New 'Avengers 2: Age of Ultron' Photo Shows Team Assembled to Face Villain

The Avengers: Age of Ultron will be in theaters in just a few months, and the anticipation for the sequel continues to grow. A new photo shows the heroes assembled on screen together and ready to take on the titular villain.

Marvel released the photo, which you can see at the top of the page, as part of its announcement of its 2015 schedule. The heroes are not in costume, but we see Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, and Don Cheadle as War Machine.

The Hulk was a fan favorite character in The Avengers, and many are looking forward to his return in the sequel, Age of Ultron. In a recent interview, Ruffalo previewed his character's status in the movie.

"Banner's been living in Stark Tower," he told Total Film Magazine. "They've been working side by side and Bruce has his own lab now. He's doing work that augments Tony's own, which could lead to an experiment going wrong..."

This is clearly a reference to the titular villain, Ultron, so it seems that Tony Stark isn't the sole creator of the robot. Ruffalo also talked about Bruce Banner's relationship with another Avenger.

"His relationship with Natasha deepens," he said. "There's something similar about the two of them. I see them as lost souls. They're kindred in some ways."

But what about the Hulk? "He does feel more comfortable with himself," Ruffalo said. "His confidence is getting better. But, you know, that gets shaken. His ability to handle the Hulk really gets thrown into question in this film. The hard part is coming back. Hulk doesn't want to cede his place. It's much harder to come back from being Hulk than it is to get into him."

"I think there's a whole other chapter we haven't seen yet where you find the other nuances within him," he continued. "The battle of identity going on between him and Banner is all about establishing dominance. The only thing that Hulk is really afraid of is Banner. That's an interesting dynamic."

Finally, Ruffalo assures fans that Age of Ultron will still have some light moments, despite its dark tones. "What Joss is going after is really big," he said. "But there's still lots of laughs. There's some goofy stuff. I mean, it's Whedon!"

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