10 Avengers: Age Of Ultron Surprises That Could Happen
9. A Trip To Wakanda
Among Marvels Phase Three announcements was a particularly exciting choiceBlack Panther, a movie weve been waiting a very, very long time to see. For the uninitiated, the Black Panther is King TChalla, the ruler of Wakanda, a secretive but very powerful nation in Africa. In the Marvel Universe, Wakanda is the most technologically-advanced nation on the face of the Earth, and they are also the worlds largest provider of vibranium. If you remember when Steve got his shield in Captain America: The First Avenger, youll know that vibranium is what its made fromone of the strongest and rarest metals on the planet. Chadwick Boseman has been confirmed as the Black Panther in Captain America: Civil War, but could he or at the very least Wakanda appear earlier than that? In the comics, Ultrons body is constructed from adamantium, which falls under Foxs X-Men rights (despite premiering first in the pages of The Avengers). Vibranium would be a good alternate choice for Ultrons frame, which means hell need a large supply of it. This brings us to Andy Serkis. Although hes providing motion capture help for the film, hell also have an as-yet-undisclosed role. The trailer shows the above image of Serkis, which strongly resembles a Marvel villain by the name of Ulysses Klaw. In the comics, Klaw is a physicist who steals vibranium from Wakanda in order to power his sonic transducer. Maybe in Age of Ultron, Klaw steals the vibranium not for himself, but for Ultron. That could mean a trip to Wakanda and pave the way for the Black Panthers appearance in Civil War.
Percival Constantine is the author of several novels and short stories, including the Vanguard superhero series, and regularly writes and comments on movies, comics, and other pop culture. More information can be found at his website, PercivalConstantine.com
