FILM · 2015 · USA
Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Directed by
- Joss Whedon
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Studio
- Marvel Studios
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When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. 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.
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18 Easter Eggs and References in Avengers: Age of Ultron
- #024
Paul Bettany (Jarvis/Vision) is good friends with Stellan Skarsgård (Dr. Erik Selvig). In fact, Bettany and his wife Jennifer Connelly named their firstborn child "Stellan," after Skarsgård.
- #065
Before this film's premiere, it had been confirmed that Loki's scepter contained an Infinity Stone and drew power from that stone. Given how Loki used it in The Avengers (2012), many people guessed that the Stone in question was the Mind Stone. Here Thor reveals that Loki's scepter is the Mind Stone, but not the blue gem everyone can see. The blue gem seen on the scepter in the previous film is actually a casing for the Mind Stone, while the Stone is yellow. In the comics, however, the Mind Stone is blue.
- #069
The phrase "The sun's getting real low," used to calm The Incredible Hulk, references the original comic in which Banner transforms every night, but here it is used to make The Incredible Hulk return to Banner.
- #076
(At about 49 minutes) When Scarlet Witch tries to control Hawkeye's mind, he neutralizes her and taunts her with "I tried the mind control thing. Not a fan!" This is a clear reference to Jeremy Renner's displeasure at his character's mind being controlled by Loki for much of The Avengers (2012).
- #091
At around 1 hour 10 minutes, Tony Stark's line "It's been a really long day—like, Eugene O'Neill long" is a reference to O'Neill's play "Long Day's Journey Into Night," which deals with a dysfunctional family. Similarly, the line is spoken during the Avengers' lowest ebb.
- #094
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On one poster for the film, Captain America is positioned in front of Iron Man, while on another poster Iron Man is positioned in front of Captain America. This hints at Captain America: Civil War (2016), in which Iron Man and Captain America clash over their superhero beliefs and lead their superhero armies against each other.
- #103
At around the 36th minute, during his first encounter with the Maximoffs, Ultron is seen wearing a dark red fabric like a hooded cloak. In his first appearance (Avengers #54, 1968), he wore one throughout the comic and bore the alias the Crimson Cowl.
- #105
The film contains many references to Captain America: Civil War (2016): the Captain and Tony disagree on many of the film's issues, there is a mid-credits scene, and the Captain and Tony briefly fight before Vision awakens.
- #119
(At about 25 minutes) Stan Lee, co-creator of the Avengers, plays a World War II veteran who insists on trying Thor's drink and responds to Thor's objection that the drink is not safe with: "Nor was Omaha Beach!", a reference to the D-Day landings in France on June 6, 1944. Born in 1922, Lee actually served in the Army during World War II, though only in the United States. Jack Kirby, co-creator of the Avengers and Captain America, served in Europe during World War II and landed on Omaha Beach even two months after D-Day. He served as an infantry scout for the Allied Forces, drawing reconnaissance maps and pictures. When the war ended, both returned to their work creating comic books. Kirby died in 1994.
- #130
Tony Stark says the purpose of the Ultron program is to create peace, or in his own words: "peace in our time." When British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned to London in 1938 after negotiations with Adolf Hitler in Munich, he claimed the result would be "peace for our time." This is generally assumed to be a promise that failed less than a year later, just like the Ultron program, after the Second World War began. However, this overlooks how the agreement gave Britain vital extra time to develop its arms industry, with aircraft factories already being moved from the south and east coasts to the featureless Midlands plain, where German bombers could not easily navigate without radar.
- #144
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The fictional country of Wakanda referenced in this film is the home of Black Panther, the Avengers' future ally, who is first played in a Marvel film by Chadwick Boseman in Captain America: Civil War (2016).
- #150
While Tony Stark is programming the main computer at the Nexus, two young technicians can be seen in the background briefly taking a selfie with him.
- #172
At around the 13-minute mark, the command Stark gives J.A.R.V.I.S., "J.A.R.V.I.S., take the wheel," and the bumper sticker on the control panel reading "J.A.R.V.I.S. is my co-pilot" are references to Carrie Underwood's song "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and the popular bumper sticker "Jesus is my co-pilot."
- #199
At roughly 1 hour 55 minutes, as Iron Man, Vision and Thor hurl lightning and lasers at Ultron, Ultron's metallic head begins to heat up, turn red and his eyes start to glow, a nod to Ultron's comic book appearance.
- #226
This is the second film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to bear the villain's name; the first was Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).
- #270
During Thor's dream scene, three pillars appear. One is carved with a wolf, one with a ram and one with a stag. This is a reference to Wolfram and Hart, the demonic law firm from Joss Whedon's show Angel (1999).
- #273
During the first battle, when Clint (Jeremy Renner) is shot quite badly, the gunshot sound heard in the background is the same as the gunshot heard during the final battle in Saving Private Ryan (1998), when one of the American soldiers is about to place a sticky bomb on a tank and the bomb explodes too early.
- #279
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(At around the 37th minute) When Ultron says "Invaders make Avengers," this may be a reference to Captain America's first superhero team, "The Invaders," which included the Sub-Mariner Namor, Jim Hammond (the original Human Torch), Bucky and Toro (Jim's Inhuman sidekick). At various points the team also included Union Jack (whose alias appeared in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)) and his daughter Spitfire.
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