Every cinematic offering Marvel has delivered thus far has been in support of The Avengers -- but now that the superhero team up has taken in more than one billion dollars at the box office, it's time for Marvel to look to the future. Specifically, Phase Two, which kicks off this May with the release of Iron Man 3!
"Iron Man 1 was the first in a giant Avengers Assemble Phase 1, leading up to The Avengers itself," Kevin Feige, Marvel Studios President, says in a new video. "Iron Man 3 is the start of that new road to Phase Two."
Feige goes on to reference Nick Fury's speech in the closing moments of Iron Man as the moment The Avengers universe was truly ignited, and now the question becomes, what road will Iron Man 3 lead Tony Stark down -- and how will that film, coupled with November's Thor: The Dark World and 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, influence The Avengers 2, coming May 1, 2015?
Only time will tell, but Robert Downey Jr. and the men behind Iron Man give you a few hints in the video below. Watch!
Robert Downey Jr. Abandons AVENGERS 2, Marvel Names Replacement
April 1, 2013 By Steve L 371 comments
It’s time to raise a clenched fist above your head, channel your inner Darth Vader, and scream a very trite “NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” into the air…
Robert Downey Jr., that glorious thespian who’s synonymous with drunken, armored romps on the big screen, has abandoned The Avengers 2 and the role of Tony Stark. While we still haven’t heard the official word on the matter, I have no doubt this was initiated by money. We’ve known for some time that Marvel is tight with their purse, axing Terrence Howard after that actor refused to accept a decrease in salary. Since Downey Jr. already commands such a high paycheck ($50 million for The Avengers after everything was accounted), and he had just reached the end of his initial contract following the completion of Iron Man 3, the old dog may have wanted too much money.
And as if that news wasn’t hard enough to bear, the House of Ideas has already leaked the name of their replacement. Again, nothing’s been 100% confirmed yet (even though I think this Tweet counts as 100% confirmed), as I’m sure exec.Kevin Feige and crew are hammering out an extensive contract to ensure another Downey Jr. style fiasco doesn’t happen again, but it looks like Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm will be the new billionaire/playboy/philanthropist.
Pardon me diehard fanboys as I say… this choice isn’t actually THAT bad, but Hamm doesn’t possess the necessary mixture of playful sass and silver fox charm that made Downey such a catch.
Here’s the official tweet from Marvel, which only delivers a minimum amount of information, but you may want to see it.
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