It was a massive week for television trailers and promos, with all of the biggest assembled right here. Ultrons main form curved antennae, internal torso lighting, and prominent shoulders seems heavily inspired by modern depictions of the character as seen in the annihilation. The avengers comic book from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James ross meskimen narrated the audiobook version of phase one. After attempting an attack on galactus, ultron11 was neutralized by. Which actor do you think has the best ultron voice. James spader was originally just going to be ultrons voice, but he told the. Age of ultron abbreviated au is a 20 comic book fictional crossover storyline published by marvel comics that involved the conquest of the earth by the sentient robot tyrant ultron. Ultron sigma is the second original antagonist behind abyss and the fifth original character for the marvel vs. Chris evans and chris hemsworth in particular were reportedly having trouble negotiating their returns to. I am a comic novice, i expected this to be the introduction to ultron and similar to the avengers age of ultron, which it was my fault as i just assumed instead of researching. Helen might not be quite as familiar to casual comic book readers as some of the other characters welcomed into the mcu by way of age of ultron. Aficionados of superhero cinema have only really been paying. First created in the inuniverse meaning by hank pym as a test in order to create the first true ai, the first thing the initially barrellike robot ever did was attack pym, and not in the but i just want to play with dad sense, though he does.
Earths mightiest show s3 e23 thanos is related to the eternals earths mightiest show takes a deep dive into thanos past and his family. In a segment on friday nights tonight show, jimmy fallon wrote out his weekly thank you notes. Age of ultron as well as the highly anticipated guardians of the galaxy. He is most recognized as the archenemy to the avengers as a whole. Like most actors on this list, ben affleck is a closet comic book fanboy who didnt think twice when he was offered the lead role in 2003s daredevil. Avengers director joss whedon has previously explained why the origin of ultron, as well as. Ultron is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by marvel. Ultron voices marvel universe behind the voice actors. From tom hardy to ben affleck, watchmojo is counting down the actors who have brought to life more than one comic book character on the big screen. James spader is the voice of ultron in the avengers.
Legendary comics creator nicola cuti, creator of eman and moonchild the starbabe, has passed away at the age of 75. Age of ultron not to mention an uncredited cameo in thor. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. The cbc comic book cast is an online geek culture community. Want to know more about ultron, the scarlet witch, or the. Henry pym, based upon his own thought and memory engrams. He was the first marvel comics character to wield the fictional metal alloy adamantium. Top rated lists for age of ultron 100 items my comic book collection.
James spader will face off against earths mightiest heroes as the villain in marvels the avengers. It was a foray into artificial intelligence that no scientist had ever taken before. Writer and director joss whedon tells marvel why james spader was the one and only choice to. If vision follows his comic origins and begins life. Age of ultron is a 2015 american superhero film based on the marvel. Adam west was born william west anderson on september 19, 1928 in walla walla, washington, to parents otto west anderson, a farmer, and his wife audrey v. Jimmy fallon writes thank you notes to the hulk and ultron. Age of ultron reading order comic book reading orders. Age of ultron title card was footage of an iron man armored suit transforming into ultron, the villainous robot and one of earths mightiests greatest foes. Though the movies have been embraced by fans, they dont always match up perfectly with how things are happened on the page. Top 10 actors who played multiple comic book characters. In anticipation of the upcoming avengers sequel, i decided to delve a bit into the comic book history of ultron and his battles with the avengers.
Although it isnt what i thought it would be that didnt stop me from staying up until 1am to finish it. The film was named after a 20 marvel comic series age of ultron. Age of ultron opens today, revisiting bynow familiar heroes and bringing more comic book characters into the marvel cinematic universescarlet witch, quicksilver, vision and obviously ultron. Browse marvels comprehensive list of ultron comics. With superhero movies b eing as popular as they are, there are many actors and actresses whove had more than one of them in their resume. Not because the voice eluded me, but just in terms of how much of. Whedon updated ultrons origin for the film to involve the mcus avengers team. Months after his return, ultron decided to accomplish his goal of destroying humankind by launching a massive and abrupt attack on earth, taking over the whole planet, killing billions of innocents and dozens of heroes and villains who stood in his way. The casting helps to answer a few questions comic book fans have had about the film, and raises a few new ones. When tony stark and bruce banner try to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program called ultron, things go horribly wrong and its up to earths mightiest heroes to stop the villainous ultron from enacting his terrible plan. He has quite a few important family members on his tree including the celestials and death, herself. This week, our artists paired sonic the hedgehog and sonicrelated characters with other comic book characters.
Age of ultron abbreviated au is a marvel now crisis crossover storyline written by brian michael bendis and featuring the avengers published by marvel comics, that involves the return of ultron and his conquest of the earth suddenly and without warning, a robot war of epic proportions was kicked off as ultron made his grand attack on earth, taking over the planet as a lifeless, mechanical. However, producer kevin feige explained that that particular comic would not be used as a storyline. Some actors cant get enough of the comic book universe. But no comic book movie before has so nailed the feeling of sitting and reading a stack of eight comics in one. Read age of ultron comic online free and high quality. For the inaugural actor piece covering the marvel cinematic universe, its time to look at a onetime villain dressed to the nines with comic fan. We had a few other of ultrons, but that was the best one. Reports surfaced in may regarding several cast members in dispute with marvel concerning their salaries if they were to return for a sequel. James spader as ultron marvels avengers actor piece max. Conquest and age of ultron comic book crossover series as opposed to his classic depictions. Age of ultron director joss whedon recently talked about his inspiration for the films villain and what to expect from vision. But even though affleck physically looked the role of a superhero, the story, acting, cgi and pretty much everything else in the movie were lackluster, leaving audiences more meh than.
Age of ultron ruling the box office this weekend, fallons thank you notes. Ultron11 specifically created for the beyonders secret wars. Age of ultron comic read age of ultron comic online in. Ultron was a high end ai program developed by tony and bruce using the decrypted code found inside the mind stone. Avengers cast being the cutest with kids chris evans hemsworth pratt rdj funny moments duration. Ultron11 was created to fight in the beyonders secret wars. Ultron not really based on the comic book character. James spader officially cast as ultron in the avengers 2. He is most recognized as a nemesis of the avengers superhero group and his quasifamilial relationship with his creator hank pym. Age of ultron cast is nothing short of impressive and many of the marvel favorites will play a. Kidzworld got the actors take on the actionpacked new film. When ryan reynolds starred in green lantern 2011, i recall seeing jokes based on the fact that hed recently appeared in another comicbook adaptation, xmen origins. So when i saw my local library had a collected edition called the age of ultron i figured it might be a good.
Little did we know that the voice and face of that character would be james spader. This sequel to the smashhit comicbook epic finds the iconic superhero team dealing with a threat of their own making. For most actors and actresses, nabbing a big superhero role in a comic. Some of them have become household names and most people forget about all the previous comic book roles and movies they might have had. Age of ultron director joss whedon recently talked about.
Images of the ultron voice actors from the marvel universe franchise. Its core intent was to help maintain peace on earth by possibly avoiding any extra terrestrial atta. Earths mightiest heroes 2010, where he had a similar origin. Josh brolin has reportedly been cast to voice the villain thanos in marvels the avengers. Capcom series, but it is the first fusion of playable characters in the series ultron sigma can be considered to be a counterpart to dark kahn from mortal kombat vs. Its an interesting flip on the comicbook version of the character, an android created by hank pym, and this incarnation of ultron is rather effectively done. Age of ultron the sequel to 2012s recordbreaking marvels the. The storyline consisted of an eponymous, 10issue core miniseries, and a number of tiein books.
Cover art by jack kirby and dick ayers featuring the five original members of the team. Age of ultron is loaded with cool characters from the marvel universe. We came up with a few titles, but every month a new comic book appears, and age of ultron is a great title. Nowadays, its hard to find a movie star that has never played some kind of comic book roles. For the superhero team featured in these comics, see avengers comics. Ultron finds allies in the maximoff twins, quicksilver and the scarlet witch, who we all know will turn out good in the end. See image of james spader, the voice of ultron in avengers. Dc universe, a fusion of darkseid and shao kahn, two supervillains from two alternate universes and two. Ultron is a supervillain that appears in comic books published by marvel comics. Vox machina origins is an excellent adaptation of the early adventures of critical roles first party of adventurers. Here are 10 actors who have played more than one superhero or comic book character.
Most of the films cast members were under contract to potentially appear in the. At age 10, adam had a cache of comic books, and batman made a big impression on him. Its the same reason marvel cast one of the most spinetingling voices available to play ultron. While both versions are brought to life by ultron, comic book ultron was. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This video highlights and compares the actors who have voiced ultron over the years.