Superhero Bits: Avengers Age of Ultron, Birdman, Batman v Superman, Superman Lives

Birdman Variety

Want to read about some hidden details in Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer? How did James Spader describe his villainous Marvel character? Who is the woman standing next to Thor? How did Hollywood cover Riggan Thomson leaving the role of Birdman? Could we see a Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer before the end of the year? Did the director of Nightcrawler talk about his work on Superman Lives? Read about all of this and more in today’s Superhero Bits.

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Hitfix has a great piece on things you many not have noticed in the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer.

As for one of those things, Newsarama thinks they’ve figured out who the mystery girl standing next to Thor in the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer.

Avengers: Age of Ultron: Ultron appears in The Avengers Tower

Total Film talked to James Spader about playing Ultron and he talked about him being a child and “batshit crazy.”

It doesn’t make a lot of sense, but Batman On Film is running a rumor that the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice teaser trailer could be out before the end of the year.

#TBT to when #RigganThomson hung up the Birdman suit and quit before Birdman 4. @Variety #The90s #BirdmanMovie pic.twitter.com/M0FsxqcGVm

— Fox Searchlight (@foxsearchlight) October 23, 2014

Even in the 90s, superhero news was huge. Remember the Birdman scandal? (In theaters this weekend. Seriously, go, so good.)

X-Men Days of Future Past is the best selling DVD this week.

I wanted this to be better, like the actual trailer mixed with the Pinocchio song, but it’s still pretty cool.

Nightcrawler director Dan Gilroy talked about his time working on Tim Burton’s Superman Lives with Movies.com.

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