Several days ago I posted an editorial about who the army in the avengers might possibly be. Well, after several days of conversing with people and seeing the new trailer I wanted to talk some more about my theory. I believe the enemy army is and will be Atlantis.
The first item I read on this site involved a call sheet regarding a scene with something called “leviathan”. Leviathan is defined as the following:
1) Monster: in the bible, a large beast or sea monster
Something Huge: something extremely large and powerful
in comparison with others of its kind
2) Whale: a whale or other large sea animal
The producers of this movie and Marvel Comics have been very adamant that there are no other “heroes” in this movie. When Namor was first introduced into comics he was not a hero but a villain who fought the original human torch and Captain America. Joss whedon has recently stated that the movie is from Captain America’s perspective.
Last week there was an article about the producer giving an interview which he states that the “enemy” was neither the Kree nor the Skrull. He even mad a statement that they may not bet from outer space. He also states that the army would not have a major effect on the movie universe.
This week there was an article about a possible tie in with Namor on the set of Iron Man 3.
There had also been mention that Jeffery Wright had been on the New York set. If you watch his performance in “Shaft” I felt he had the look of a possible Namor. He might be a tad small but he had the hair and the facial hair to pull it off.
After the new preview we once again saw an ocean shot of some type of flying vehicle landing on what looked like some kind of aircraft carrier (possibly Shield hover carrier). With the first preview showing Iron Man flying out of what looks like the ocean.
In 1989 Marvel Comics had a series called “Atlantis Attacks”. This series had a tie in with every major comic at the time Avengers, west Coast Avengers, X-Men, and The New Mutants. There was even a Spider Man tie in as well. The story was set around the Avengers and how an ancient god talked the Silver Surfer into giving him his dead form back. The God then comes to earth and convinces Attuma, who is the ruler of Atlantis into attacking the surface world. At the end of the series Namor seems to come back from the dead to save the day.
Marvel has used a war between Atlantis and the Surface world before. During the comic history of Atlantis it is stated that Atlantis was a super advanced society. So is it possible that Joss Whedon went to source material for his inspiration? Also look up Attuma. You might be surprised what his armor looks like.
These are the details that lead me to believe that the army is Namor and Atlantis. Joss Whedon is great at taking an evil or bad character and give him or her substance and can make you feel for the character. All you have to do is watch old episodes of “Buffy”. They even got a spinoff with “Angel”. I believe this would also give the universe a boost. Obviously the army has technology above the norm in the previews. This could catapult future movies into the search for new technology. This is a way to introduce the Black Panther and Wakanda for future Marvel movies. Also leaves villains such as Klaw or even set up for a possible civil war story line.
I have been following comic book movies since I was a young teenager in 1989 with Batman. At that time there was no internet or forum like this to talk with people. You would talk to people in your local comic book shop and you would throw around ideas and theories. There was a magazine at the time called “Cinescape” the best part of the magazine was the last few pages. There it would show you the latest information on comic book movies. For example it would tell you the title who was involved in the movie what the possible release date and possible plot points. From these pages came some of the best discussions I had with my friends. In some of the talks we agreed on others we had loud yelling matches. The bottom line was we all loved comics and movies.
I would like to think that everyone who reads this site is in some way into comic books and movies. These are mediums that use your imagination to take you to different places. I have never been to Krypton nor have I been to Atlantis. But, by reading comics and watching these movies I can imagine. So when I see articles that are asking questions like “why does it matter?” To me it makes all the difference in the world. I enjoy thinking about all the possibilities where this film might take me. I am even more excited about where the spin off movies will take me. Sites like this show that people care and are excited. The more people are excited and talk, hopefully the producers and production companies will see there is profit in these projects.
In closing I would like to say I am LOUDLY AND DEFIENTLY STATING MY OPINION, BECAUSE IT DOES MATTER!!!!! I THINK THE ENEMY ARMY IS ATLANTIS!