Over the last several years, Marvel has owned Hall H on Saturday night at San Diego Comic Con, and the 2013 edition of the world’s premiere nerd-related event was no exception. After some brief comments from The Avengers director Joss Whedon, the lights went dark, the music came up and the crowd was treated to a tease for the 2015 sequel to The Avengers.
What was shown was an animation where Iron Man’s helmet is bent and reshaped into the head of the super-team’s robotic nemesis Ultron. At the end, the words Avengers: Age of Ultron appear on screen, and while that will thrill fans of The Avengers’ comic book, less savvy movie fans may be wondering, who’s Ultron, why is this such a big deal, and what about that purple guy at end of the first film?
We know that you must have some pretty big questions weighing on your mind in regards to Ultron, Marvel and all things Avengers-related but fear not, dear reader. We’re hear to ease your confusion and explain to you what exactly is going on here.
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