Quote: Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye (Avengers: Age of Ultron)

Scarlet Witch: How could I let this happen?

Hawkeye: Hey, hey, you okay?

Scarlet Witch: This is all our fault.

Hawkeye: Hey, look at me. It's your fault, it's everyone's fault, who cares. Are you up for this? Are you?

Look, I just need to know, cause the city is flying. Okay, look, the city is flying, we're fighting an army of robots, and I have a bow and arrow. None of this makes sense. But I'm going back out there because it's my job. Okay? And I can't do my job and babysit.

It doesn't matter what you did, or what you were. If you go out there, you fight, and you fight to kill. Stay in here, you're good, I'll send your brother to come find you, but if you step out that door, you are an Avenger. Alright, good chat. Yeah, the city is flying.

~ Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff and Hawkeye/Clint Barton, Avengers: Age of Ultron

(Avengers: Age of Ultron)

Throwback Thursday: Scarlet Witch and Vision vs Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive (Avengers: Infinity War)

I remember when I saw Avengers: Infinity War in the theatre and seeing Scarlet Witch and Vision being so caught off guard and not being able to really go up against Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive. But it was like a total pin drop when Captain America, Falcon and Black Widow showed up to save them. I think it was a combination of seeing Wanda and Vision losing so terribly to the shock of seeing who showed up to help them. Avengers: Infinity War is still one of my favorite movies, it was just so fantastic.

Art of the Day: Scarlet Witch

Artwork: Scarlet Witch by Vencenzo Riccardi

Weekend Films: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Warming Up to You

It's the weekend! What movies are you watching? There are two that seem very interesting. First is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is truly a most anticipated film. There are so many fans who want to see it (myself included) but I do wonder if casual movie viewers who haven't watched any of the prior MCU movies or TV shows if they will be able to follow along? Perhaps the movie is written in a way that's both satifying for both comic book fans and casual viewers, who know but I really want to see it.

The second movie is Warming Up to You, it's a romantic comedy that's centered around fitness and trying to get a sort washed up and out of shape celebrity back in shape. It looks like it's going to be fun movie. This is going to be the fourth movie that Cindy Busby and Christopher Russell have starred in together. I guess someone in casting realizes they have amazing chemistry and keeps casting them together.

Anyway, what movies are you watching this weekend?


Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sheila Atim and more

Director: Sam Raimi

Writer: Michael Waldron

Description:

Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff.

Art of the Day: Scarlet Witch

Artwork: WandaVision concept art by David Masson

Art of the Day: Scarlet Witch

Artwork: Scarlet Witch by Mizuri

Art of the Day: Scarlet Witch and Vision

Artwork: Wanda and Vision by JujuFei

Art of the Day: Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver

Artwork: Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver by beanclam

Art of the Day: Vision and Scarlet Witch

Artwork: Vision and Wanda by Vylla

365 Days of Books of Interest: Day #228: Scarlet Witch vol #1

It's a great time to be a comic book fan because one of my favorite characters, Scarlet Witch was in not one but two movies. I did have an issue with Avengers: Age of Ultron, they left it rather ambiguous as to whether or not Wanda and her brother Pietro were Jewish. And if they were, it's both ridiculous and despicable to have had them join up with HYDRA. To bad they just didn't go with the mutant angle but most likely that aspect is probably owned by 20th Century Fox. All that aside I did enjoy seeing them in the movie. Still wish they had not killed off Quicksilver.

Anyway, from all the new interest in the character, Marvel gave Scarlet Witch an on-going comic book series. That's pretty cool. I can't wait to get this. From the description it looks like Wanda will be traveling around trying to solve magical crimes.

Book: Scarlet Witch volume #1: Witches' Run (issues #1-5) by James Robinson with illustrations by various artists

Description:

Witchcraft is broken - and the SCARLET WITCH is on a journey across the globe to fix it. From the back alleys of Manhattan, to the serene Greek Isles, to the bustling streets of Hong Kong, Wanda will have to face down her foes and find out who her true friends are. But as Wanda solves magical crimes and pieces witchcraft back together, the most important question remains: Who is the mastermind that broke it in the first place?

Fashion Meets Comics Commentary: Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and Hawkeye's costumes from the set of The Avengers: Age of Ultron

Recently, pictures of Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch and Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver (as well as Hawkeye) have finally been released from the set of The Avengers: Age of Ultron and it seems like the concept art wasn't too far off. Out of the three, Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) has the best costume (see the picture below for a better look) while the other two just look awful.

Even though I still think the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver costumes are boring and I still sort of hope that the Scarlet Witch will eventually have an actual costume (at least by the end of the movie).

(Photo Credit: The 1st and 4th pictures from: Daily Mail and the rest from: Digital Trends  digitaltrends.com)

Fashion Meets Comics Commentary: The Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver's Possible Costumes for The Avengers: Age of Ultron

This past Tuesday, Marvel posted some concept costume art for the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver for The Avengers: Age of Ultron movie.


Scarlet Witch concept art

Scarlet Witch from the comics

Elizabeth Olsen who is cast to play Wanda Maximoff a.k.a. Scarlet Witch didn't have a very favorable opinion about the comic book costume.

According to an interview with Total Film, Elizabeth Olsen said this about her movie costume:

"I don’t think Joss [Whedon] ever would have hired me, honestly, if he wanted me to wear those outfits; I am not a professional athlete and nor am I a model. Wearing those costumes wouldn’t be fun for anyone who wasn’t those things. He already had a different idea. It respects and involves the comic-book character but it’s different, more rooted. It’s for someone today.”

She added, “Well, if someone walked around wearing what she wore in the comics, people would stop and say, ‘What the hell… she thinks she’s a superhero!’”

Also according to the article, she walks around the set with a cape on to cover her costume so as to keep it a secret from the media.


Quicksilver concept art

Quicksilver from the comics

Aaron Taylor-Johnson (from the Kick-Ass movies) was cast to play Pietro Maximoff a.k.a. Quicksilver for The Avenger movie (there is another actor who was cast for Quicksilver in the X-Men: Days of Future Past movie). So far, Aaron Taylor-Johnson has not made any comments about his costume.


I have to say I'm pretty disappointed with both concept art costumes but mainly with the Scarlet Witch's. I find Wanda's costume to be even worse because not only is it boring but it's just regular clothes. There is nothing special or original about that costume. It reminds of something they would have done on Smallville with just putting the character in regular clothes and calling that a costume. Well at least with Quicksilver's costume it looks like a costume even if it is a little boring.

Hopefully these are not the actual ones that will be featured in the movie because Scarlet Witch should have a real costume. Even though Elizabeth Olsen has an unfavorable opinion about wearing the comic book costume, however that's exactly what the fans want to see, the characters in the costumes. That was a big issue fans had with those X-Men movies and TV shows like Smallville and Birds of Prey. 

So, what do you think of the concept art? Good, Bad or Okay?