Recently i got to thinking and thought that despite everything we know and have been told by Joss Whedon and Marvel Studios that Hank Pym very will could still be the true creator of Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron. This is how I think they may do it, leading into Ant-Man.
First of all lets look at why we think he's not.
a) Marvel straight up said he doesn't create him
b) The teaser trailer that shows Iron Man's helmet turning into Ultron
c) Ant-Man's movie doesn't come out until AFTER Avengers: AOU
Well lets look at reason A, and all I really think is that they're lying. Hank Pym's role in the film might be too important of a surprise to say he's in it. I think they might just be throwing us off but doing a reversal with what they did with The Mandarin in Iron Man 3. With that they made us believe that we were going to get a somewhat accurate version of The Mandarin from the comics we know and love... and then we get Trevor. Heaps of fans everywhere were in outrage and some still think that we might get a faithful version of The Mandarin down the line. (Personally, I don't). But is it possible they're doing it again but the other way around? This time they're saying they're changing Ultron's origin by not having Hank Pym involved, which is a pretty huge change if you know the character. But maybe they'll shock us by involving Hank Pym in his creation after all. This time the surprise will leave us happy, rather than disappointed. Sure they could of just said Hank Pym will create him from the get go but that would take the surprise out of it. Plus fans getting angry about them changing his origin gets them talking about the movie, but still peaking interest in it by asking 'So what are they going to do instead?'
So reason B, that teaser trailer. Well we can all agree that this doesn't really confirm anything. It could mean that Tony Stark maybe helps Hank Pym in the creation, basing Ultron's original design off of the Iron Man suit. But I doubt Tony Stark is the sole reason for Ultron being born.
Finally for reason C, Now if we're going to have Hank Pym in Avengers 2.. then why is his movie coming out afterwards? Don't we need an origin movie first if we're having Ant-Man in The Avengers?
Well I don't think we do. I think Hank Pym's history is the one that will really be changed for this to work but not by much. So how old was he when he created the Pym Particles in the comics? I'm not sure but lets just say he's in his mid thirties. Wouldn't it be more realistic that he finally finished making them when he was too old to even become a superhero? Hank Pym is being played by Michael Douglas who is turning 70 this year. I think it would turn out that Hank has essentially created Ant-Man, but has never become him or let any body else either. Until he meets Scott Lang, the first worthy successor of becoming the Ant-Man that will carry on through out the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
During Avengers 2 they could mention his work on the Pym Particles but never delve into what they really are or what they could do. In this he would simply be Hank Pym the scientist, not Hank Pym the former superhero. It could be that maybe moving on from creating the Pym Particles that never came into play, that he starts working on Ultron. Plus like i said earlier maybe he won't do it alone. They could change it that he had help from possibly Tony Stark or SHIELD or rather that the impact of the events of The Avengers and they're existence alone is why he creates them in the first place. But I think Ultron will still primarily come from Hank Pym's mind.
This leads perfectly into Ant-Man as the start of Phase 3. It's in this film where we delve into the impact of what the events of Avengers 2 will have on Hank. Ultron will kill possibly thousands of people before The Avengers stop him, while Hank would have to watch and do nothing. Ant-Man would be his redemption film, where he helps create the super hero he couldn't be with Scott Lang.
I really hope I'm right about all this purely as a fan of the Ultron story line. But if Joss Whedon is telling the truth and we really are getting a totally different interpretation of Ultron's origins then I'm sure what ever they come up with will be awesome. Possibly even better.
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