Ultimate Avengers II (2006) (V)

Directors:

Will Meugniot
Dick Sebast
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Writers:

Jack Kirby (comic book & characters)
Boyd Kirkland (screen story)
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Release Date:

8 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

To save humanity, the Earth's mightiest heroes must reunite for a rematch of heroic proportions.

Plot:

When the Chitauri invaders are sighted in the African kingdom of Wakanda, the Avengers covertly enter the advanced nation to investigate.

Plot Keywords:

Panther | Avenger | Africa | Captain America | Eye Patch

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Justin Gross	...	Captain America / Steve Rogers (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Wasp / Janet Pym (voice)
Michael Massee	...	Doctor Bruce Banner (voice)
Marc Worden	...	Iron Man / Tony Stark (voice)
Olivia d'Abo	...	Black Widow / Natalia Romanoff (voice)
Nan McNamara	...	Betty Ross (voice)
Nolan North	...	Giant Man / Hank Pym (voice)
Andre Ware	...	Nick Fury (voice)
David Boat	...	Thor (voice) (as Dave Boat)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Hulk / Jarvis / Additional Voices (voice)
Jim Ward	...	Herr Kleiser / Additional Voices (voice) (as James K. Ward)
Jeffrey D. Sams	...	T'Challa / Black Panther (voice)
Dwight Schultz	...	Odin (voice)
Mark Hamill	...	Oiler (voice)
Dave Fennoy	...	T'Chaka / Additional Voices (voice)
Susan Dalian	...	Nakinda / Additional Voices (voice)
Kendre Berry	...	Young T'Challa (voice) (as Kendré Berry)
Chi McBride	...	Chief Elder (voice)

Directed by
Will Meugniot
Dick Sebast		(as Richard Sebast)
Bob Richardson		(supervising)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bryan Hitch		comic book & characters
Greg Johnson		screen story and screenplay
Jack Kirby		comic book & characters
Boyd Kirkland		screen story
Craig Kyle		screen story
Stan Lee		comic book & characters
Mark Millar		comic book & characters

Produced by
Avi Arad	....	executive producer
Ron Hohauser	....	associate producer
Craig Kyle	....	executive producer
Stan Lee	....	co-executive producer
Bob Richardson	....	producer
Eric S. Rollman	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Guy Michelmore

Film Editing by
George Rizkallah		(as George P. Rizkallah)

Casting by
Jamie Simone

Production Management
Carrie Wassenaar	....	production manager

Art Department
Kevin Altieri	....	storyboard artist
Patrick Archibald	....	storyboard artist
Chuck Austen	....	storyboard artist
Tim Eldred	....	storyboard artist
Rick Farley	....	storyboard artist (as Richard Farley)
Dan Fausett	....	storyboard artist
James Fry	....	storyboard artist
Kerry Gammill	....	storyboard artist
Armando Gill	....	storyboard artist
Gary Graham	....	storyboard artist
Jason Hanks	....	storyboard artist
Mike Hedrick	....	storyboard artist
Rick Hoberg	....	storyboard artist
Larry Houston	....	storyboard artist
Larry Leker	....	storyboard artist (as Lawrence Leker)
Juan Jose Meza-Leon	....	storyboard artist (as Juan Leon)
Arthur Nichols	....	storyboard artist
Nollan Obena	....	background designer
Josef Rubenstein	....	storyboard artist
Jim Shellhorn	....	storyboard artist
Robert Shellhorn	....	storyboard artist
Tom Sito	....	storyboard artist
Robert Souza	....	storyboard artist
Aaron Sowd	....	storyboard artist
Tom Waterman	....	storyboard artist
Anthony Winn	....	storyboard artist
Dennis Woodyard	....	storyboard artist
Chap Yaep	....	storyboard artist
Ralph Zondag	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
David Ball	....	foley editor
David W. Barr	....	adr recording engineer
Kyle Clausen	....	sound effects editor
Mike Draghi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Draghi	....	supervising sound editor
Mike Garcia	....	lead dialogue editor
Arnold Geher	....	sound recording engineer
Sean Kelley	....	assistant sound engineer
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor
Eric Lewis	....	sound recording engineer
Laura Lopez	....	recording staff
Clive H. Mizumoto	....	sound supervisor (as Clive Mizumoto)
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
Elizabeth Rainey	....	foley artist
Terry Reiff	....	sound editor
Stephen P. Robinson	....	sound designer

Visual Effects by
Jonathan Schwartz	....	information technology specialist

Animation Department
Aeolan Kelly	....	animatic editor
Benoît Le Pennec	....	background designer (as Benoit Le Pennec)
Franck Louis-Marie	....	background designer
Tec Manalac	....	background designer
Nollan Obena	....	background designer
George Rizkallah	....	animatic editor
Alan M.W. Simmons	....	background designer (as Alan Simmons)

Editorial Department
Ralph A. Eusebio	....	editor: leica reel
Aeolan Kelly	....	assistant editor
James Peters	....	color supervisor
Adam Simpson	....	assistant editor

Music Department
George Kallis	....	orchestrator
David Ari Leon	....	music supervisor
Northwest Sinfonia	....	orchestra
Joseph O'Brien	....	orchestrator
Reed Ruddy	....	music recording engineer
Mark Ryan	....	music editor

Other crew
Roy Allen	....	production assistant
Michael Collins	....	production accountant
Julio Ferrario	....	creative director: main titles
Joshua Fine	....	production associate
Pamela B. Green	....	main title producer
Cory Gustke	....	production coordinator
Fedja Jovanovic	....	background design supervisor
Douglas W. McHenry	....	production accountant
Lindsey Myers	....	production assistant
Bob Richardson	....	supervising director
Jamie Simone	....	voice director
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	creative director: main titles
Charles Kirkwood	....	production accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• MLG Productions 2
• Marvel Enterprises

Distributors

• Divisa Home Video (2011) (Spain) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (2006) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate
• Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• New KSM (2010) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Absolute Post  sound post-production
• My Eye Media  technical services
• PIC Agency  titles
• Studiopolis  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther" - USA (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense acton violence

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating)

Company:

MLG Productions 2

Goofs:

Continuity: On the computer console in the room where Dr. Banner is being held prisoner, the same red button is used to perform many different operations (in one scene it fills Banner's chamber with gas, while in another it drains the gas from the chamber.)

Quotes:

General Nick Fury:What's happened to you, son? Why are you such a mess?
Captain America:I'm fine, sir.
General Nick Fury:No, you're not. You need R & R like everyone else.
Captain America:I'm a super soldier.
General Nick Fury:You're a man.

Movie Connections:

Features Ultimate Avengers (2006) (V)

Still Brilliant!

Ultimate Avengers 2 picks right up where the first movie left off. Again, It's simply a brilliant rendition of Marvel's (and Earth's) Mightiest Heroes. What surprised me is the fact that this second film establishes the characters better and has substantial character development. I know that sounds strange when describing a cartoon but these characters really shine this time around.

Like with the first film, I've read different reactions and I've heard from both sides of the adaptation debate. Some serious Ultimates fans wanted this movie to be an exact reenactment of the comic book. Marvel instead made a conscious decision to infuse the old school Avengers in to the Ultimates mix. It's still a good call and a masterful decision. The combination works very well. Gone are the overblown and, quite frankly, juvenile elements of the Ultimates. Having a horny Hulk or an outrageously abusive Henry Pym may work to capture the teenage comic crowd (which is exactly why the Ultimate Universe was created) but it doesn't play with main stream audiences. The ONLY reason the Ultimates succeeded as a book is because of the incredible artwork of Bryan Hitch (which is on ample display in the Ultimates bonus featurette). The characters that made the Ultimates possible in the first place shines through. Captain America is still perfect. You can really see why Marvel is lining up to give him his own live action movie. The introduction of the Black Panther is perfect as well. Iron Man steals the show and his shift to War Machine armor will have long time fans grinning from ear to ear. My only two problems were with the treatment of Henry Pym and the lack of substantial Hulk action (Hulk does smash but not near enough) but those are just minor quibbles. Overall, this is a wonderful movie.

PS- I can't wait for the Iron Man solo movie they previewed on the DVD. The jury is still out on Dr. Strange, however.