For those of you who don't know here is what happens throughout that: The footage that screened was pretty great in that Marvel way, but also interesting tonally in that started out light and fun and got darker as the reel went on. It opened with the Avengers (and War Machine himself, Rhodey) all hanging out in Stark Tower, dressed up and enjoying a few drinks. Wed heard reports of this scene previously, but seeing it in action was something else entirely. The ease and fun of this group, which has clearly become a tightknit family since the first film, is obvious. But that doesnt mean that theyre not going to give each other a hard time, as each one takes a turn at trying to pick up Thors hammer. Tony Stark and Rhodey use their gauntlets to no avail, Bruce Banner practically hulks out but has no luck, but Cap
well, did the hammer just move a tad when he pulled on it? The look on Thors face for a moment says yes! But the fun is disrupted by a very creepy moment as a broken-up robot suddenly enters the scene. Barely able to stand, almost hanging in mid-air like a marionette, it tells the team that they are all killers. We see that it is one of Starks Iron Legion
but one clearly gone wrong. All of a sudden more bots crash into the tower and attack. From there we get quick glimpses of action from the film. Cap in uniform is bursting through the doors of some kind of compound
possibly Baron Von Struckers headquarters, where we saw Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch imprisoned at the end of The Winter Soldier? And we see those two in action too briefly, with Quicksilver running at superspeed and leaving a bluish trail in his wake while the Witch did that wavy-handed thing she does so well. Iron Mans Hulkbuster armor faced off against the Hulk, as weve seen in concept art already, though why the two are fighting isnt clear. We do see Banner huddling in a blanket at one point and apparently having some kind of inner turmoil
and we also get a quick shot of Black Widow lifting her hand up to the Hulks, which seems to imply that only she can sooth the savage beast. Which actually ties in nicely to the first film. We also hear a reference in Ultrons voiceover to a vision, though we didnt actually see the character in action. And we got a glimpse of Andy Serkis himself
as a human character and not in a performance- capture role. It all culminates in an apocalyptic moment with a stricken Stark finding Captain Americas shield
which is broken! And as the camera pulls back, we see an array of bodies -- Caps, Thors, the Avengers'? Is it a dream or something more? Whatever it is, it seems clear that the film is going taking the characters to a darker place. The last thing we see is Ultron in a new, shinier body. Its on! (This is courtesy of IGN)
