Marvel & DC Universes (Superman, Batman, Arrow/Flash, Avengers, X-Men, Spider-Man etc.)
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MAN OF STEEL 2 (2016)
There has been a lot of talk and speculation recently when it comes to Zack Snyders highly anticipated sequel for the Superman reboot Man of Steel. As most of you may know MoS was the beginning of a DC movie-universe (Since Marvels movie universe is called the MCU lets call DC´s the DCCU until we have an official name) similar to Marvel has been doing with their Avengers films.
We do already know that Man of Steel 2 will once again star Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White and Diane Lane as Martha Kent. We also know that the film will introduce Batman (played by Ben Affleck) and Wonder Woman (played by Gal Gadot) into the DCCU. Wonder Womans role will be smaller than Supermans and Batmans in the film. She will have a substantial role that will set up her character but she isnt one of the main characters in the film. Basically WB is doing with Wonder Woman exactly what Marvel did with Black Widow (who was introduced in an important but smaller role on Iron Man 2 and was then more prominently featured in the Avengers). Man of Steel 2 will introduce her but in a smaller capacity and she will then feature more prominently in the upcoming Justice League movie. After JL she will also get her own solo movie. We also know that Batman will be older than previous movieversions and a seasoned and experienced crime fighter (Much like in the Arkham Video games I might expect)
Most recently Jeremy Irons has been announced to play Alfred Pennyworth and Jesse Eisenberg will play Supermans nemesis Lex Luthor. There also unconfirmed reports that superheroes The Flash and Green Lantern will have cameos in the film. It is heavily rumored that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson might play John Stewart/Green Lantern in the film. Johnson said last year that he is going to work on a DC project in 2014 and has repeatedly tweeted "John Stewart could beat Superman" hashtags. the last one only a few days ago. Either this is a big mislead or he will indeed play John Stewart.
We know that Superman and Batman will have a confrontation in the movie but not much else is known about the plot yet. However this might have just changed.
WARNING! POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD!
Latino Reviews has posted some information about the roles of Lex Luthor and Bruce Wayne in the movie. Keep in mind that Latino Reviews has posted true and false stories in the past and also admitted that this could still change very much (The script is currently revises) but this is what they have to say:
- Lex is the richest man on the planet, who became self-made billionaire at age 18. He is a business man as well as a tech genius and the CEO of Lexcorp. He is obsessed with being Metropolis true hero and even has the cities skyline tatooed on his arm. he also knows how to fight and is street tough.
- Bruce Wayne comes to Metropolis for several reasons. Mostly to join forces with Lexcorp (despite disliking Lex) to help rebuild Metropolis (which was heavily damaged during Supermans battle with Zod in the first film) but also to investigate Superman more closely.
- While Bruce is impressed with Superman and sees him as a fine specimen (though a potentially also very dangerous one), Lex only views him as the alien who he holds responsible for what happened to Metropolis and doesnt belong on "his" planet. Lex also believes that Superman can be killed and believing that he poses too much of a threat wants to eliminate him. Bruce however believes into a more non-lethal solution to the "Superman problem".
Again, note that this could all change or could be just false in the first place but there is also a chance that this could be the real deal and something along those lines has already been suspected by many fans to be part of the story. Personally I think it sounds pretty believable. Thats definitely the kind of story that would make sense and would be a good way to introduce both Lex and the Bat into the movie.
There has been a lot of talk and speculation recently when it comes to Zack Snyders highly anticipated sequel for the Superman reboot Man of Steel. As most of you may know MoS was the beginning of a DC movie-universe (Since Marvels movie universe is called the MCU lets call DC´s the DCCU until we have an official name) similar to Marvel has been doing with their Avengers films.
We do already know that Man of Steel 2 will once again star Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White and Diane Lane as Martha Kent. We also know that the film will introduce Batman (played by Ben Affleck) and Wonder Woman (played by Gal Gadot) into the DCCU. Wonder Womans role will be smaller than Supermans and Batmans in the film. She will have a substantial role that will set up her character but she isnt one of the main characters in the film. Basically WB is doing with Wonder Woman exactly what Marvel did with Black Widow (who was introduced in an important but smaller role on Iron Man 2 and was then more prominently featured in the Avengers). Man of Steel 2 will introduce her but in a smaller capacity and she will then feature more prominently in the upcoming Justice League movie. After JL she will also get her own solo movie. We also know that Batman will be older than previous movieversions and a seasoned and experienced crime fighter (Much like in the Arkham Video games I might expect)
Most recently Jeremy Irons has been announced to play Alfred Pennyworth and Jesse Eisenberg will play Supermans nemesis Lex Luthor. There also unconfirmed reports that superheroes The Flash and Green Lantern will have cameos in the film. It is heavily rumored that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson might play John Stewart/Green Lantern in the film. Johnson said last year that he is going to work on a DC project in 2014 and has repeatedly tweeted "John Stewart could beat Superman" hashtags. the last one only a few days ago. Either this is a big mislead or he will indeed play John Stewart.
We know that Superman and Batman will have a confrontation in the movie but not much else is known about the plot yet. However this might have just changed.
WARNING! POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD!
Latino Reviews has posted some information about the roles of Lex Luthor and Bruce Wayne in the movie. Keep in mind that Latino Reviews has posted true and false stories in the past and also admitted that this could still change very much (The script is currently revises) but this is what they have to say:
- Lex is the richest man on the planet, who became self-made billionaire at age 18. He is a business man as well as a tech genius and the CEO of Lexcorp. He is obsessed with being Metropolis true hero and even has the cities skyline tatooed on his arm. he also knows how to fight and is street tough.
- Bruce Wayne comes to Metropolis for several reasons. Mostly to join forces with Lexcorp (despite disliking Lex) to help rebuild Metropolis (which was heavily damaged during Supermans battle with Zod in the first film) but also to investigate Superman more closely.
- While Bruce is impressed with Superman and sees him as a fine specimen (though a potentially also very dangerous one), Lex only views him as the alien who he holds responsible for what happened to Metropolis and doesnt belong on "his" planet. Lex also believes that Superman can be killed and believing that he poses too much of a threat wants to eliminate him. Bruce however believes into a more non-lethal solution to the "Superman problem".
Again, note that this could all change or could be just false in the first place but there is also a chance that this could be the real deal and something along those lines has already been suspected by many fans to be part of the story. Personally I think it sounds pretty believable. Thats definitely the kind of story that would make sense and would be a good way to introduce both Lex and the Bat into the movie.
Some really awesome new info about the next Avengers movie has surfaced.
Paul Bettany will play theAndroid Avenger known as "The Vision" in the film. Vision has been long rumored to be in the movie and before the TV series Agents of SHIELD started (which revolves around the character of Agent Phil Coulson who was killed by Loki in the first Avengers film), many had the theory that Coulson would return as the Vision. This ultimately proved wrong but Vision will be in the movie nontheless. The interesting thing is that Bettany, who will play him has also voiced Iron Mans AI-system JARVIS (which operates Tonys workspace and suits) in all three Iron Man films as well as the Avengers film. This could mean that Tony will evolve JARVIS into a full superpowered android (essentially giving JARVIS a physical form) which would then be the Vision. That would be a really awesome idea and would mean that we had not only witnessed Tonys origin as Iron Man in the previous films but also the origin of Vision.
In the comics, Vision could be seen as Marvels equivalent to DCs Martian Manhunter since they have very similar roles and powers. Vision is extremely powerful. he possesses superhuman strength, reflexes, speed and agility. He is a master tactician and strategist and can fire powerful heat blasts from his eyes. he also can control his bodys density which allows him to fly, become intangible, give himself near invulnerability and enormously increased strength. Although he is technically an artificial being, his anatomy is identical to a human with the only difference that his organs are artificial.
In the comics he was married for quite some time to Avengers member Scarlet Witch - who by the way will also be introduced in the upcoming Avengers movie.
Vision:
It has also been reported that female superhero Carol Danvers/Ms.Marvel (who is basically Marvels answer to DCs Wonder Woman), who has been a regular member of the Avengers in the comics for decades will appear in the film.
Ms.Marvel in the comics:
The new film is named "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and will once again be written and directed by Buffy and Firefly-mastermind Joss Whedon. Shooting starts in a few months and the movie will be released in May 2015.
The film will feature the rise of one of the most famous villains from the comics, the super-powerful Cyborg Ultron (Btw it was Ultron who created Vision in the comics though this will most likely be changed for the movie). Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Nick Fury and Maria Hill will all return in the film. Ultron will be played by James Spader in the film.
Ultron in the comics:
Besides Vision and Ms. Marvel, Whedon will introduce Avengers members (and siblings) Quicksilver (played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Scarlet Witch (played by Elizabeth Olsen) into the film. In the comics these two are mutants and the children of X-Men nemesis Magneto but since Marvel Studios doesnt have the rights for the X-men films (Those lie with Fox) they will not be allowed to mention anything X-Men related such as mutants or Magneto in the movie so its very likely that the movie versions of Pietro (Quicksilver) and Wanda (Scarlet Witch) will get different origins then in the comics.
Pietro & Wanda:
One of Captain America most prominent foes from the comics, the Nazi-villain Baron Wolfgang von Strucker will also appear in the movie. He will be played by german actor Thomas Kretschmann (who by the way also played the human villain in Resident Evil: Apocalypse in 2004). von Strucker in the comics was the founder of the terror organisation HYDRA (while in the first Cap movie the villain Red Skull assumed that role).
The next two movies in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe - the universe where the Avengers films take place in) will be Captain America: The Winter Soldier in April 2014 (which will lead directly into the new Avengers film) and the science fiction space-adventure Guardians of the Galaxy in August 2014.
Paul Bettany will play theAndroid Avenger known as "The Vision" in the film. Vision has been long rumored to be in the movie and before the TV series Agents of SHIELD started (which revolves around the character of Agent Phil Coulson who was killed by Loki in the first Avengers film), many had the theory that Coulson would return as the Vision. This ultimately proved wrong but Vision will be in the movie nontheless. The interesting thing is that Bettany, who will play him has also voiced Iron Mans AI-system JARVIS (which operates Tonys workspace and suits) in all three Iron Man films as well as the Avengers film. This could mean that Tony will evolve JARVIS into a full superpowered android (essentially giving JARVIS a physical form) which would then be the Vision. That would be a really awesome idea and would mean that we had not only witnessed Tonys origin as Iron Man in the previous films but also the origin of Vision.
In the comics, Vision could be seen as Marvels equivalent to DCs Martian Manhunter since they have very similar roles and powers. Vision is extremely powerful. he possesses superhuman strength, reflexes, speed and agility. He is a master tactician and strategist and can fire powerful heat blasts from his eyes. he also can control his bodys density which allows him to fly, become intangible, give himself near invulnerability and enormously increased strength. Although he is technically an artificial being, his anatomy is identical to a human with the only difference that his organs are artificial.
In the comics he was married for quite some time to Avengers member Scarlet Witch - who by the way will also be introduced in the upcoming Avengers movie.
Vision:
It has also been reported that female superhero Carol Danvers/Ms.Marvel (who is basically Marvels answer to DCs Wonder Woman), who has been a regular member of the Avengers in the comics for decades will appear in the film.
Ms.Marvel in the comics:
The new film is named "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and will once again be written and directed by Buffy and Firefly-mastermind Joss Whedon. Shooting starts in a few months and the movie will be released in May 2015.
The film will feature the rise of one of the most famous villains from the comics, the super-powerful Cyborg Ultron (Btw it was Ultron who created Vision in the comics though this will most likely be changed for the movie). Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Nick Fury and Maria Hill will all return in the film. Ultron will be played by James Spader in the film.
Ultron in the comics:
Besides Vision and Ms. Marvel, Whedon will introduce Avengers members (and siblings) Quicksilver (played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Scarlet Witch (played by Elizabeth Olsen) into the film. In the comics these two are mutants and the children of X-Men nemesis Magneto but since Marvel Studios doesnt have the rights for the X-men films (Those lie with Fox) they will not be allowed to mention anything X-Men related such as mutants or Magneto in the movie so its very likely that the movie versions of Pietro (Quicksilver) and Wanda (Scarlet Witch) will get different origins then in the comics.
Pietro & Wanda:
One of Captain America most prominent foes from the comics, the Nazi-villain Baron Wolfgang von Strucker will also appear in the movie. He will be played by german actor Thomas Kretschmann (who by the way also played the human villain in Resident Evil: Apocalypse in 2004). von Strucker in the comics was the founder of the terror organisation HYDRA (while in the first Cap movie the villain Red Skull assumed that role).
The next two movies in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe - the universe where the Avengers films take place in) will be Captain America: The Winter Soldier in April 2014 (which will lead directly into the new Avengers film) and the science fiction space-adventure Guardians of the Galaxy in August 2014.
Finally. I was so psyched to see Vision in the Avengers movie, and I was so disappointed when he wasn't there...Vision has always been my favorite Avenger, and this alone will make the movie for me.
Nah I was cool with Vision and Ms. Marvel not being in the first film. I even was okay with Ant-Man and Wasp not being there (Though Wasp was in Whedons original script). Because the first film really had to establish that team and its core members first and if you have too many characters that you need to deal with then this can seriously derail the film and result in several characters getting the short straw (Just look at some of the X-Men films). Its a really fine line to walk. I think Joss did a great job in portraying each of the core members in the first one and give them their moments to shine as characters and heroes. But if there had been another 2 or 3 characters in that film then this would have hurt the movie. I think the way Joss did that was well balanced. I get that the fans want to see their favorite characters and so of course the Wasp or Vision fans were disappointed but if they had been in the first film then I dont think the movie would have been able to do these characters justice.
I mean there are so many characters that people want to see in there...Ant-Man, Wasp, Ms.Marvel, Vision, Black Panther, she-Hulk etc. if Whedon would put every character in there that fans want to see the movie becomes a disaster. I think the cast for the first one was very well chosen and balanced.
For the 2nd movie they can now expand with a couple of more characters who wouldnt have been done justice in the first one (if they had been there). Also there are stories behind these new characters that need to be done justice and since neither of these new characters appeared in previous films their stories will need to be told in Avengers. And thats why their inclusion in the first film was pretty much impossible since they already had so much to deal with and establish in that one. But now they have the core team and have developed them further in the solo movies and can now focus on new characters and do them justice. I think they are doing this just the right way.
Oh I forgot: James Rhodes/Iron Patriot (played by Don Cheadle) will also appear in the movie. I could imagine that the government sends him to Tony to convince him to return as Iron Man to the Avengers (Since Tony retired from being Iron Man after Iron Man 3) but of course it would be very cool if we would get to see Iron Man and Iron Patriot fighting side by side like they did in Iron Man 2. Thats something we unfortunately didnt really get to see in Iron Man 3.
I mean there are so many characters that people want to see in there...Ant-Man, Wasp, Ms.Marvel, Vision, Black Panther, she-Hulk etc. if Whedon would put every character in there that fans want to see the movie becomes a disaster. I think the cast for the first one was very well chosen and balanced.
For the 2nd movie they can now expand with a couple of more characters who wouldnt have been done justice in the first one (if they had been there). Also there are stories behind these new characters that need to be done justice and since neither of these new characters appeared in previous films their stories will need to be told in Avengers. And thats why their inclusion in the first film was pretty much impossible since they already had so much to deal with and establish in that one. But now they have the core team and have developed them further in the solo movies and can now focus on new characters and do them justice. I think they are doing this just the right way.
Oh I forgot: James Rhodes/Iron Patriot (played by Don Cheadle) will also appear in the movie. I could imagine that the government sends him to Tony to convince him to return as Iron Man to the Avengers (Since Tony retired from being Iron Man after Iron Man 3) but of course it would be very cool if we would get to see Iron Man and Iron Patriot fighting side by side like they did in Iron Man 2. Thats something we unfortunately didnt really get to see in Iron Man 3.
See that's the thing. THe core members. WHen I think of the Core members, I always think of Cap, Thor, Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Vision. As long as I've been reading comics, I've actually always considered Vision a core member over Hulk. But for the sake of the movie, I'll admit Hulk was the better choice.
yeah Hulk was the much better choice. he was THE star of the movie. I remember when the movie opened, the first reactions were all like "Hulk is the fricking best". Thanks to Mark Ruffalos portrayal and the Hulks action and dynamic within the film (I think Hulk works far better in a team movie then in a solo movie which is probably why they only feature him in the Avengers films now) he was a damn rockstar. And that "I´m always angry" moment is probably one of my most favorite superheromovie moments of all time. I fricking cheered in the theater.
But Hulk was actually a founding member of the Avengers while Vision was not. And they had already established Hulk in a movie in the MCU and obviously he is one of the most iconic Marvel characters (much more then Vision. There are enough people who know Hulk but have never heard of Vision). And where would Vision suddenly have come from? It wouldnt have made sense. All the characters had already been featured in previous films (though Hawkeye admittedly only in a cameo) so it made perfect sense to me that this was the core cast instead of suddenly having Vision or Hank Pym show up. That would have been odd. It just wouldnt have worked as well as it did with the characters they used.
In the comics the founding members of the Avengers were Cap, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Wasp and Ant-Man. and they replaced Wasp and Ant-Man with Black Widow and Hawkeye which I think was a good choice (They were already established and with Hank and Janet you would have to go through their backstory and origin story first, which they are going to do now with the Ant-Man movie. Also with Natasha and Clint both being SHIELD agents it made more sense for the story of the movie to have them in there)
Vision, Carol, Black Panther, Pietro, Wanda and all of those who are regular members for decades in the comics now and would be considerd core members were not core members at the beginning of the Avengers. So Hulk is certainly much more a core member (not to mention audience magnet) then Vision. So I think they did that just right and now in the 2nd film they can start bringing in some of the later regulars.
But Hulk was actually a founding member of the Avengers while Vision was not. And they had already established Hulk in a movie in the MCU and obviously he is one of the most iconic Marvel characters (much more then Vision. There are enough people who know Hulk but have never heard of Vision). And where would Vision suddenly have come from? It wouldnt have made sense. All the characters had already been featured in previous films (though Hawkeye admittedly only in a cameo) so it made perfect sense to me that this was the core cast instead of suddenly having Vision or Hank Pym show up. That would have been odd. It just wouldnt have worked as well as it did with the characters they used.
In the comics the founding members of the Avengers were Cap, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Wasp and Ant-Man. and they replaced Wasp and Ant-Man with Black Widow and Hawkeye which I think was a good choice (They were already established and with Hank and Janet you would have to go through their backstory and origin story first, which they are going to do now with the Ant-Man movie. Also with Natasha and Clint both being SHIELD agents it made more sense for the story of the movie to have them in there)
Vision, Carol, Black Panther, Pietro, Wanda and all of those who are regular members for decades in the comics now and would be considerd core members were not core members at the beginning of the Avengers. So Hulk is certainly much more a core member (not to mention audience magnet) then Vision. So I think they did that just right and now in the 2nd film they can start bringing in some of the later regulars.
I completely forgot about Black Panther...Now THAT would be a kickass movie...
yeah there is a lot of fan demand for a Black Panther film. Kevin Feige (producer and mastermind of the MCU) said they are gonna make a Panther film one day and that plans exist for it (same with Doctor Strange) but probably not before Phase Four. Phase Three will most likely be Ant-Man, Cap 3, Thor 3, Guardians 2 and Avengers 3.
However there is also talk about bringing in additional Avengers movies such as New Avengers or Secret Avengers. This would allow them to showcase more Avengers characters without having to squeeze them all in the main Avengers films.
They are seriously expanding that universe more and more. You have the films of Phase One, Two and the upcoming Phase Three (which begins with Ant-Man). Then you have the TV series Agents of SHIELD which runs parallel to the story of the films. Marvel is preparing a pilot episode for a 2nd longrunning TV series, which is "Agent Carter" (centering on Caps love Peggy Carter from the first Cap film) which would take place after the first Cap film in the late 40s/early 50s. they will shoot the Pilot soon.
Then there are Marvels Netflix plans. they will produce 4 TV series for Netflix (each having 13 episodes) for Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. These 4 series will then lead into a Defender series (8 episodes). the first of these series will debut in 2015.
Then there are the One Shot shortfilms, which they include as bonus material on the Blu ray releases of the MCU films which more and more expand the MCU as well. The newest of those One shots, "All hail the King" will be released on the Thor: The Dark World BD and focus on Trevor Slattery (the "fake" Mandarin) in prison after the events of Iron Man 3. From what I heard that one shot also implies that there is actually IS a real Mandarin and the Ten Rings organisation and that Kilian and Trevor only used their name and reputation for their own gain (which should seriously **** off the actual Mandarin). I love how these One shots keep expanding and deepening the mythology and story beyond the films.
Then there are also several comics which tell events that happen between the films or even during the films. For instance there was a limited Nick Fury series which re-told the events from the Phase One films (iron Man 2, Incredible Hulk, cap and Thor) from SHIELDS point of view, revealing several things that were not seen in the movies (such as the fact that Black Widow was in New york when Hulk fought Abomination)
The Black Widow limited series detailed a mission of hers between Iron Man 2 and The Avengers which explored her own past (which was hinted at in Avengers).
the Iron Man 3 tie-in comic explained what War Machine was doing during the battle of New York (explaining why he wasnt there). the Thor: The Dark World tie-in comic showed what Thor was doing between the events of Thor and Avengers, how Loki met Thanos and what happened with Thor and Loki after the Avengers, leading directly into the new Thor film. The comic even had a battle scene from the Battle of New York that was not seen in the Avengers film (Kind of like a deleted scene if you will) where they play more on the joke from the film where Cap said he doesnt believe that Thor is a god. After Thor smashes down an entire leviathan Natasha asks Cap if he still doesnt believe that Thor is a god to which Cap replies "He still dresses funny" ( A reference to his line from the movie where he said "There is only one god and I dont think he dresses like that")
There is also a really fun scene between Thor and Iron Man during the New York battle where they fly side by side and Tony asks Thor if he knows Game of Thrones (LOL) and when Thor is confused Tony goes "Game of Thrones. Its much like you only with dragons and sex" Then Thor asks him "Do you think this a game?" and Tony replies "No its a TV show" Then when Thor flies off to battle more Chitauri, Tony yells after him "How about Mad Men?"
I was laughing so hard at this. I wish that had been in the actual movie.
So yeah I really love how they keep expanding this universe beyond the films with TV series, shortfilms and comics.
However there is also talk about bringing in additional Avengers movies such as New Avengers or Secret Avengers. This would allow them to showcase more Avengers characters without having to squeeze them all in the main Avengers films.
They are seriously expanding that universe more and more. You have the films of Phase One, Two and the upcoming Phase Three (which begins with Ant-Man). Then you have the TV series Agents of SHIELD which runs parallel to the story of the films. Marvel is preparing a pilot episode for a 2nd longrunning TV series, which is "Agent Carter" (centering on Caps love Peggy Carter from the first Cap film) which would take place after the first Cap film in the late 40s/early 50s. they will shoot the Pilot soon.
Then there are Marvels Netflix plans. they will produce 4 TV series for Netflix (each having 13 episodes) for Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. These 4 series will then lead into a Defender series (8 episodes). the first of these series will debut in 2015.
Then there are the One Shot shortfilms, which they include as bonus material on the Blu ray releases of the MCU films which more and more expand the MCU as well. The newest of those One shots, "All hail the King" will be released on the Thor: The Dark World BD and focus on Trevor Slattery (the "fake" Mandarin) in prison after the events of Iron Man 3. From what I heard that one shot also implies that there is actually IS a real Mandarin and the Ten Rings organisation and that Kilian and Trevor only used their name and reputation for their own gain (which should seriously **** off the actual Mandarin). I love how these One shots keep expanding and deepening the mythology and story beyond the films.
Then there are also several comics which tell events that happen between the films or even during the films. For instance there was a limited Nick Fury series which re-told the events from the Phase One films (iron Man 2, Incredible Hulk, cap and Thor) from SHIELDS point of view, revealing several things that were not seen in the movies (such as the fact that Black Widow was in New york when Hulk fought Abomination)
The Black Widow limited series detailed a mission of hers between Iron Man 2 and The Avengers which explored her own past (which was hinted at in Avengers).
the Iron Man 3 tie-in comic explained what War Machine was doing during the battle of New York (explaining why he wasnt there). the Thor: The Dark World tie-in comic showed what Thor was doing between the events of Thor and Avengers, how Loki met Thanos and what happened with Thor and Loki after the Avengers, leading directly into the new Thor film. The comic even had a battle scene from the Battle of New York that was not seen in the Avengers film (Kind of like a deleted scene if you will) where they play more on the joke from the film where Cap said he doesnt believe that Thor is a god. After Thor smashes down an entire leviathan Natasha asks Cap if he still doesnt believe that Thor is a god to which Cap replies "He still dresses funny" ( A reference to his line from the movie where he said "There is only one god and I dont think he dresses like that")
There is also a really fun scene between Thor and Iron Man during the New York battle where they fly side by side and Tony asks Thor if he knows Game of Thrones (LOL) and when Thor is confused Tony goes "Game of Thrones. Its much like you only with dragons and sex" Then Thor asks him "Do you think this a game?" and Tony replies "No its a TV show" Then when Thor flies off to battle more Chitauri, Tony yells after him "How about Mad Men?"
I was laughing so hard at this. I wish that had been in the actual movie.
So yeah I really love how they keep expanding this universe beyond the films with TV series, shortfilms and comics.
The 15th episode of Agents of SHIELD will feature two characters from the Thor comics (Actually one of them already appears in the 14th episode) which will be Lady Sif and Lorelei.
Lady Sif is probably the mightiest female warrior of Asgard who was worshipped by the vikings as the Goddess of War. In the comics she and Thor were enormously close and even had a romantic relationship and were married at some point. In both Thor films she appeared as Thors trusted ally and companion who fought at his side in the battles against the Frost Giants and the Destroyer (in the first Thor) and several battles across the nine realms after The Avengers. She was last seen in a post-credits scene of the 2nd Thor film where she, Volstagg and Fandral gave the Aether (one of the six Infinity gems that the cosmic tyrant Thanos is after) to the Collector (one of the elders of the universe, who is secretely looking to collect all the Infinity gems as well).
On Agents of SHIELD she will be once again portrayed by the amazing Jaimie Alexander. She is sent to earth on the orders of Odin (well actually its Loki in Odins disguise but nobody knows that yet) to hunt down and apprehend the rogue and seductive female asgardian warrior Lorelei, who has fled to earth and poses a serious threat for the people of earth. Since Thor is with Jane Foster at the moment and cant be reached (neither by Asgard nor SHIELD), Sif (who is the most powerful asgardian after Thor and Odin) is dispatched to get her instead.
In the comics Lorelei is the sister of famous Thor-villainess Amora the Enchantress. She is also Sif´s greatest rival for Thors affections in the comics and has the powers to seduce virtually every man that she chooses to. In order to ruin the relationship between Thor and Sif, Loki once assumed the disguise of Thor and made out with Lorelei in front of Sif (making her believe Thor was cheating on her), so there is a lot of bad blood between Sif and Lorelei in the comics which will make it very interesting to see them together on Agents of SHIELD.
Lorelei will be played in the series by the truly stunning actress Elena Satine (who also played Aquamans wife Mera in an episode of Smallville in 2010), which is something that got me really excited because I have been fan of Elena since her Smallville appearance and also chatted with her several times on Twitter (she even wished me a happy birthday last year^^) so I cant wait to see her on the show, running around seducing people and crossing swords with Sif (who is one of my most favorite characters in the entire MCU - Jaimie Alexander is so awesome in the role and I always wish she would get more screentime in the films so having her AND Elena Satine as Lorelei on SHIELD is just awesome)
The first picture of Jamie Alexander as Lady Sif on Agents of SHIELD:
Lady Sif is probably the mightiest female warrior of Asgard who was worshipped by the vikings as the Goddess of War. In the comics she and Thor were enormously close and even had a romantic relationship and were married at some point. In both Thor films she appeared as Thors trusted ally and companion who fought at his side in the battles against the Frost Giants and the Destroyer (in the first Thor) and several battles across the nine realms after The Avengers. She was last seen in a post-credits scene of the 2nd Thor film where she, Volstagg and Fandral gave the Aether (one of the six Infinity gems that the cosmic tyrant Thanos is after) to the Collector (one of the elders of the universe, who is secretely looking to collect all the Infinity gems as well).
On Agents of SHIELD she will be once again portrayed by the amazing Jaimie Alexander. She is sent to earth on the orders of Odin (well actually its Loki in Odins disguise but nobody knows that yet) to hunt down and apprehend the rogue and seductive female asgardian warrior Lorelei, who has fled to earth and poses a serious threat for the people of earth. Since Thor is with Jane Foster at the moment and cant be reached (neither by Asgard nor SHIELD), Sif (who is the most powerful asgardian after Thor and Odin) is dispatched to get her instead.
In the comics Lorelei is the sister of famous Thor-villainess Amora the Enchantress. She is also Sif´s greatest rival for Thors affections in the comics and has the powers to seduce virtually every man that she chooses to. In order to ruin the relationship between Thor and Sif, Loki once assumed the disguise of Thor and made out with Lorelei in front of Sif (making her believe Thor was cheating on her), so there is a lot of bad blood between Sif and Lorelei in the comics which will make it very interesting to see them together on Agents of SHIELD.
Lorelei will be played in the series by the truly stunning actress Elena Satine (who also played Aquamans wife Mera in an episode of Smallville in 2010), which is something that got me really excited because I have been fan of Elena since her Smallville appearance and also chatted with her several times on Twitter (she even wished me a happy birthday last year^^) so I cant wait to see her on the show, running around seducing people and crossing swords with Sif (who is one of my most favorite characters in the entire MCU - Jaimie Alexander is so awesome in the role and I always wish she would get more screentime in the films so having her AND Elena Satine as Lorelei on SHIELD is just awesome)
The first picture of Jamie Alexander as Lady Sif on Agents of SHIELD: