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ABOUT AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

May 1, 2015 | Theatrical Release

CAST & CREW OF AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Director: Joss Whedon

Writers: Joss Whedon, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

Cast:

• Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
• Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
• Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk
• Chris Hemsworth as Thor
• Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
• Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
• James Spader as Ultron
• Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
• Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine
• Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
• Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
• Paul Bettany as Jarvis/Vision
• Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
• Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon

BRAN'S MOVIE SYNOPSIS

Meet the Avengers — back together again because apparently no one else can handle a simple “let’s raid a HYDRA base” situation. Their mission? Break into Baron von Strucker’s operation, stop some deeply concerning human experimentation, and get Loki’s scepter back where it belongs. Easy enough… until they run into Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, a pair of enhanced twins with super speed, mind games, and enough power to make everyone very uncomfortable.

After recovering the scepter, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner do what Tony Stark and Bruce Banner always do: they mess with something they absolutely should not mess with. Hidden inside the scepter is the advanced intelligence they think can finally complete Ultron, a global peacekeeping program Tony has been dreaming about. Unfortunately, Ultron wakes up with exactly one idea in mind: humanity has got to go. He destroys J.A.R.V.I.S., wrecks Avengers Tower, steals the scepter, and heads out to build himself a better future… one without people in it.

Ultron recruits Wanda and Pietro by showing them Tony’s greatest hits in collateral damage, and together they set out to collect vibranium for whatever nightmare project he’s cooking up. When the Avengers try to stop them, Wanda gets inside everyone’s heads and forces them to confront their worst fears. Things really go off the rails when she manipulates Bruce into becoming the Hulk in the middle of a city, leaving Tony to suit up in the Hulkbuster armor and punch his friend through several buildings. Not great for public relations.

With the team shaken, divided, and freshly hated by the public, Hawkeye brings everyone to the one place no one saw coming: his secret farmhouse, where he casually reveals that he has a wife, kids, and a whole hidden life none of them knew about. It’s a surprisingly grounding stop for a team on the verge of collapse, and it gives them just enough clarity to realize Ultron’s plan is much bigger than they thought. Once Wanda sees that he’s not trying to save the world but end it, she and Pietro switch sides and join the Avengers.

Things escalate quickly when Ultron kidnaps Natasha, forcing the team into another rescue while also arguing over whether they should trust the strange new synthetic body Tony and Bruce have been building. Thor returns just in time to supercharge the process, explaining that the gem in Loki’s scepter is tied to something far more powerful: the Infinity Stones. The result is Vision, a mysterious new being who immediately earns everyone’s trust by casually lifting Thor’s hammer like it’s no big deal.

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