Before even the trailer was released for next summer’s The Avengers blockbuster movie, speculation was rife of mystery villains being featured in the form of an extraterrestrial army under the control of Loki, the film’s main antagonist. Rumors flew around the internet claiming the army was made up of Skrulls, Kree, or any number of the numerous alien races that populate the Marvel Universe. But now, according to Comic Book Movie (and remember they publish stories with the loosest amount of fact), they have information from a reliable source pointing to identity of the mysterious army. It’s still a rumor at this stage, but I still invoke a SPOILER WARNING for those who want to go into the movie fresh.
Early drafts of the script have suggested that Loki brought his army to Earth through the Negative Zone, a mysterious dimension first introduced in the pages of the Fantastic Four, allowing other creatures to follow them through. While the army wasn’t named, it is believed that all references point to the Skrulls, and of the other creatures that came to Earth, it was suggested Annihilus, ruler of the Negative Zone, was one of them. Primarily a Fantastic Four villain, Annihulis has confronted the Avengers on occasion, and was even made a major league villain in the cosmic event Annihilation.
As I said, this is all speculation, but this make a tiny bit of sense. If Annihulis does make an appearance, it could be as a cameo to set up a plot thread running through the next batch of Marvel Studio’s movie, as the formation of the Avengers ran through the first batch, leading to The Avengers 2 (though I really hope the sequel will be an adaption of Civil War).
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How have they kept this villain under wraps for so long. The movie is coming out in May isn’t it?
The villain is more than likely CGI, so nobody on set actually saw it. So there would not be unauthorized photos with the unknown villain I guess or locals with stories of the villain(s).
Let’s hope no one EVER does an adaptation of “Civil War”. That story slapped comic book heroes, their history and long time fans right in the face. Fighting for fighting’s sake isn’t storytelling, and that storyline had everybody way out of character.
I agree 100%, plus is wouldn’t work on bbig screen. Civil War was so much more than just the Avengers so Marvel Studios would ruin Avengers 2 if they tried something like that
pictures of the villans have been leaked, thats how we know that they ARE cgi, photos surfaced from clevland of thor and cap fighting guys in mo cap suits.