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A release date has been set for The Avengers 2. Disney Studios announced on Thursday that the second installment of the Marvel superhero ensemble will hit theaters on Friday, May 1 2015.
The news comes a week after the studio announced that Joss Whedon will be returning to write and direct the film and work on other Marvel projects over the next three years.
This is just enough time for Marvel to roll out the other movies included in “Phase Two” of their comic book film series. | Full Story
Joss Whedon has decided to return to write and direct The Avengers 2, according to a statement from Disney Chairman Bob Iger.
This should come as no surprise since the first installment raked in over $1.5 billion world wide, but as recently as this year’s Comic-Con, Whedon’s return wasn’t a sure thing. Speaking on a panel at the event, the director told fans, “I have not come to a decision on directing Avengers 2 yet”
It appears Disney was able to entice the director after some serious negotiations, purportedly offering him the big raise he deserved for creating a cash hog for the studio. A recent report by the Wrap says the recent quarterly income at Disney Studios “jumped to $313 million from $49 million a year earlier,” mostly because of the success of The Avengers. | Full Story
Paramount/Marvel has already given The Avengers sequel the green light. Now fans are speculating what superheroes will be making an appearance in the next installment of the uber-successful franchise.
At Comic-Con last week, Don Cheadle hinted that one of those Marvel heroes may be his Iron Man 2 character James Rhodes. Initially played by Terrance Howard in the first Iron Man movie, Rhodes is a military colonel with a tenuous friendship with Tony Starks. He wears the War Machine suit, which he kind of borrowed from Stark, and had outfitted with some big military guns. | Full Story
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