Joss Whedon announced at Comic-Con that ‘The Avengers’ sequel will be titled ‘The Avengers: Age Of Ultron.’

Marvel Comics afficionadoes might know that the title is the subject of 10-issue limited series comic book crossover storyline that envisions a future where Ultron, the creation of “Ant-Man” alter-ego Hank Pym, lays the earth to ruins and drives all superheroes underground. Ultron and his Sentinels should prove a worth antagonist for The Avengers and it looked like all will be back though there was no mention of Vin Diesel, who is rumored to be in line to play The Vision.

Over the next three years Marvel Studios has a lot in store for fans with their wave of “Phase Two” films: ‘Thor: The Dark World’ later this year, ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ in 2014, and ’The Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ in 2015. It was recently announced that the Avengers sequel is set to shoot at Pinewood-Shepperton in early 2014, with production due to get underway later this year. ‘The Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ marks the latest collaboration between Marvel and the Buckinghamshire hub, with the studio recently wrapping shoot at the studios on ‘Thor: The Dark World’ and being home to the production of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ at this moment in time.

While plot and cast details have been kept under wraps, Joss Whedon is returning to write and direct ‘The Avengers: Age Of Ultron.’ To date, the cast will also include Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Chris Evans as Captain America. The upcoming line-up for Marvel’s “Phase Two” includes the release of ‘Thor: The Dark World’ on November 8th, ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ on April 4th, 2014, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ on August 1st, 2014 and, finally, ‘The Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ on May 1st, 2015.

Marvel kicks off its “Phase Three” of movies with Edgar Wright’s long awaited ‘Ant-Man.’ While details on ‘Ant-Man’ are currently under lock and key, the script for the film is co-written by Wright and Joe Cornish. ‘Ant-Man’ is set for November, 2015. Marvel recently announced three mystery projects for May 6th, 2016, July 8th, 2016 and May 5th, 2017.

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