Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
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Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
Plot
When a nefarious villain named Ultron emerges to threaten mankind, the next generation of superheroes leaps into action and prepares to make their famous parents proud. It's been decades since Ultron defeated the original Avengers, and these days even the few folks that had held out hope for the future are finally ready to admit defeat. But Tony Stark has a surprise up his sleeve in the form of four amazing teenagers who just might have the power to defeat Ultron once and for all. But will James (son of Captain America and Black Widow), Pym (son of Wasp and Giant Man), Torunn (daughter of Thor) and Azari (son of the Black Panther) truly be capable of defeating the villain who brought about the downfall of their powerful parents? As the battle gets underway and Hawkeye's sharp-shooting son leaps into the fray, the team realizes that they might stand a fighting chance if they can only track down the mission Hulk and encourage him to become a member of the team. Should they succeed in defeating Ultron, this group will forever be known as The Next Avengers. ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviCast
- Noah Crawford - James Rogers
- Aidan Drummond - Pym
- Brenna O'Brien - Torunn
- Dempsey Pappion - Azari
- Adrian Petriw - Hawkeye
- Tom Kane - Ultron
- Fred Tatasciore - Hulk
Credit
Isamitsu Kashima - Animation Director, Jamie Simone - Casting, Jay Oliva - Director, George P. Rizkallah - Editor, Kevin Feige - Executive Producer, Eric S. Rollman - Executive Producer, Guy Michelmore - Composer (Music Score), David Ari Leon - Musical Direction/Supervision, Gary Hartle - Producer, Greg Johnson - Screen Story, Craig Kyle - Screen Story, Christopher Yost - Screenwriter, Jamie Simone - Voice Director, Stan Lee - Co-Executive Producer, Craig Kyle - Supervising Producer, Gary Hartle - Supervising Director| Next Attraction (2008 Film), Next (2007 Film) | |
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| Directed by | Jay Oliva Gary Hartle (Supervising Director) |
| Produced by | Gary Hartle Craig Kyle Kevin Feige Eric S. Rollman |
| Screenplay by | Christopher Yost |
| Story by | Greg Johnson Craig Kyle |
| Starring | Tom Kane Breena O'Brien Aidan Drummond Noah C. Crawford Dempsey M. Pappion Adrian Petriw |
| Music by | Guy Michelmore |
| Editing by | George P. Rizkallah |
| Studio | Marvel Animation Madhouse The Answerstudio Co., Ltd.[1] |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | September 2, 2008 |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States ‹See Tfd› Japan |
| Language | English |
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow is a direct-to-video animated film. It is fifth in a series of animated films from Marvel Animation, based on Marvel Comics by Lions Gate Entertainment. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 2, 2008.[2] The project was originally announced under the title Teen Avengers and later changed to Avengers Reborn. It was then referred to as Next Avengers before being given its full title. The title is also a reference to "A-Next" (Avengers Next) were a similar team of Avengers children set 15 years in the future in a line called MC2. A preview of the film (under the Avengers Reborn title) was included on the DVD of the Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme animated film. It is the first of the Marvel animated films to be rated PG as opposed to PG-13.
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Plot
A battle with Ultron leaves The Avengers defeated, with six of the heroes killed during the fight, and the world at the mercy of Ultron's machine army. Iron Man/Tony Stark is told by Captain America to take the Avengers' children to an underground fortified refuge hidden above the Arctic Circle. The children are James Rogers (Son of Black Widow and Captain America), Henry Pym Jr. (Son of Giant-Man and Wasp), Azari (Son of Black Panther and Storm), and Torunn (Daughter of the absent Thor and Sif).
Stark secretly raises and trains the children for 12 years. One day, The Vision arrives at the refuge after hiding for over a decade from Ultron. He has come to inform Stark that Francis Barton (Son of Hawkeye and Mockingbird), is also alive.
While the curious children are eavesdropping on Stark and the Vision, Sonic accidentally activates a series of Iron Man-style robots, called the Iron Avengers, that mimic the looks and abilities of Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Panther, Thor, Black Widow, and Giant Man. Because they are programmed to defeat Ultron upon activation, they take off to do so, whereupon they are detected by Ultron's worldwide sensors, revealing the location of the refuge. Ultron proceeds to the refuge and invades it. Stark, now dressed as Iron Man, is able to stall Ultron long enough for the children to escape, but he is eventually subdued and captured. Ultron is also able to reprogram the Iron Avenger robots to follow his commands.
Sneaking into Ultra City to rescue Stark, the five young Avengers run into Francis Barton, the new Hawkeye. They decide to team up with him, and his group of resistance fighters, to rescue their guardian.
The six manage to escape with Stark from Ultron's trap in his citadel, and they head to the desert, along with an older Betty Ross, where Bruce Banner, in an effort to submerge (The Hulk), has decided to hide out and keep away from other people for their own safety. After he refuses to help them,James comes up a plan to lure Ultron there so he can cause the Hulk to appear, destroying the robot.
The young Avengers fight a losing battle with the mechanical doubles of their parents, but they manage to awaken the Hulk, who defeats the Iron Avengers. But Ultron attacks The Hulk and defeats him before attacking the young Avengers, nearly killing them, but The Hulk revives and ultimately destroys Ultron, ripping him in two. Then, in a fit of rage, The Hulk begins to turn on the young Avengers, but is subdued by Betty. Finally, to stop Ultron from rebuilding himself, Torrun takes the two halves into space and throws away in opposite directions. She nearly suffocates and freezes in the process, resulting in her father, Thor, rescuing her and explaining why he left her on Earth. Thor invites Torunn to join him in Asgard, but Torunn chooses instead to return to her family on Earth. As a parting gift, Thor sends her back to Earth in full Asgardian armor.
With Ultron finally defeated, the six young Avengers prepare to return to Ultra City, to deal with Ultron's remaining forces and rescue the populace.
Cast
- Breena O'Brien as Torunn
- Aidan Drummond as Henry Pym Jr.
- Noah C. Crawford as James Rogers
- Dempsey M. Pappion as Azari T'Challa
- Adrian Petriw as Francis Barton
- Tom Kane as Ultron/Tony Stark/Iron Man
- Shawn Macdonald as The Vision
- Ken Kramer as Bruce Banner
- Nicole Oliver as Betty Ross
- Fred Tatasciore as The Hulk
- Michael Adamthwaite as Thor
Comics
The Next Avengers made their comic book debut in Avengers #1, as part of Marvel's Heroic Age event. In the preview, the team is shown fighting Immortus.[3] This reality has been designated as Earth-555326.
They appear in the first six issues of the Avengers (2010), but play a small role. When the current Avengers travel forward in time, they are knocked out by the Next Avengers and brought to Hulk and Iron Man. Later, they perform recon work, and witness the defeat of Ultron by Kang and his Legion. Finally, they kill Immortus after he murders their reality's version of Stark and Hulk.[4]
Reception
The movie met with mostly mixed reviews. It holds a 6.4 rating at the Internet Movie Database.
See also
References
- ^ The Answerstudio
- ^ "Marvel Animation Age - "Next Avengers" To Be Released In September 2008". Marvel.toonzone.net. http://marvel.toonzone.net/news.php?action=fullnews&id=13. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ "Preview: Avengers #1". Comic Book Resources. 2010-05-19. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=5187&disp=table. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ Avengers #001-007 2010
External links
- Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow at the Internet Movie Database
- Official site
- Next Avengers @ Marvel Animation Age
- IGN interview mentioning the film
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