New Revealing AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Details On Character Relationships And Much More
Spoilers afoot! Revealing which Avenger do the Maximoff twins have the most beef with, and why, among other things, a new set report has surfaced with new intriguing details from the cast/crew
Next up, Jeremy Latchmen discussed how Wanda and Pietro Maximoff, aka the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, initially link up with Ultron to create a balance of power for the team much different than Tom Hiddleston's Loki. "Instead of Ultron giving a lot of speeches so everybody knows what he's thinking, it'd be nice if he had some allies," Latcham said. "The story that Joss put together with these two kids is really sweet and poignant, and you really understand why they would start on this side of the line. It's a great journey that they go on, from being these rough and tumble kids in Eastern Europe who blame the West, and the Avengers for the plight, the power structure of the world that keeps kids like them down. Over the course of it they realize maybe the Avengers are here for good reason." It's then revealed there is one particular Avenger that the twins initially have hatred towards. "Our characters have a lot of anger, especially towards Tony Stark, and we want revenge," explained Elizabeth Olsen. "We meet Ultron, and he's someone who preaches peace and… believes what we believe, which is that the Avengers create destruction and that Tony Stark's bomb is responsible for killing our parents." Of course, the Twins' allegiance with the titular villain falls apart, and Olsen says, "My character ends up really having to deal with her ignorance. A lot of problems that happen towards the end of the film are her responsibility."
Mark Ruffalo then said Bruce Banner's life with the Hulk has improved since The Avengers, "but it's still evolving," he said. "I think he does feel more comfortable with himself and his relationship to Hulk, but that confidence definitely gets shaken during the movie." It is then noted that the team has found a way to use the Hulk as a "nuclear option" during battles (which may be showcased in the opening sequence). "He's sort of left behind in waiting as the secret weapon, the nuclear bomb," said Ruffalo. The actor then explains how there's more of the Hulk to be explored, even though there's no new solo movie in the works. "I feel like we haven't even scratched the surface with Hulk, as far as his character goes," said Ruffalo. "The technology just hasn't completely been available, and I think we've sort of been ignorant about the approach, like, what can we do with the Hulk? Yeah, he's great and it's exciting when he freaks out and smashes, but there's a whole character there from the comics, who can talk and has a personality. Is it always just rage? I think there's a battle of identity going on between him and Banner, about establishing dominance, and what troubles Hulk in a very primal way is Banner, because he's the only thing that has any control over him. That sets up an interesting dynamic that hasn't been explored yet."
Adding to Jeremy Latchman's comments about Age of Ultron being a true superhero movie, Joss Whedon had then explained how he categorized the sequel in just about every genre throughout production. "With the first one, I set out to make a war movie," said the writer/director. "This time I said to Marvel, 'I really want to make more of a science-fiction horror', but then in the first week I was like 'This is clearly a western'. Then it became a war movie again, then oh no, it's a romantic comedy, a 1940s romantic comedy… No, it's Ibsen! No, okay, it's definitely an adventure. It's an action comedy! I suppose if it's gonna get put in a category, it has got some science fiction in it, but for me, it's just everything. And hopefully that doesn't come out as ADD, but as what happens when you put these different people together, you get that kind of weird dissonance with their different worlds and styles, and you hopefully make music out of it, instead of a horrible cacophony." Lastly, Whedon reiterates how he's less likely to direct the two-part Avengers: Infinity War. "I cannot imagine directing a film with – if you'll pardon the expression – more f**king people in it. I'd love to see one, though," he said. To read all 25 interesting things that Digital Spy learned on the Age of Ultron set, make the jump here. What do you think?