Last year at Comic-Con we were given a tease for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, with a video of an Iron Man helmet being hammered into the face of the villainous android, Ultron. It was easy to make the leap that Tony Stark has a hand in his creation. Then there’s the most recent casting to support that theory: Paul Bettany, who voices J.A.R.V.I.S., will portray the Vision.
I was apprehensive ever since the sequel for Man of Steel became a Batman Vs. Superman flick. It could easily be seen as suspect after Ben Affleck’s casting as Batman — then there was the ridiculous backlash over Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. Casting continued to throw people off: Jesse Eisenberg will portray Lex Luthor, and Jeremy Irons will be Alfred Pennyworth.
Warner Bros. is bringing Peter Pan back to the big screen. Two major characters were cast, though Peter Pan himself has not. Yes, that means Captain Hook was cast. Surprisingly, Blackbeard is involved in the plot, and also has an actor filling his shoes.
More Marvel news? Of course! They have many movies in the pipeline. The Avengers: Age of Ultron has cast another villain, because you’d need more than a killer A.I.
The latest Marvel rumor is that Johnny Depp is in talks to play Doctor Strange in a “Phase 3” movie. It makes a lot of sense. Depp has strong ties with Disney, and they own Marvel. Putting the two together is a guarantee for success. Unless The Lone Ranger really put the boots to Depp.
Director Edgar Wright (who also writes) has started making waves with Marvel’s Ant-Man entering production. Paul Rudd was cast in the titular role, although it was unclear if he was going to portray original Ant-Man, Hank Pym, or the one who takes up the mantle, Scott Lang. That was put to rest when it was announced that Michael Douglas has joined as Hank Pym.
J.J. Abrams is busy at work with pre-production on Star Wars: Episode VII. Reportedly, eyes are on a Breaking Bad actor right now for an unspecified role.
