Marvel Releases Official Synopsis of “Avengers: Age of Ultron”
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Buena Vista(NEW YORK) — Marvel has finally released the official synopsis of Avengers: Age of Ultron.
“When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance,” Marvel teases, before continuing, “As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.”
As far as the cast goes, Marvel explains, “Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron stars Robert Downey Jr., who returns as Iron Man, along with Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk. Together with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and with the additional support of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, the team must reassemble to defeat James Spader as Ultron, a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction.”
Marvel also added this little nugget about Vision: “Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen, and Pietro Maximoff, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and meet an old friend in a new form when Paul Bettany becomes Vision.”
Meanwhile, on his Facebook page Tuesday, Downey promised a “surprise” for Wednesday morning that is likely Avengers-related. He posted, “Seeing as how Tuesday is the most productive day of the week, I’ll not decrease the efficiency. TOMORROW AM, however, I’ll throw a surprise your way…” Under his blue suit jacket, the actor was wearing the Black Sabbath shirt he wore as Stark in The Avengers.
Avengers: Age of Ultron will be released to theaters nationwide on May 1, 2015. Marvel, like ABC News, is owned by Disney.
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