Why Joss Whedon Changed the Creator of ULTRON in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON



As we get closer to the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron, more and more teases and hints and reveals are coming. Writer and director Joss Whedon spoke to Empire and the most important reveal pertained to changing the creator of Ultron from Hank Pym (a.k.a. Ant-Man) in the comics.

"Of all the heat I've ever taken, not having Hank Pym was one of the bigger things. The fact of the matter was, Edgar [Wright] had him first and by virtue of what Edgar was doing [with Ant-Man], there was no way for me to use him in this."

Whedon continued to talk about the villain's new creator.

"Ultron needs to be the brainchild of the Avengers, and in the world of the Avengers and the MCU, Tony Stark is that guy ... It didn't make sense to introduce a third scientist, a third sciencetician [sic], to do that. It was hard for me, because I grew up on the comics, to dump that, but at the end of the day, it's a more interesting relationship between Tony and Ultron if Tony was once like, ‘You know what would be a really great idea?' They're doing what they always do — which is jump in headfirst, and then go, ‘Sorry, world!' But you have to make it their responsibility without just making it their fault."

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Avengers: Age of Ultron releases in theaters on May 1, 2015.



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