User blog:Johnnybravo44/AVENGERS FILM CANCELLED!!!

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I regretfully inform you that Marvel Studios has canceled all current plans for The Avengers film.

Instead, they have stated that they would prefer to invest more money into more “solo” films, including: War Machine, Black Widow, Nick Fury, Hawkeye, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, and maybe even a Loki film.

According to Joss Whedon (set director of the film), from an interview only earlier this morning: “..there were too many problems.” And there were many.

For one, Mark Ruffalo (the second actor to play the Hulk in this franchise) canceled. “I was really pumped to do this,” said Ruffalo. “Scheduling conflicts are primarily involved for my cancellation. I really want to work on my project ‘Be Crazy For Me And My Father’. And being on this film as well, well, wouldn’t allow it.”

When Avengers director heard of Ruffalo’s departure, (former Hulk actor) Edward Norton was called. However, Norton declined stating more or less he didn’t want to be a ‘fallback’.

Robert Downey, Jr. himself was another problem. Just earlier LAST NIGHT he was entered into rehab for the countless time, and subsequently fired from the project. Downey has not been available for an interview yet, and as of now, it is unknown if he will even be added on to Iron Man 3, or if that project is dropped as well.

Director Joss Whedon was furious with Downey, Jr., but realized he couldn’t work with a ‘Charlie Sheen’, and was ‘forced’ to fire him from the Avengers film.

Another, albeit minor compared to the last two, problem was Samuel Jackson’s departure as well. “I just want to spend more time with my family,” said Jackson. “I’ve actually been considering retiring entirely from the movie business, but I’m not too sure about that. What I don’t want to be in, is a deal for multiple more movies ahead of me.”

Finally, one of the last factors was the 3D plans. “I feared filming in 3-D, and basing a huge thing like this, with something it really didn’t need,” said director Whedon. “So I told the studio I wouldn’t allow the 3-D filming. And, one thing led to another…”. He later went on to say that the project “…could return in another few years. Maybe this time off will allow for more films like Ant-Man to be released, therefore allowing more characters into the film. But as of now, it is officially canceled.”

Shed a tear as you read the interview here. --Johnnybravo 44 (talk) 12:45, April 1, 2011 (UTC)