Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Agents of SHIELD trailer....
Agents of SHIELD and Thor2
Jeffrey Bell on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD Tying into Thor: The Dark World and Audience Expectations on Revealing Secrets
An in-depth conversation with the SHIELD executive producer about the series.
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
This week’s episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is a notable one, as it’s the first to tie more directly into the events of a new Marvel movie. Tuesday’s episode, “The Well,” finds the team heading to England, in the aftermath of Thor: The Dark Worldand what happened in Greenwich in that film.
I spoke to one of SHIELD’s executive producers, Jeffrey Bell, about “The Well”, what’s in the pipeline and the overall approach to Agents of SHIELD. The veteran of genre series like The X-Files, Angel (where he first worked with Joss Whedon), Alias and Spartacus, Bell also spoke about finding the right balance between serialization and “mission” episodes, as audience members begin to want answers more quickly than ever.
IGN TV: How quickly does this episode pick up after Thor: The Dark World and how do the SHIELD characters get involved in the story?
Jeffrey Bell: The simplest way to put it, and I think the most accurate way to put it, is that we air after Thor, and so we now know from the Thor movie that there was this spaceship that came to London and there was a battle and some stuff got torn up, and then everything sort of disappeared. So one of the things SHIELD does, as they did in the first Thor - you know, a hammer appeared in the desert and so SHIELD showed up to go, “What is this hammer doing in the middle of the desert?” So our team shows up in the wake of what happened in Greenwich, and we’re cleaning up. We’re looking for other Asgardian or alien -- we don’t use the words “dark elves” or anything like that -- but we’re looking for other alien material, because as we’ve learned from other episodes, if a Chitauri or somebody leaves something laying around, it can lead to trouble. So we begin looking for Asgardian stuff, and then it leads to a larger conversation about Asgardians, and in the episode we explore more of the history of Asgardians on Earth. We find an item that may or may not be Asgardian. As we try and get hold of that, it ties into the history of Asgardians here on Earth.
Clark Gregg and Brett Dalton in this week's Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.
IGN: Coulson was obviously in Avengers, but he was also in the first Thor movie, so I would think he has his own perspective on Asgardians, having had a couple of encounters with them at this point?
Bell: He does, and he has a very strong opinion about this sort of thing lying around. It’s a staff, and he was actually stabbed through the heart by an Asgardian — I don’t think Loki’s staff itself was Asgardian, but it was an Asgardian that killed him or knocked him down. So yeah, he has a very strong opinion about this sort of thing being out in the world and needing to take care of that.
IGN: It looks like some dark events might happen with Agent Ward, based on the previews we’ve saw.
Bell: I would say that’s accurate. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I would say the fact that we’re looking for an item that may be Asgardian and the fact that Ward seems, I don’t know, not really happy might have something to do with one another. What’s interesting about this story to us is, one of our characters is deeply affected by the case of the week in a profound way, and it brings up all sort of painful, personal stuff for him. It’s interesting for us to learn a little bit about him in that respect and also to see a character behave — someone who’s usually all about control — in a way that seems to be less than focused.
Agent Ward does his thing in Agents of SHIELD.
IGN: This is the first overt crossover to one of the Marvel movies. Did you have a lot of conversations about that, knowing that Thor was going to open a few weeks into your run, and how you might tackle that?
Bell: Oh sure, absolutely. Because we exist in the Marvel movie universe, we’re always talking to them about what characters we’re bringing in and what items we’re bringing in and the timing of that. So we thought the fact that Thor was coming out, it might be nice to have, if not an Asgardian crossover, a tie-in where you might learn a little something more about that than you would otherwise. The other thing that’s interesting for us is that the Marvel movie universe is deeply science-based, and our show is very science-based. Then you’ve got Asgardian stuff, which is, as they say in the movie, “magic is science that we just don’t understand yet.” But there are items and parts of the world that you can take license with on a metaphoric level to do things to your characters that makes it interesting. So we’ve done that.
IGN: Even before this episode was announced, the more we heard about Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and now certainly seeing the trailer to that film and how heavy the SHIELD tie-in is, it seems like that’s something your show will not be able to ignore. Would that be a safe assumption?
Bell: I would say that nothing happens in the Marvel movie universe that doesn’t affect us in one way or another. [Laughs]
Thursday, November 14, 2013
BUDGET AND BOX OFFICE
So - one week after Thor is released in the US - where do we stand???
Well, according to Box Office Mojo - the production budget was $170million, and the worldwide gross is currently at $345million - so it's made double the money so far!!! It's a success!
Friday, November 8, 2013
Merchandise available on Amazon for Thor
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
BOX OFFICE!!! Major data!!!
The Mirror goes for the female fans....
see original article here
Thor 2 star Natalie Portman said filming the blockbuster sequel was less tiring than being a new mum
Her recent screen hiatus had much to do with the fact that she took time off to have a baby and get married after her Best Actress Oscar for Black Swan
Since winning the Best Actress Oscar for her work in Black Swan, we haven’t seen much of Natalie Portman over the past few years.
Of course, her screen hiatus may have something to do with the fact that she took time off to have a baby and get married.
“I love being a mom,” Portman, 32, says. “It’s a lot of work, but it’s also very rewarding. You feel this new family responsibility and it changes so many things about the way you live.”
Last year, the Israeli-born actress married French ballet dancer/choreographer Benjamin Millepied in a Franco-Judaic ceremony held on the coast of Big Sur, California.
Millepied was recently appointed dance director of the Paris Opera Ballet, and the happy couple will soon be leaving the US to live in Paris together with their two-year-old son Aleph.
But she returned to the day job in new film Thor: The Dark World, starring Chris Hemsworth as the formidable Norse God and Portman as Jane Foster,Thor’s mortal girlfriend whom he takes home to Asgard.
What was it like returning to the world of Thor?
It was really great to play Jane again and work with Chris and continue the love story from the first film.
It’s a rocky start when they reunite.
They have a common enemy and there’s a darker tone. Alan Taylor, the director, chose to shoot on actual locations and we a lot of the film was shot in Iceland.
This time I got to wear so many beautiful costumes and truly experience the wonder of being part of this kind of incredible production.
You have starred in Star Wars and V for Vendetta and now you’ve done two Thor films. What attracts you to the sci-fi/fantasy genre?
I love being able to let my own imagination and fantasies run wild when I’m part of these films.
It reminds me of being a kid and indulging in the elaborate sense of play that you lose as you get older and the real world preoccupies your consciousness.
It was so wild to work on those unbelievably beautiful sets and also to be shooting in Iceland which is such an exotic place itself.
I felt my mind wandering and becoming part of the kind of magical world that they created for the film.
What was it like working with Chris Hemsworth and Sir Anthony Hopkins?
Chris is so much fun to work with. He’s also a great gentleman and very polite and respectful on the set.
He would ask me how I was feeling and bring me a drink and just be a good guy on the set.
Sometimes Chris and I would also have these giggling fits that would last a few days because we just couldn’t stop cracking up and after a while the crew was giving us these exasperated looks but we couldn’t help ourselves.
I also loved finally getting to do scenes with Anthony Hopkins because he’s such a nice man and more interesting than anyone you could ever want to meet.
I didn’t have any scenes with him on the first film so it was so special to be able to spend some time around him.
I sometimes had a hard time concentrating (for her scenes with Hopkins) because part of you is in such total awe of the man.
It’s intimidating to work with someone who is so brilliant and inspiring. He’s very Odin-like.
Does having a baby to look after now make your work more complicated?
You have to be more organized and plan your schedule with everyone else’s since you’re part of a family.
It’s a little more complicated but overall it doesn’t change things.
If anything, you’re anxious to work on a film because your regular life as a mom is even more tiring!
What do like to do in your spare time?
I love listening to music. I grew up on Nirvana and Jeff Buckley but I also love hip hop and classical.
I love old soul music, I love folk, I love all sorts of things.
And I read a lot, I love to read. I usually read novels, but more recently I have been reading more non-fiction.
What are some of the most important life lessons you’ve learnt over the years?
To take risks and be less fearful of failure. I’ve also realized that I can big chance creatively and it’s not the end of the world if you don’t always succeed the way you expected to. You move on to the next challenge.
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Thor: Dark World - World Premiere
You will probably be moving to France soon. What impact will that have on you do you think?
I’m not sure. I’ve always had a connection to France. My father named me Natalie because he was such a fan of the Gilbert Bécaud? song.
Then I spent three months living in Paris when I was 12 (working on Leon) and lately I’ve been spending more time in Paris with my husband... so a lot of things have been drawing me back to Paris.
You’ve spoken about being very introspective and apprehensive as a teenager. Was that a function of all the attention you received from being a film star at such an early age?
I think it aggravated things. My tendency is to be introspective and driven and disciplined because that’s the way I grew up.
And because of all the attention that you get when you’re in this business you become very conscious of your public “face.”
You learn to control the impression you create to other people and this creates the situation where you become that person you’ve tried to create rather than letting yourself simply be who you are.
I’ve been lucky in the sense that a lot of my wilder behaviour and mistakes happened away from the glare of the media so I’ve been spared some embarrassment.
Because when I’m not in the situation of being interviewed I can be very outspoken and say things that I later regret simply because I was being sarcastic or whatever. What’s different about life in your thirties?
I’m happy about getting older.
I’ve started to play more adult roles and I feel I’ve finally become more of a woman and less confused in general about life.
I think I’m much more in control of where I want to go.
Sometimes I feel I’ve been working so long that I’m actually 42 and not 32.
What’s the biggest change you’ve undergone over the last several years?
I’m more secure and self-confident. In my twenties I tended to be overly self-critical and it took me a while to escape that kind of crippling attitude.
Fear is intrinsic though to everything you do as a creative person.
You’re constantly putting yourself up there to be judged and trashed. I’ve tried to stop thinking about that and so now I’m much more ready to try different things and just be as creative and daring as I possibly can.
I’ve also started paying more attention to how I dress and what I wear when I go out in public.
I think being a mother makes you feel a little more conscious about how you present yourself. I used to be fine wearing a T-shirt and jeans. But now I’ll wear a dress or something more serious - otherwise my grandmother will be very upset with me!
How do you see your life today?
I’m very happy. I’ve always considered myself very lucky in life and I know how I’ve been able to enjoy a wonderful career that very few people get the chance to in this business.
At the same time, I also know that there’s nothing more important than your personal life.
Nothing else really means very much if you can’t find happiness in your own world.
First Box office figures....
Disney and Marvel Studios' sequel Thor: The Dark World has earned a stellar $45.2 million in its first three days of play internationally, where it began rolling out on Wednesday. By Sunday, the movie should have raced past the $100 million mark.
All told, the superhero tentpole is opening in 36 countries this weekend representing 70 percent of the international marketplace. Thor 2 opens in North America on Nov. 8.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Friday, November 1, 2013
Facebook update.....
also note - US release date.....
Doing well on Rotten Tomatoes!
let's see if it goes up or down now the film is released!
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