Marvel was the highlight of the day at Comic-Con on Saturday. The studio took over Hall H with most of the stars of next year's Avengers: Age of Ultron, and while director Joss Whedon couldn't be there (he's recovering from knee surgery in London), the panel did feature Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, James Spader, Josh Brolin, Samuel L. Jackson, and producer Kevin Feige.
Here's What We Learned:
1. Ultron Is 8-Feet Tall
James Spader voices Ultron, the evil robot who will fight the Avengers, and it sounds like he'll tower over the Avengers. Spader said he's 8-feet-tall.
2. Elizabeth Olsen Is Prone to Word Slips
While talking about her character, Scarlet Witch, Olsen accidentally slipped up, almost calling her character a "mutant." That's a loaded word since Marvel and Fox have agreed that mutants will only exist in Fox's X-Men world, but not in Marvel's Avengers universe. Olsen tried to catch herself, referring to "mutated people," but the savvy Hall H crowd "oooh"ed at the slip.
3. Iron Man and Hulk Will Rumble
In the footage shown in Hall H, Iron Man finds himself fighting Hulk, and to be able to stand up to the big guy, Stark is wearing his famous-in-the-comics Hulkbuster armor.
4. Paul Bettany's Kids Are More Excited Than He Is
In Age of Ultron, Paul Bettany graduates from being the voice of Jarvis to playing The Vision. That means he's no longer doing disconnected voice work in a sound studio. He's now on set, and one of the team. But Bettany has always seemed a little ambivalent about his work in the superhero mega-franchise, and said, this was "the most exciting thing that's ever happened to my kids."
5. Thanos Will Eat Your Flowers
Josh Brolin is playing Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers: Age of Ultron, and he made a surprise appearance at the Comic-Con panel wearing a giant toy Thanos glove and eating a flower given to him by Robert Downey Jr.
6. Captain America Might Be Worthy of Mjolnir
In some of the footage shown at the panel, the Avengers are all partying together and trying to lift Thor's hammer, Mjolnir. As we know, only those worthy can lift the hammer, and Captain America moves it a little. Thor looked nervous!
7. The Avengers Dead? WTH?!
The final footage from Age of Ultron showed Iron Man in outer space with the other Avengers lying dead around him, and Captain America's shield was broken. What's it all mean? We'll have to wait for the movie to find out.
8. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Is Coming
James Gunn's Guardians doesn't hit theaters until Friday, but we'd already heard rumors that Marvel was leaning heavily on the new movie to set up parts of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's continuity, eventually pushing Thanos and the Avengers onto the same stage. But no one knew Marvel was already planning a Guardians sequel. On Saturday the movie was formally announced and given a release date: July 28, 2017.
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