle this?!” It has sort of culminated to an extent in ’The Avengers’ where Coulson is very much involved with trying to pull the team together. When you look at the team, it’s made up of rock stars and divas with giant muscles and super-powered egos (laughs), so somebody has the job backstage to make them all play in the same super band – and that’s what Agent Coulson does.
Robert Downey Jr Interview For Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’
Apr 15th
Continuing the epic big-screen adventures started in ‘Iron Man,‘ ‘The Incredible Hulk,‘ ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Thor,’ and ‘Captain America: The First Avenger,’ Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’ is the super hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel super heroes Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Directed by Joss Whedon, ‘The Avengers’ (‘Avengers Assemble’ in the UK) stars Chris Evans (Captain America/Steve Rogers), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye/Clint Barton), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man/Tony Stark), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), and Tom Hiddleston (Loki). Cobie Smulders, Clark Gregg, and Stellen Skarsgard co-star. ‘The Avengers’ is released in cinemas April 26th in the UK and May 4th in the US. Expect to see a more in-depth interview with Robert Downey Jr and the rest of the cast closer to the films release date.
What do you think pushes Tony Stark to finally join the Avengers team?
Robert Downey Jr: I think he’s curious. It’s hard for him to ingest what’s going on, so he wants to see it first hand. Although he’s still himself, with the storytelling side of things, he’s searching. In ‘Iron Man 2′,’ with Rhody, he realised he’s not an island, and so there was a partnership, and the same can be said with Pepper. This time it’s very much about that group mind and that “we” is better than “I”. Tony Stark is open to all possibilities and has no problem accepting extraordinary happenings. Joining the Avengers team is an act of curiosity – he really wants to see what’s happening firsthand.
Tom Hiddleston Interview For Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’
Apr 14th
Marvel’s ‘The Avengers,’ the Superhero team-up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Superheroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.
Directed by Joss Whedon, ‘The Avengers’ (‘Avengers Assemble’ in the UK) stars Chris Evans (Captain America/Steve Rogers), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye/Clint Barton), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man/Tony Stark), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), and Tom Hiddleston (Loki). Cobie Smulders, Clark Gregg, and Stellen Skarsgard co-star. ‘The Avengers’ is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series of the same name. Look out for the film in cinemas April 26th in the UK and May 4th in the US. Expect to see a more in-depth interview with Tom Hiddleston and the rest of the cast closer to the films release date.
Can you talk about Loki’s evolution from ‘Thor’ to ‘The Avengers’?
Tom Hiddleston: Loki in ‘Thor,’ he was the lost Prince of Asgard. He was the damaged second son, damaged younger brother. In a way ‘Thor’ was the journey of his self-possession, his self-discovery about being who he was. Him not being Odin’s son, therefore he’s Thor’s adopted brother. ‘Thor’ was about him becoming the God of mischief. At the beginning of ‘The Avengers,’ he’s already the God of mischief, he already knows who he is, he knows what he wants. Loki doesn’t need his family anymore, he doesn’t need Odin anymore – or Thor. He’s more like the God of menace in ‘The Avengers.’ Rather than being a lost Asgardien Prince, he’s more like an Asgardien pirate.