Changes and Upgrades for 'The Avengers: Age of Ultron' Costumes Revealed (VIDEO)
New changes in superhero costumes have been announced just two weeks before "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" hits the big screen.
While audiences have viewed a number of different trailers and movie posters for "The Avengers: Age of Ultron," Marvel has just released the details of characters' costume changes since the last installment was released.
With superhero costumes considered a constant work in progress, wardrobe designers have added several changes over the years, and costumes for Marvel's Avengers have not been made exempt from the upgrades.
Get Our Latest News for FREE
Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow suit received the most alterations for "Age of Ultron." The suit came with a big battery pack the actress had to drag around with her wherever she went to accommodate the firing of electrical blasts of energy at the enemy. Added to her pregnancy during the shooting of the movie (Johansson gave birth to a baby girl in September last year), her suit had to be modified to hide her growing stomach, making it the most uncomfortable wardrobe to wear on set.
Chris Hemsworth had his metal scale sleeves removed from his classic Thor costume, unveiling his muscled arms, a sight his female fans in the audience are likely to appreciate when the movie premieres on May 1. A grateful Hemsworth told Kevin Polowy of Yahoo Movies in an interview the sleeves were "ridiculously hot and uncomfortable."
Paul Bettany, who plays J.A.R.V.I.S. come to life in the person of Vision, also complained about the heat in his first costumed role.
Mark Ruffalo, who escaped being costumed throughout the movie as his Hulk character is a CGI-version of him, was at first envious of his co-stars until he saw then carrying portable air conditioners around the set.
"I'm like, 'I'm kinda stoked I don't have to wear a costume. But no, I want a superhero suit, though," He told Yahoo!
