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Mark Ruffalo Speaks On A Stand-Alone Hulk Movie: “The Next Time You See My Hulk It Will Be In ‘The Avengers 2′”
Mar 7th
In the next three years, Marvel Studios has a lot in store for fans with their wave of “Phase two” films: ‘Iron Man 3′ and ‘Thor: The Dark World’ in 2013, ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ in 2014, and the tentatively titled ’The Avengers 2′ in 2015. With rumours circulating that Marvel are planning a stand-alone Hulk movie, Mark Ruffalo has took to Twitter account to say there are no plans right now. “A lot of folks have been asking about the Next Hulk. The next time you see my Hulk it will be in the Avengers2. No plans for stand alone,” Ruffalo said. “I am not giving up on another stand alone HULK. But it’s not in the works right now. One never knows what the future will bring.”
The official line-up for Marvel’s “Phase Two” includes ‘Iron Man 3′ this summer, ‘Thor: The Dark World’ on November 8th, ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ on April 4th, 2014, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ on August 1st, 2014 and, finally, ‘The Avengers 2′ on May 1st, 2015. I personally would love to see a Hulk movie, especially given that, for me, Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner/Hulk was the stand-out character in ‘The Avengers.’ Also, remember Ruffalo is contractually obligated for six Marvel films; a Ruffalo Hulk movie is happening – it’s just a matter of when. Marvel kicks off its “Phase Three” of movies with Edgar Wright’s long awaited ‘Ant-Man.’ While details on ‘Ant-Man’ are currently under lock and key, the script for the film is co-written by Wright and Joe Cornish. ‘Ant-Man’ is set for November, 2015.
New Featurette For ‘The Avengers’ Shows How Industrial Light & Magic Recreated New York
Feb 20th
Coinciding with an Academy Award nomination for “Best Visual Effects”, this new behind-the-scenes featurette for Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’ has arrived online showcasing how the magicians over at Industrial Light and Magic built a digital New York. Industrial Light and Magic provide the following description for the video: “Although roughly a third of “The Avengers” is set in New York City precious little was actually filmed there. ILM crew members photographed 7-miles of city streets from a variety of heights and at different times of day totaling 250,000 images. The crew then digitally recreated roughly 20 square blocks of mid-town Manhattan using a variety of techniques. Live action shoots were held primarily on sound stages in New Mexico and in the streets of Cleveland.”
‘The Avengers’ competition for the “Best Visual Effects” Academy Award are ‘Prometheus,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ and ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.’ ‘The Avengers’ is sitting comfortably at #3 on the all-time world box office list with a hefty haul of $1,511,757,910 billion – trailing only James Cameron’s ’Titanic’ ($2.185 billion) and ‘Avatar’ ($2.782 billion).
‘The Avengers’ Cast To Present At The Oscars
Feb 6th
Avengers Assemble! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences send word that ‘The Avengers’ cast mates Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo will present together on the Oscar stage. The only main team members not announced as presenting were Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson.
Robery Downey Jr. has twice been nominated for an Oscar, for his leading role in ‘Chaplin’ (1992) and for his supporting role in Tropic Thunder’ (2008). Chris Evans, who will be making his first Oscar show appearance, will be seen in the upcoming ‘The Iceman.’ Samuel L. Jackson was nominated in 1994 for his supporting role in ‘Pulp Fiction.’ He can also be seen in this year’s Best Picture nominee ‘Django Unchained.’ Jeremy Renner was nominated for his leading role in 2009 Best Picture winner ‘The Hurt Locker’ and for his supporting role in ‘The Town’ (2010). Renner had roles in this year’s ‘The Bourne Legacy’ and ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.’ Mark Ruffalo received his first nomination for his supporting role in 2010 Best Picture nominee The Kids Are All Right.
The Hulk Visual Effects Featurette For Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’
Jan 16th
Coinciding with an Academy Award nomination for “Best Visual Effects”, The Huffington Post has revealed this new behind-the-scenes featurette for Marvel’s ‘The Avengers,’ showcasing how the magicians over at Industrial Light and Magic used motion-capture to turn star Mark Ruffalo into Hulk. ‘The Avengers’ competition for the “Best Visual Effects” Academy Award are ‘Prometheus,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ and ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.’ Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’ is sitting comfortably at #3 on the all-time world box office list with a hefty haul of $1,511,757,910 billion – trailing only James Cameron’s ’Titanic’ ($2.185 billion) and ‘Avatar’ ($2.782 billion).
Continuing the epic big-screen adventures started in ‘Iron Man,’ ‘The Incredible Hulk,’ ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Thor,’ and ‘Captain America: The First Avenger,’ the global box office for ‘The Avengers’ has obliterated the totals of those individual films. The totals for those preceding films are: ‘Iron Man’ with $585.1 million worldwide, ‘The Incredible Hulk’ with $263.4 million worldwide, ’Iron Man 2′ with $623.9 million worldwide, ’Thor’ with $449.3 million worldwide, and finally ‘Captain America’ with $368.6 million worldwide. Directed by Joss Whedon, ‘The Avengers’ (‘Avengers Assemble’ in the UK) stars Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye/Clint Barton), Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man/Tony Stark), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), Chris Evans (Captain America/Steve Rogers), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), and Tom Hiddleston (Loki). The likes of Cobie Smulders, Clark Gregg, and Stellen Skarsgard co-star.
Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’ Tops The Home Release Charts – Sells 34 Times As Many Copies As The #2 Film
Oct 4th
With Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’ sitting comfortably at No. 3 on the all-time world box office list with a hefty haul of $1.512 billion – trailing only James Cameron’s ’Titanic’ ($2.185 billion) and ‘Avatar’ ($2.782 billion), Home Media Magazine reveal that ’The Avengers has now dominated the US home video market this past week. 72% of Avengers’ unit sales came in the Blu-ray Disc format, a record high for a new-release theatrical on disc in which both DVD and Blu-ray formats were equally available; 23% of total ‘The Avengers’ sales were of the pricier 3D Blu-ray combo pack. ‘The Avengers’ reportedly sold more than 34 times as many copies as the First Alert No. 2 title, Warner Bros’ ‘Batman: The Dark Knight Returns — Part 1,’ a direct-to-video animated adaptation of Frank Miller’s 1986 graphic novel. The enormous success of ‘The Avengers’ helped bring all five of Marvel’s precursor films back into the top 25: ‘Thor’ at No. 8, ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ at No. 13, ‘Iron Man 2′ at No. 14, ‘The Incredible Hulk’ at No. 19 and the first ‘Iron Man’ at No 23. The five films also reappeared on the top 20 Blu-ray chart.
Continuing the epic big-screen adventures started in ‘Iron Man,’ ‘The Incredible Hulk,’ ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Thor,’ and ‘Captain America: The First Avenger,’ the global box office for ‘The Avengers’ has obliterated the totals of those individual films. The totals for those preceding films are: ‘Iron Man’ with $585.1 million worldwide, ‘The Incredible Hulk’ with $263.4 million worldwide, ’Iron Man 2′ with $623.9 million worldwide, ’Thor’ with $449.3 million worldwide, and finally ‘Captain America’ with $368.6 million worldwide. Directed by Joss Whedon, ‘The Avengers’ (‘Avengers Assemble’ in the UK) stars Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye/Clint Barton), Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man/Tony Stark), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), Chris Evans (Captain America/Steve Rogers), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), and Tom Hiddleston (Loki). The likes of Cobie Smulders, Clark Gregg, and Stellen Skarsgard co-star.
‘The Avengers’ Concept Art Revealed & Discussed For Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye
Sep 22nd
Coinciding with the eagerly awaited Digital Download, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and DVD release of ‘The Avengers,’ Marvel has posted an interesting interview with concept artist Andy Park, talking about Hawkeye’s (Jeremy Renner) costume in ‘The Avengers.’ Park also designed fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders), and Director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) on ‘The Avengers,’ giving him an advantage in making sure that Hawkeye’s cinematic look meshed well with his compatriots.
Considering that we had only seen Hawkeye briefly in Marvel’s ‘Thor,’ he was the one Avengers character whose costume we had not seen previously to ‘The Avengers.’ Andy Park talked about being in charge of the one hero in the film being introduced to audiences for the first time, “Hawkeye was one character where it wasn’t given to me from the get go. Charlie [Wen], Ryan [Meinerding] and I tackled it and we spent a week or two coming up with designs for Hawkeye, but we did know that it wasn’t going to be purple. We knew it would be more practical and not so super hero-like. Initially, they liked a version that Ryan did and from there I took over to expand on it, and kind of came up with the look for Hawkeye.”
