Stuff Is Happening!

Okay, I know the title of this post made you guys really excited for what I'm about to say, so I'm just going to jump right in here. There are three items of Marvel-related business that I thought I would publicly address. 

Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer Debut

It has come to my attention that the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer will debut in front of...... wait for it..... Christopher Nolan's Interstellar! This news comes swiftly on the heels of rumors that this film could win Christopher Nolan his first (and by now, very well-deserved) Oscar. My roommates and I got our IMAX tickets for Thursday November 6th yesterday. I paid for the fourteen dollar ticket knowing that at least half of that price is being well-spent on the premiere of the Age of Ultron trailer which we all know is going to be amazing. I'm really hoping that the trailer is basically just the last half of the Age of Ultron footage that was released at San Diego Comic Con this year. I've listened to the audio of the footage and it sounds like everything I was hoping for and more. The other half of my money will also be well-spent because if anyone has seen the third Interstellar trailer (released on October 1st) they know that IMAX will be the only way to see this movie and that this will be a sci-fi film epic like no other. Tickets are on sale now so I would highly recommend purchasing your ticket ASAP if you even remotely consider yourself a Christopher Nolan fan (or if you, like me, are too excited to wait and see the Age of Ultron trailer online). And we all know that the Age of Ultron trailer debut will not be one to miss. This only happens every three years, guys. Our time has come again!

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Doctor Strange

Just confirmed, as in about a couple hours ago, Marvel confirmed that their talks with Joaquin Phoenix about the role of Dr. Strange have officially ended. I repeat, Joaquin Phoenix is NO LONGER IN TALKS about the role of Dr. Strange. He has been the fan favorite for the last couple of months now, but I guess the role is up in the air again. I'm assuming that this had a lot to do with the fact that Marvel contracts are usually very extensive and require an almost painstaking amount of time (many, many years) to make their stand-alone movies along with sequels and team movies like the Avengers. We have yet to know if Marvel plans for any Dr. Strange sequels or how many other movies (like the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel) he may appear in, but it seems that whatever the deal, Joaquin just wasn't feeling it. So now this begs the question..... Who will be playing the Sorcerer Supreme? There have been rumors of Jared Leto, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Tom Hardy. Who would you guys want to see take on the role of the wild and wacky Dr. Strange? Whoever it is, I know that the movie will be good because Marvel puts their movies into the hands of directors who are very passionate about the material. Just look at how a couple of guys who wrote for the show Community turned Winter Soldier into the best Marvel movie of all time. And how an indie-horror film director made Guardians of the Galaxy the "Star Wars of today's generation" and one of the most family-friendly Marvel movies. I personally can't wait to hear more news about this film as the start of production draws ever closer.

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Avengers Assemble on Netflix

I have heard from more than a couple sources over the last few weeks that the Avengers Assemble movies and TV series on Netflix are very good material when it comes to all things Marvel. I've taken these suggestions into consideration and decided to begin watching them. I will be posting about my reactions and opinions about the various movies and episodes interspersed with my continued reading of the Guardians of the Galaxy comics. I will also talk about how they relate to the comics and how some of these storylines have or will fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

Sidenote:

I will be creating pages for the various things I will be reading and watching. So there will be a Guardians of the Galaxy Comics page with only my reviews of those comics. There will also be a separate page for the Avengers Assemble movies on Netflix, Marvel Civil War comics, Marvel movie re-watches, etc... You get the picture? Everything will be posted on the main page chronologically, but if you're looking for one particular set of comics or movies, they will have their own page added as I begin reading or watching the material. Capiche? 

That's all for today! Go about your day and remember that if you try hard enough, you, too, can be a genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist.