Joss Whedon Explains Ultron As A “Genuinely Disturbed” Robot
By Russ Fischer/April 24, 2014 12:45 pm EST
It’s fair to expect that a killer robot in a film written and directed by Joss Whedon won’t be your average killer robot. Ultron isn’t going to be merely a logical machine bent on destruction. He’ll be pretty messed up in general, and from a human perspective at that. After the break, Joss Whedon explains Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Empire spoke with writer/director Joss Whedon, who gave up a great summation of Ultron, or his state of mind, at least. It will be great to see James Spader bring this character to life. I’m having a blast with Ultron. He’s not a creature of logic – he’s a robot who’s genuinely disturbed. We’re finding out what makes him menacing and at the same time endearing and funny and strange and unexpected, and everything a robot never is. He also addressed the plethora of other new characters in the film, from Baron Wolfgang von Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann) to Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).
I fiercely dislike the idea of just throwing in more people for the sake of doing that. But last time I had all of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes versus one British character actor, and I needed more conflict.
And while we’re here, let’s see Whedon’s enthusiasm for shooting in the UK (among other places) which is helping differentiate this sequel from the first film:
The number of different looks and textures and moods we’re getting from the British locations is stupid awesome. Because this, palette-wise, is very different. I’m trying to make a different film. Because why would you make one movie twice? That seems weird.
Avengers: Age of Ultron opens on May 1, 2015 in the US.
Joss Whedon Explains Ultron As A “Genuinely Disturbed” Robot
By Russ Fischer/April 24, 2014 12:45 pm EST
It’s fair to expect that a killer robot in a film written and directed by Joss Whedon won’t be your average killer robot. Ultron isn’t going to be merely a logical machine bent on destruction. He’ll be pretty messed up in general, and from a human perspective at that. After the break, Joss Whedon explains Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Empire spoke with writer/director Joss Whedon, who gave up a great summation of Ultron, or his state of mind, at least. It will be great to see James Spader bring this character to life. I’m having a blast with Ultron. He’s not a creature of logic – he’s a robot who’s genuinely disturbed. We’re finding out what makes him menacing and at the same time endearing and funny and strange and unexpected, and everything a robot never is. He also addressed the plethora of other new characters in the film, from Baron Wolfgang von Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann) to Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).
I fiercely dislike the idea of just throwing in more people for the sake of doing that. But last time I had all of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes versus one British character actor, and I needed more conflict.
And while we’re here, let’s see Whedon’s enthusiasm for shooting in the UK (among other places) which is helping differentiate this sequel from the first film:
The number of different looks and textures and moods we’re getting from the British locations is stupid awesome. Because this, palette-wise, is very different. I’m trying to make a different film. Because why would you make one movie twice? That seems weird.
Avengers: Age of Ultron opens on May 1, 2015 in the US.
Empire spoke with writer/director Joss Whedon, who gave up a great summation of Ultron, or his state of mind, at least. It will be great to see James Spader bring this character to life.
He also addressed the plethora of other new characters in the film, from Baron Wolfgang von Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann) to Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).
And while we’re here, let’s see Whedon’s enthusiasm for shooting in the UK (among other places) which is helping differentiate this sequel from the first film:
I fiercely dislike the idea of just throwing in more people for the sake of doing that. But last time I had all of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes versus one British character actor, and I needed more conflict.
Avengers: Age of Ultron opens on May 1, 2015 in the US.
The number of different looks and textures and moods we’re getting from the British locations is stupid awesome. Because this, palette-wise, is very different. I’m trying to make a different film. Because why would you make one movie twice? That seems weird.
