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Joss Whedon Wants Downey Jr. to Play Iron Man Forever; Talks About Thanos in 'The Avengers 2'

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Robert Downey Jr. has been musing about stepping away from Iron Man and letting other actors take a crack at the character, but if Joss Whedon has any say in the matter, he would rather have Downey play Iron Man forever. "I want him [Downey Jr.] to play it forever," Whedon told Desde Hollywood (via Comingsoon). "The great thing is that he has a flying metal suit. So it's not like those Charles Bronson or Roger Moore movies where you're like 'Dude, you can barely stand.' He's got some fight in him. At the same time, if Robert decides to hang it up, he has a perfectly good excuse."

 

Rumor: WB Puts Together Super Team for 'Justice League'; Christian Bale Back as Batman

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The Justice League movie is supposed to come out sometime in 2015 to go up against The Avengers sequel, but last we've heard, the movie has either been delayed until forever or scrapped all together. In the latest rumor though, not only does the movie still has a heart beat, it has gain itself a super team of sort to see it to completion ... and beyond.

 

Joss Whedon Promises "Death" in 'Avengers 2'

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We still have more than two years to wait before The Avengers 2 reaches theaters, so we can definitely expect plenty of rumors, half-truths, and assorted spoilers over the coming months. In the meantime, Joss Whedon is one of the only people who really has any idea of what we can expect from the all-star superhero sequel -- and he dropped a pretty dark hint on Saturday (February 23) during a Q&A session in Ireland.

 

'Game of Thrones' additions rouse Comic-Con fans

Diana Rigg was crowned a queen at Comic-Con - and she wasn't even there. The 73-year-old actress and several others were revealed Friday as joining the cast of HBO's "Game of Thrones" for the fantasy series' upcoming third season. The former star of "The Avengers" will play Olenna Tyrell, also known as the Queen of Thorns.

 

‘THE AVENGERS’ becomes the biggest superhero film of all time

“The Dark Knight Rises” may be on the horizon, but Disney/Marvel’s “The Avengers” can now look at “The Dark Knight” in the rear-view mirror. “The Avengers” grossed $20.3-million this weekend to lift its total domestic take to $552.7-million — rocketing it past Warner Bros./DC’s ”The Dark Knight” ($533.3-million) for third all-time in the record books. The Marvel-superheroes-assembled blockbuster is now the most successful superhero film ever.

 

Smith, Jones' 'MiB3' zaps 'Avengers' out of No. 1

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The comic action heroes of "Men in Black 3" have taken over the weekend box office from the comic-book superheroes of "The Avengers." According to studio estimates Monday, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones' latest "Men in Black" installment debuted with $70 million domestically over the four-day Memorial Day weekend, which proved unusually quiet at theaters for Hollywood overall.

 

'Avengers' is No. 1 again: $55.1M

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Once again, it was all about The Avengers at the box office, as three new releases failed to even approach the Marvel superhero blockbuster’s third-weekend gross of $55.1 million, according to studio estimates. The movie dropped 47 percent — an admirable hold for a picture that’s putting up such huge numbers. By the end of Sunday, The Avengers will have made an estimated $457.1 million domestically, passing $450 million in a record 17 days. (The previous record holder, The Dark Knight, reached that milestone in 27 days.) Meanwhile, The Avengers also passed Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest to become Disney’s biggest movie ever both domestically and worldwide. It now sits in fourth place on the all-time worldwide chart, behind only Avatar, Titanic, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2.

 

Avengers sets box office record

Superhero movie The Avengers becomes the first film in Hollywood history to make more than $100m in its second week.

 

Box Office Report: 'Avengers' Towers With $103.2 Million, 'Dark Shadows' Lacks Bite

Dark Shadows

"Avengers" crosses the $1 billion mark worldwide in only 19 days and is the first film in history to hit $100 million in its second weekend at the domestic box office; "Dark Shadows" opens to a soft $28.8 million.

 

'The Avengers' Will Cross $300 Mil Mark in U.S. Today

The Avengers Crosses $300M

The Avengers did $29.9 million last night in the US. Today it will cross the $300 million total mark in this country. Marvel/Disney is looking for the big $1billion worldwide announcement by tomorrow night. The blockbuster was off 64% last night from last Friday, more than expected, but still a humungous hit. Tim Burton?s ?Dark ...

 

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