KICK-ASS D.P. To Film THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

KICK-ASS D.P. To Film THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Confirming Marvel's the Avengers' original director of photography will not return behind the lens for the highly-anticipated sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy's Ben Davis has been attached! Check it out!

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By DCMarvelFreshman - Dec 07, 2013 12:12 PM EST



It appears that The Avengers director of photography Seamus McGarvey, who just wrapped Godzilla and is currently shooting Fifty Shades of Grey, will not return for Joss Whedon's 2015 Marvel sequel. Likely due to filming taking place in the U.K. this time around, cinematographer Ben Davis will instead be behind the lens on The Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Ben Davis is a member of The British Society of Cinematographers, and he's best known for his frequent collaboration with director Matthew Vaughn on Kick-Ass, Stardust and Layer Cake. However, it would seem that his latest work as director of photography for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is what landed him the Age of Ultron gig. I asked Guardians director James Gunn if that was the case and he replied: “I did everything I could to let Joss know how great I thought [Davis] was. And, of course, Joss was able to see first hand what an amazing job Ben was doing on Guardians.” Gunn also took to his Spring.me to lengthily explain the role of cinematographers, briefly praising Ben Davis. Anyhow, what do you think?



So far starring Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Cobie Smulders, Jeremy Renner, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, and Samuel L. Jackson and James Spader, The Avengers: Age of Ultron is directed by Joss Whedon from his screenplay, and is slated to begin production in March 2014 and the sequel is scheduled to release on May 1, 2015.
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NightForce
NightForce - 12/7/2013, 12:30 PM
Whew. This is a relief to me. Was not a big fan of McGarvey's DP for the Avengers.
NightForce
NightForce - 12/7/2013, 12:31 PM
Looked very TV, not cinematic enough.
CaptainObvious
CaptainObvious - 12/7/2013, 12:41 PM
The cinematography was the worst part of The Avengers. I'm glad for this change.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/7/2013, 12:41 PM
Nice. And I do agree with all the TV-like sentiments. Most critics had that opinion too.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 12/7/2013, 12:42 PM
Wow. A lot of great CBM news since I've been on vacation. F@ck my job!
NostalgicYouth
NostalgicYouth - 12/7/2013, 12:44 PM
Thank Odin, the cinematography on The Avengers sucked so much, good movie, bad camera angles and lighting.
ds9epicfan
ds9epicfan - 12/7/2013, 12:46 PM
This is a plus for Avengers:Age of Ultron!Can't wait!
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 12/7/2013, 12:48 PM
Yeah I gotta agree with everyone here. As much as I loved The Avengers the cinematography was definitely the weakest part.
TheDarkKnightofSteel
TheDarkKnightofSteel - 12/7/2013, 12:49 PM
Good move.I saw The Avengers recently and the cinematography felt like it was done by the same cinematographer as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D ...it's not a good thing!
ds9epicfan
ds9epicfan - 12/7/2013, 12:51 PM
@Supercat
Hey!Enjoy the vacation,by the time you go back to work,Disney would have bought up your workplace and is your new boss!LOL
Asterisk
Asterisk - 12/7/2013, 12:55 PM
Only weak spot of Avengers to me was the cinematography and this is coming from the guy who watches Kevin Smith movies every day
SuperCat
SuperCat - 12/7/2013, 12:58 PM
Lol!! @ ds

You may be right!
NightForce
NightForce - 12/7/2013, 12:59 PM
@REPOMAN
I wasn't talking about McGarvey's other films. I was talking about the Avengers. F.uckboy.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 12/7/2013, 12:59 PM
Yeah, the cinematography wasn't very good. Like when Thor was laughing, that low-angle shot was horrible.



^Absolutely horrible, in that shot.
ibravosp5
ibravosp5 - 12/7/2013, 1:02 PM
Hopefully it's more serious this time around. Like the tone of the movie is darker
willyburz
willyburz - 12/7/2013, 1:06 PM
Lol @ some of you people, nitpicking angles, and shit like that?!?! Wow
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/7/2013, 1:11 PM
For Nomis!
Pasto
Pasto - 12/7/2013, 1:15 PM
I like Mrs. Clause. She is a sexy MILF.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/7/2013, 1:16 PM
@ Pasto

Did you really watch the video all the way through?
datNAMEtho
datNAMEtho - 12/7/2013, 1:18 PM
The cinematography SUCKED on the avengers! What the [frick] were they thinking? It's already shot on the Arri Alexa which even has a lower resolution than 35mm film, with a 1.78 aspect ratio! The film looked like crap, incredibly cartoony that doesn't work on the big screen. Should've won the Razzie for worst cinematography and even if that doesn't exist, it still should've won that "prize".
HeisenbergSaysRelax
HeisenbergSaysRelax - 12/7/2013, 1:18 PM
Nice. Kick-Ass was beautifully shot. Happy about this.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 12/7/2013, 1:20 PM
They should've known better than to get an Irishman to do something that required vision, creativity and focus.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/7/2013, 1:23 PM
For Pasto!

JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/7/2013, 1:25 PM
@ Blackjack

LOL!
NightBoyWonder
NightBoyWonder - 12/7/2013, 1:26 PM
Glad i'm not the only one who hated the TV show like cinematography of the Avengers. It kind of bothered me that it wasn't nearly as good as Iron Man's cinematography. But this is the cinematographer of Stardust? COUNT ME THE [frick] IN
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/7/2013, 1:32 PM
@ Blackjack

Ohhhhh! Good Lord!!!!!!!!
DaVinci31
DaVinci31 - 12/7/2013, 1:34 PM
Don't care what he has done, but please, let's turn down the lights.







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