Whedon
-In bedroom scene, Bruce rejected Natasha. She played it like that so had to do some reshoots.
-Another thing cut, he thought will work in another movie.
-Took joy in piling it on that Hawkeye will die.
-Shot some footage showing he was building things like a railing.
-Ultimately, I always think of the old guys make it through and it's the young guys that tend to. Weird to kill the only other woman. Knew right away that's what I wanted to do. I have this reputation. Felt disingenuous to make a second war movie and everyone walks away, the most arrogant (if you watch the extras, pussyhound) and that's the guy who saves Hawkeye. Resonant. Make everything else work better and it's a big explosion after but Wanda's grief is extraordinary and Vision saves her. I told Aaron the first day that was my intention, only the executives will keep you alive. We did shoot him in the last scene in an outfit with his sister. We shot him waking up "Ah, I didn't die from these 47 bullet wounds" -- and we shot something else, too, but the intent was we're going to earn this. And Coulson got a TV show. It did take some of the truth out of it and I'm responsible for doing that. I'm just as guilty of bringing people back to life.
-Yes, there is a 3:15 version.
-Yes, [Thor-Selvig was the most cut]. He went to speak to the Norn and goes in the pool and the Norn possess him and basically Selvig asks the questions and Norn speak through Thor. So Chris got to do something very different and he threw himself into it. It wasn't well regarded by test audiences and I feel it's probably largely because a) a rough cut no effects and something in a Thor movie would work but in this movie is too little left. Thor is the hardest to integrate. At first it was Thor looking through library books but wasn't visceral - thought it was win. He didn't have to ask questions, he has his shirt off -- so many people were on set that day -- I think it was about try to set it up so people will accept it so instead we split the dream up, Loki in second part but it didn't work, it's late, not an executive favorite - the dreams and the farm house - I fought to keep them. The cave turned into a -- they pointed a gun at the farm house. Give us the cave or the farm house. It got unpleasant. At one point, no cave. I was so beaten down at that point. 'What movie is this?' Editors said we have to show it, not just say it.
-I make the movies like no other movies have been seen. So who's the person walking Thor through his dream? Tom. They said, you can have Eldris. I talked to Tom and told him. I would never pressure you... and he said 'Sure' and everybody's in. We had a little reference to the fact he took the throne - Antony Hopkins impression, what would father say, Thor said 'that's uncanny!' but wouldn't make that connection. The dreams were long. Made the most of them and so there is a lot of fun stuff. Maybe the movie should have been 2 minutes longer to let some things breath. I stuffed it a bit full.
-It just came from, it would be cool to have a bit with everyone trying to lift the hammer. I talked to Jeremy. He writes everything down. Kevin turned to Jeremy - 'that's the thing you forgot to write down?' For me, something similar in Angel. On one hand, I want them to not all trust each other and they come together at the church. But I need them to take this guy [Vision] -- and we're off. Chris added the 'nice work'
-I made sure we never shot him [Chris] saying it [Avengers Assemble] so no executive would say 'You didn't say the last word' In the script exactly as written - 'he draws in his breath - fade to black' I told him the ending at the end of the MTV Awards during the first movie.
-I wanted all those people [line up] would be great to add a few more - I say Ms Marvel --- a Captain Marvel and a Spider-Man. Sony approached us in the first film for some integration. They talked about it. So I would have but neither deals were made then they announced them, I already locked my film. Thanks a lot guys.
-I shot that [the stinger]. Josh came in, face painted with dots, I said 'this is what it should be. One line. Great' We didn't know, I didn't know if I was directing the next film.
-[The time frame after the battle] She had the baby so it's a few months. Tony found a place.
-I never intended to shoot him [Hulk] into space. I wanted to indicate he might. The sky would be a little thinner. If this is the last movie, he might have left the world behind. Something poetic... and misleading about it because they don't plan to make Planet Hulk.
31:00 mark - Bettany
Vision lifting the hammer
-I would be lying if I didn't love -- I watched the film and there's such artistry in the film. The puzzle pieces are so small. How do you do it. He says 'I have a plan and I'm surrounded by people who can pull off that plan'. There was a risk fans would go "Noooo!" When they cheer, I go 'I'm awesome! I must be!'
-He's worthy. The hammer must be right.
-Yes, I mean I genuinely don't know what the future holds for him. The comic books are rich for different stories for him. In this film, he's the flip side to Ultron and the fun thing to play with is you are born and I'm omnipotent and supremely powerful and yet incredibly naive and experiencing the world as it happens, figuring out his place, a force of good or evil, no existing moral compass, he's very quiet in this world of one liners.
-Quiet for a conversation between a father and son. A philosophical one.
-Up until recently you would work with a fuzzy tennis ball, then do motion capture on a stage -- they can do it on set now. You can work with James Spader in a fractal suit. I'm purple. It's all a little odd. You're left with the actor's eyes. It's honest.
-[You don't really know what happens next for Vision? Have you been given a call? A summons]Absolutely. But I'm not allowed to talk -- I'm allowed to say the character continues and I'm really excited to see where he goes and what he does and what his place in the world - there's so much to do.
-Only certain people picked that up [the shared look when Vision picks up Wanda] I wonder...
