Marvel has announced the new title to "The Avengers 2."
During the studios panel at Comic-Con, Marvel announced that the second installment would be entitled "Avengers: Age of Ultron." The studio showed the movie's new logo, which was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema. The studio explained that Ultron is a living automaton who, in the comics, is later revealed to be the creator of the Avengers character Vision.
Director Joss Whedon also had the chance to speak about the movie. He said that the Ultron in the movie would be his original take on the character and not based on comic book. "We're doing our own version of the origin story of Ultron...We were crafting our own version of it where [Ultron's] own origin comes more directly from the Avengers we already know about," he explained.
Whedon also confirmed that the Ant-Man would not be in the movie. "The other thing is in the origin story there was Hank Pim, so a lot of people assumed he was going to be in the mix, but he's not," he said. "We're basically taking the things from the comics for the movies that we need and can use. A lot of stuff has to fall by the way side."
However, the announcement proved to be anticlimatic, as fans were expecting casting news. The studio failed to confirm whether Vin Diesel would portray Vision after it was rumored he had been speaking to studio executives. Marvel also failed to announce who would play Quick Silver or Scarlet Witch.
During the panel Marvel also had the chance to speak about "Thor: the Dark World" and "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and how they would connect to the new "Avengers" movie. However, the studio did not speak about Edgar Wright's "Ant-Man" or the other phase three films planned for 2016 and 2017.
In 2012, "The Avengers" was released and became the highest opening of all time grossing $207 million. It also became the third highest grossing film of all time domestically and the third highest grossing film worldwide.
The new movie will star Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk), Scarlet Johansson (Black Widow), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and Cobie Soulders. Aaron Taylor-Johnson is rumored to play Quicksilver, but Marvel has yet to confirm. The new movie will start principal photography in late February or early March in 2014 and will shoot in London. Disney will later release "Avengers: Age of Ultron" in 2015.