We all knew it was coming. After “The Avengers” dominated the box office last year, it was all but assured that Marvel Studios would quickly push out a sequel to its blockbuster superhero team-up film. Now we know exactly what the 2015 flick will be called -- “Avengers: Age of Ultron” -- thanks to the Marvel panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego Saturday, according to MTV News.
The title may come as a bit of a surprise to some fans. At the end of “The Avengers,” fans caught a glimpse of intergalactic supervillain Thanos, and many assumed he would be the big bad guy in the next “Avengers” movie. However, it appears Thanos will show up in 2014’s spacefaring epic “Guardians of the Galaxy,” while “Avengers: Age of Ultron” will feature the genocidal robot Ultron.
Oddly enough for fans of Marvel comics, however, it seems “Avengers: Age of Ultron” will be missing one classic character: Hank Pym, Ultron’s creator. In the comics, Hank Pym (also known by his superhero names such as Ant-Man, Giant-Man and Yellowjacket) used his own brain waves to create the artificial intelligence Ultron, who went on to become one of the Avengers’ greatest foes.
The title may come as a bit of a surprise to some fans. At the end of “The Avengers,” fans caught a glimpse of intergalactic supervillain Thanos, and many assumed he would be the big bad guy in the next “Avengers” movie. However, it appears Thanos will show up in 2014’s spacefaring epic “Guardians of the Galaxy,” while “Avengers: Age of Ultron” will feature the genocidal robot Ultron.
Oddly enough for fans of Marvel comics, however, it seems “Avengers: Age of Ultron” will be missing one classic character: Hank Pym, Ultron’s creator. In the comics, Hank Pym (also known by his superhero names such as Ant-Man, Giant-Man and Yellowjacket) used his own brain waves to create the artificial intelligence Ultron, who went on to become one of the Avengers’ greatest foes.
