In the land of geeks and fanboys, there was shrill from the denizens on 22 October when the first trailer of the upcoming Avengers Sequel was released. Labelled as a teaser trailer, it provided more than enough preview of the feature film, premiering next year May.
As a self-proclaimed fanboy and a major geek of the comic world, I just had to talk about it and one way to do it is via this blog. Firstly, similar to the reaction of most dedicated comic fans in the world, I'm just astounded; knocked off my chair; the little girl voice inside me screaming like a maniac; so on and so forth. My excitement for the film was indicated through my ceaseless replay of the trailer. I can be pretty crazy when it comes to my geek stuff.
Without wasting any more virtual space on my over-dramatic thrill, I will get right on to the trailer. While the movie will bring back the original cast of Avengers (some in new outfits), what I'm most excited about is the introduction of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. Most fanboys would know the perpetual hell of copyright discord between Marvel and Fox. So, it's interesting as to how Marvel Studios will bring about introducing the aforementioned characters without infringing on any rights. Plus, I'm a big fan of mutants. Specifically, I'm more interested in Scarlet Witch. In the comics, she had both mutant abilities as well as actual magic. I don't care what others say because I'm still hoping Whedon would somehow make her powers slightly magical. C'mon. This is a perfect kickoff to tie the films to Marvel's supernatural superheroes.
Another interesting detail I retrieved from the trailer and other sources is the fact that some parts of the movies will be set in South Africa. The opening of trailer itself (according to commenters) is the skyline of Johannesburg. We all know which superhero derives from Africa - Black Panther. The other indicator of the Panther superhero is the appearance of actor, Andy Serkis whom fans believe is playing the role of Klaw, Panther's big bad.
Coming to the lead villain of the film, Ultron, I would have to say he is just stupendous. The featured song (I've got no strings from Disney's Pinocchio) in the trailer matches Ultron's demeanor lovely. However, I must say that I'm becoming a bit bored with the whole mechanical suits and robots. It just reminded me too much of Iron Man. It was great to see it for one or two films but it might be overladen if they keep this up.
So, what do you think of the trailer? If you haven't watch it, how could you? Just click the link below which will take you to Marvel's Official Youtube account to view the videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmeOjFno6Do
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