“You’re all puppets tangled in strings. Now I’m free. There are no strings on me,“ says Ultron in James Spader’s hypnotic robotic voice.
Christmas came early for all us Avengers fans. The good news is that we have the highly anticipated first look at the Avengers: Age of Ultron teaser trailer six days than expected. And boy is it a ride down a dark depressing road. But it comes to us early not the way it was originally intended. A relatively good quality European version of the two-minute trailer was leaked online earlier today, which could not have pleased the Disney and Marvel Studios suits one bit, whom had planned to debut the trailer during next Tuesday’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Though we can assume there were some furious execs over at Disney who had hoped for the trailer’s TV debut on ABC to have fans flocking to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on the 28th, there was nonetheless a rather tongue-in-cheek tweet that came from Marvel that addressed the situation by simply stating “Dammit, Hydra” an hour before releasing the official HD version. Well played.
OK, enough of this. Check out the trailer!
What do we get? Well there’s plenty of dark depressing imagery. The Avengers appear to be a broken team. There has been a lot of catastrophic damage inflicted to cities all around the world. We have some quick shots of Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch and Arron Taylor Johnson as Quicksilver using their powers. Bruce Banner seems out of sorts, and out of spirit. Our glimpses of Ultron is in a tattered stage of evolution in Iron Man spare parts when he approaches Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Avengers Tower and then decapitates a drone. Some long awaited teaser shots of the Hulk versus Tony Stark’s Hulkbuster armor looks pretty bad ass and as epic as anticipated. And it looks like a Andy Serkis (in an as yet unannounced role) made the cut as well.
We may have had a pretty good idea of what James Spader’s unmistakable voice would bring to Ultron, but the reality of how he sounds here is absolutely chilling as these lines are delivered in voice-over. “I’m going to show you something beautiful: Everyone screaming for mercy. Want to protect the world but don’t want it to change? You’re all puppets tangled in strings. Now I’m free. There are no strings on me.“
And that re-interpretation of “I’ve Got No Strings” from 1940’s Pinocchio that plays in the background? Not creepy at all. Fret not, we can assume Disney has the rights to the song.
Marvel also released a full synopsis of the film:
Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain
America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.
Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” stars Robert Downey Jr., who returns as Iron Man, along with Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk. Together with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and with the additional support of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, the team
Written and directed by Joss Whedon and produced by Kevin Feige, Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963. Louis D’Esposito, Alan Fine, Victoria Alonso, Jeremy Latcham, Patricia Whitcher, Stan Lee and Jon Favreau serve as executive producers. Get set for an action-packed thrill ride when The Avengers return in Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” on May 1, 2015.
Dammit, Hydra.
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) October 22, 2014
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