I have watched and rewatched the recently released Avengers 2: Age of Ultron teaser trailer and I am now officially hyped. I wasn't really sure what to think of this film as I am not very familiar with the Ultron character outside of him being an uncontrollable, somewhat insane robot. But after seeing this first look at the film, I am excited.
I saw the concept art for the Hulkbuster armor quite some time ago and wondered if that would make it into the final film and indeed it has. After being teased somewhat near the ending of Iron Man 3, the Hulkbuster armor will make its cinematic debut in Avengers 2. As the name suggests, the armor was designed specifically for fighting the Hulk as Hulk is too strong to face down in regular armor. It's unclear when the Iron Man vs Hulk battle takes place in the movie, but I do wonder if it will lead to *POSSIBLE SPOILER* Hulk being sent out into space.
Another interesting aspect shown in the trailer is Captain America's broken shield. His shield has previously been shown and described as being unbreakable vibranium. Mjolnir can't shatter it and neither can Hulk, so it's curious as to what can break it assuming it isn't part of a dream sequence. Some have speculated that the broken shield could end up involving Black Panther as he's the ruler of Wakanda, the only known location in the world that has vibranium.
The last thing that I want to comment on is Ultron's grand cinematic debut. Being very unfamiliar with the character means I have very little expectation for what he should or shouldn't sound or look like. However, what I've seen of him in this trailer cements that he will be an intimidating, amazing, and memorable screen villain. I admittedly wasn't all that fond of Loki and the Chitauri being the villains in Avengers as I didn't think they were imposing enough. It looks like Ultron is going to be more than a match for the heroes and will probably end up being the starting point for the path to Civil War. His visual design is pretty slick and it looks like he will have multiple forms throughout the film as the older picture from Entertainment Weekly shows (or that could be some type of a combat mode that he switches into).
Before I published the final version of Dawn Chronicles: Legacy (now available here at Amazon), I had written several versions. The idea was the same of it being a massive story spanning across three books, but edits and creative changes altered the story. That's not to say that everything written during that time will never be used. Ideas evolve and transform, but they are never completely trashed.
I've been rereading material from what was to be the third act of the Dawn Chronicles tale and given that it's been many years since I read it, a lot of it feels new to me. There's bunches of stuff that wouldn't work in the story now since much has changed, but there's also a lot of good stuff that can (and likely will be) dusted off and brought back into the fold. One such idea was the introduction of a character named Paul Saunders.
Paul Saunders' character arc was of an operative working for a certain character as a means of protecting his teenage daughter. He was very much intended as a reluctant villain that would eventually turn against his employer. I didn't layout his arc as that final act went unfinished, but he is one element that is being brought back into the fold in Dawn Chronicles: Ghosts. His storyline is similar, though this time he is essentially a one-man army who seeks to kill every werewolf he encounters in order to protect his daughter. The characters in Legacy largely fought each other on somewhat even ground, but the introduction of Paul Saunders into Ghosts will give them a more dangerous threat.
I saw the concept art for the Hulkbuster armor quite some time ago and wondered if that would make it into the final film and indeed it has. After being teased somewhat near the ending of Iron Man 3, the Hulkbuster armor will make its cinematic debut in Avengers 2. As the name suggests, the armor was designed specifically for fighting the Hulk as Hulk is too strong to face down in regular armor. It's unclear when the Iron Man vs Hulk battle takes place in the movie, but I do wonder if it will lead to *POSSIBLE SPOILER* Hulk being sent out into space.
Another interesting aspect shown in the trailer is Captain America's broken shield. His shield has previously been shown and described as being unbreakable vibranium. Mjolnir can't shatter it and neither can Hulk, so it's curious as to what can break it assuming it isn't part of a dream sequence. Some have speculated that the broken shield could end up involving Black Panther as he's the ruler of Wakanda, the only known location in the world that has vibranium.
