Posts Tagged ‘Thor’

Here we have a little video short of the road to the Avengers. Of course I have to add my own little flare to it. So if you’re a fan, or if you’ve never watched any of these superhero films; this is for you. I do not lie. Marvel has crafted some of the best superhero films ever. If you have not seen these films, do it. You will not be disappointed. And as always Blu-ray makes it all better.

Things are really heating up over Marvel’s Avengers. I’m trying not to have spoiler overload on FHTI. But some things just can’t be avoided. I have a video and pics introducing the cast at the D23 Expo. And also a few pics. Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Ruffalo, and Director Joss Whedon were not in attendance. I guess we’ll be hearing about that scene soon. Below is an excerpt from Comingsoon.net about the footage shown at the expo.

Feige revealed writer-director Joss Whedon is, at the time of this writing, two weeks out from wrapping The Avengers and he had cobbled together a special preview for D23. The lights dimmed and the following played out…

Loki (Tom Hiddleston) takes his place in a prison of glass and metal. We presume he’s on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Hellicarrier. Loki assesses his surroundings, but doesn’t appear impressed. More amused. Nick Fury types away on a keypad nearby, threatening that if Loki even touches the glass, he’ll meet a certain doom. But again, Loki isn’t deterred by this. He’s confident this prison won’t hold him. Fury begs to differ, saying it was built to hold something powerful.

“You threaten my world with war. Steal a force you can’t control. You have made me desperate,” Fury says. Hinting, of course, to the Tesseract (the Cosmic Cube) seen in Captain America. Loki and Fury continue their tête-à-tête and we find that the Avengers have been assembled in another room and they’re listening in. Elsewhere on the Helicarrier, we get a glimpse of Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders), also monitoring the Fury/Loki encounter.

This extended scene flows well; the dialogue has a tight rhythm as these two large personalities, separated by glass, face one another. The intensity palpable. One gets the sense if Loki wants out… he’ll get the hell out. But there’s something else simmering in his motivations and, of course, we don’t know what it is, because this scene gives way to a second teaser trailer, of sorts.

Enticing imagery that flies by furiously: A S.H.I.E.L.D. jet soars towards a city. Thor raises his hammer to the sky. Hawkeye taking aim with his bow and arrow. Loki standing on the back of a military vehicle (at least that’s what it looked like, it flew by). Steve Rogers stands before a hi-tech closet. The doors pull away to reveal his revamped costume. Thor slams his hammer down on the shield of a crouching Captain America (training perhaps?). This is all inter-cut with Tony Stark, standing behind a bar making a drink, as he makes an Avengers “roll call”: Two highly trained assassins, a “Demigod,” a “living legend who actually lives up to the legend”… “Somehow you managed to piss them all off,” Stark adds. We find he’s talking to Loki, who is standing in the room with him.

Loki responds to this with, “I have an army.”

Stark quickly shoots back, “We have a Hulk.”

The presentation ends with a close-up shot of Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk snarling at the camera, then, The Avengers logo slams onto the screen.

I really wasn’t going to continue putting spoiler footage but why not right!?!? With only two weeks of principle photography left to shoot the fans should get all that’s out there. And Marvel and Disney not really blocking any footage on YouTube we might as well go for it. So here you go.

It seems some big deal went down on one of the Avengers sets. An explosion. Rubble. And people running all over the place. Pretty cool. But really no sign of the heroes. I suspect that it’s Loki destroying things. Or the rampaging Hulk.

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On September 13th Marvel’s Thor will grace homes with his presence. I for one am glad. Just wish it was sooner. But that is close enough. Also Available in limited edition 3D bluray.

Thor was a magnificent comic film. It had everything a film and comic fan could want. With it’s success behind it, things are going forward with Joss Whedon’s Avengers. Marvel and Disney ecstatic with Thor’s performance. And quite sure with how The Avengers will do, have when forward in securing a place for the god of thunders sequel. July 26,2013.

But it seems that Kenneth Branagh will not be directing the film. He has instead settled on a role as producer. Wow that was fast. I guess that superhero  director’s role is a real hot seat. At least he’s still involved to some degree.Maybe he’ll change his mind and direct ti anyway. Like Peter Jackson did with The Hobbit. And If Branagh decides to stay on the side lines we can only hope that is replacement will be in same caliber as him. We have Shane Black on Iron Man 3. So there is hope. Stay tuned for news on a director for Thor 2.

This what DC Comics is afraid of. And exactly what EVERY fan boy dreams of. Although the pic is not hi def by any means. It does give us a small look into the window of Joss Whedon’s movie extravaganza. Noticeably are the changes in Ironman and Captain America’s uniforms. For the first promo pis it is just great. Now if we could only get some set pics.

Just in case your not ready for this weeks release of Thor, here are some clips to get the blood flowing.

Source:  SuperHeroHype.com

Thor is directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman. It hits theaters on May 6th, 2011.