Following the trailer that Marvel had to rush out ahead of schedule following its leaking online a couple of weeks ago, an extended promo for Avengers: Age Of Ultron has now arrived, featuring a few – though you may want to stop blinking lest you miss some of them – new shots.
Yes, you can take the "extended" label with a healthy pinch of salt as there’s not a lot that’s fresh to be found here: some extra line readings, a shot of Iron Man in action, a little more from the Hulk vs. Hulkbuster scene and a moment where Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow is shown a graphic of Loki’s staff among them.
For the three people who don’t yet know, Age Of Ultron finds Tony Stark trying his hand at creating an international peacekeeping force of droids controlled by the self-aware A.I., Ultron. While his idea is to supplement the Avengers and let his super-powered comrades enjoy some much-needed time off, he ends up causing them more trouble than anticipated. And that’s before two new powered types - Wanda 'Scarlet Witch' Maximoff and Pietro "Quicksilver” Maximoff show up...
The film, which once more boasts Joss Whedon’s writing and directorial touch, stars Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders back together again alongside an array of new and old friends including James Spader (as Ultron, via performance capture), Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Andy Serkis and Thomas Kretschmann. It’ll be out in the UK on April 24 next year.