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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.[1] 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. 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. The film was released after the previous
Ultimate Avengers movies, though not connected to
them.
Plot
After six of the ten Avengers die facing Ultron, Tony Stark / Iron Man takes their children
- James Rogers, the son of Black
Widow and Captain America; Henry Pym Jr. (or just
Pym), the son of Giant-Man and the Wasp; Azari, the son of the
Black Panther and Storm of the X-Men and Torunn, daughter of the
absent Asgardian Thor and Sif - to a refuge hidden in the Arctic
Circle. He raises them for nearly thirteen years before Ultron
discovers their existence. When the Vision emerges after a 12-year
absence and reveals that he survived - albeit barely - the attack
from Ultron, Stark learns that Francis Barton, son of Hawkeye, is
also alive. Unfortunately, while the kids are spying on Stark,
trying to figure out who the Vision is and what's going on, James
accidentally set off the launch of a series of robots that consist
of Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Panther, Thor, Black Widow and
Giant Man, designed in the Avengers' image. As a result, Stark's
base is revealed to Ultron. Fortunately, Stark stalls Ultron long
enough for the kids to escape, but he is ultimately captured.
Before this, the Iron Avengers, the robotic versions of the
children's parents, are reprogrammed by Ultron to do his
bidding.
Heading to rescue Stark, the four young Avengers meet Barton
(whose father survived the initial fight that killed the other
five, but was recently killed by Ultron), and team up with him to
rescue their guardian. The five then escape Ultron's citadel,
(along with an aged Betty Ross), heading for the desert, where
former Avenger Bruce Banner, alias the Hulk, is hiding out. After
he refuses to help them, James devises a plan to lure Ultron there
so as to bring out the Hulk, who can then destroy him. Fighting a
losing battle against mechanical doubles of the six fallen Avengers
and Thor (whom it is revealed had left to rule Asgard before Ultron
surfaced), the young Avengers manage to awaken the Hulk, who fights
and ultimately destroys Ultron, ripping him in two. Torunn then
flies his body into space to ensure that he can't rebuild himself,
and nearly dies in the process. As a result, her father appears to
her and explains his reasons for leaving her, and invites her to
enter Asgard. Torunn chooses instead to return to her family on
Earth, which Thor accepts, telling her that he's proud of her and
sends her back in a copy of his armor.
In the final scene, the five young Avengers prepare to return to
Ultra City, to deal with Ultron's remaining forces and rescue any
survivors.
Cast
The
Children
- Noah C. Crawford voices James: Son of Captain America and the Black
Widow and leader of the teenage Avengers. Displays exceptional
fighting abilities (most likely due to his father's genetic
enhancements). Originally wields an energy-based replica of Captain
America's shield, and then later regains his father's original
shield after destroying the robotic copy of his father, who had its
shield melted during the rescue, after his original shield was
destroyed by his mother's robotic version. Like Steve, James has
great difficulty doing nothing and often blames himself for the
trouble he and his surrogate family get into. It is unknown if he
has his father's strength, but his reflexes are inhuman as is his
agility. He is excellent in martial arts. He is very messy.
- Brenna O'Brien voices Torrun: Daughter of Thor
and Sif. She wields an Asgardian sword,
is able to fly, has exceptional durability (bullets bounce off her
skin), and enough strength to cut enemy robots in half. Torunn
tries to act as much like an Asgardian as she can, hoping it will
make her father take her back to Asgard. In reality, she is very
insecure of the fact that while her brothers are orphans whose
parents died in battle, Thor merely abandoned her on Midgard. She
has a crush on Francis Barton, and possibly James Rogers. She is arrogant,
but becomes humble as the film goes on.
- Dempsey Pappion voices Azari: Son of Black
Panther and Storm. Inherited his father's
martial skills and agility as well as his mother's electric
discharges. He is able to form his electricity into a
panther-shaped force field. He is named after his paternal great
grandfather. He is also a Tony's boy, thrice trying to get the
others to respect Tony's wishes. In battle, Azari can channel his
electric energy into his belt, turning it into a bo staff. Azari
tries to act like the crown prince he is, but often has trouble due
to his difficulty controlling the Black Panther Spirit.
- Aidan Drummond voices Pym: Son of Giant Man and Wasp, and youngest and smartest of the
five children. Inherited his mother's energy blasts. Has the
ability to shrink, where he gains flight, and to grow, where he
gains proportional super strength. His full name is Henry Pym, Jr.
as revealed by Vision. Pym has inherited his parents' intellect as
well as their powers and is the resident tech-head of the group,
able to figure out controls and complex devices quite easily.
- Adrian
Petriw voices Francis Barton: Son of
Hawkeye
and Mockingbird. Displays
exceptional accuracy with his longbow and carries a quiver with
explosive arrows, among others. He constantly flirts with Torunn.
At first he seems cold and indifferent to his new friends, but as
time passes, he shows himself to be just as much the jokester and
flirt as Clint ever was.
The
Survivors
- Tom
Kane voices Tony Stark / Iron Man: Formerly Iron
Man and the creator of Ultron. Following the Avengers defeat, Tony
gathered their children and hid them away in the Arctic. He dons
his Iron Man armor to save the children from Ultron, but it's
destroyed during their battle.
- Shawn MacDonald voices The
Vision: Survived by remaining intangible. He acted as
Tony's eyes and ears for monitoring the world and keeping track of
Ultron's progress in taking it over. The reason for his return was
due to the fact that Ultron had found a way to defeat his
intangible state and wounded him severely. Tony didn't have time to
repair his body and the kids end up carrying around his head
instead.
- Michael Adamthwaite voices
Thor: After his father
Odin died (presumably in battle), Thor left Earth to rule Asgard,
leaving his daughter Torunn in the care of his comrades, The
Avengers. Thor appears at the end of the film to rescue Torunn from
dying in outer space by transporting her to the Bifrost Bridge.
Thor expresses his pride in his daughter for having learned what it
meant to be a true hero, the very same lesson Odin strove to teach
him, and offers Torunn the chance to return to Asgard and her
family. He accepts Torunn's choice to remain on Midgard with her
comrades and sends her home, now clad in a suit of Asgardian war
armor. He leaves his daughter with the promise that when she does
return to Asgard, he, and all her family, will be waiting to
welcome her.
- Nicole
Oliver voices Betty Ross: Daughter of General
Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross and love interest of Bruce Banner / The
Hulk. She has remained alive by hiding out with the human survivors
of New York that Hawkeye and his son gathered. She reveals where
Bruce has been hiding all these years.
- Ken
Kramer voices Bruce Banner &
Fred
Tatasciore voices The Hulk: Bruce has remained
alive under Ultron's rule by doing what he has done for many
years... hiding in the desert. Unwilling to help defeat the Iron
Avengers, it takes a barrage of blasts from the Iron Wasps to bring
Bruce's monstrous alter-ego to the surface. Hulk proceeds to pound
the Iron Avengers into scrap metal and is then attacked and
seemingly defeated by Ultron. Pym's insults to the Hulk's pride
allow him to summon the strength to tear Ultron in half. Once his
place as the strongest one alive is firmly reestablished, Hulk
gathers Betty in his arms and leaps off into the sunset, happy with
the woman he loves at last.
Villains
- Ultron: the main antagonist. Tony Stark
created Ultron to be a force for peace, but its programming
evolved, coming to think that the only way to truly bring order to
Earth, was to control it. Then it attacked the Avengers, killing
six of them (Captain America, Wasp, Hawkeye, Black Panther,
Giant-Man, and Black Widow). Before they died, however, Iron Man
gathered their children and took them to a safe place in the Arctic
Circle. Later, when James accidentally activated the Iron Avengers,
Ultron detected the energy source, found the Iron Avengers and took
control of them. He later captured Iron Man and imprisoned him in
the Citadel. The children rescued him and escaped with some help of
Hawkeye's son, Francis, and the Scavengers, all that remains of
humanity. In the desert, James turned on the ship that he, his
friends, Iron Man and Betty escaped in to lure Ultron to the Hulk.
The evil robot arrived and battled the Hulk, knocking him out. He
then blasted at James with a energy blast which nearly killed the
boy. The Hulk grabbed Ultron, beat him and ripped him in half. When
Ultron started to rebuild himself, Torunn grabbed the two separated
pieces and threw them into space where Ultron could not rebuild
himself.
Ultron is voiced by Tom
Kane, who also voices Iron Man.
- Iron Captain America: The leader of the
Avengers and robotic father of James. He was the one who inspired
the Avengers to join. Captain America was the first Avenger to
fall. After his death, Ultron took his mask and damaged shield as
trophies. His robotic version was the only Iron Avenger to speak.
After causing large rocks to fall on him, Iron Captain America
dropped his shield which allowed James to take it (his original
shield was destroyed by Iron Widow). Iron Captain America was
destroyed by James when the young Avenger threw his new shield at
the robot, cutting it in two. Captain America's real name is Steve
Rogers.
- Iron Black Widow: James's robotic mother. She
could fire lasers from the gauntlets on her wrists and was
supposedly Captain America's second-in-command. She died facing
Ultron. Her robotic version, Iron Widow was the first Iron Avenger
to be turned evil. The Black Widow's outfit remains in Ultron's
trophy room. Iron Widow has an extra pair of arms and can turn her
hands into guns. She was destroyed by the Hulk. Black Widow's real
name is Natalia Romanova Rogers.
- Iron Black Panther: The Black Panther,
T'Challa, was the king of Wakanda and the father of Azari, whom he
had with Storm. Ultron killed him by choking him. Iron Panther has
the ability to transform into a robotic-panther, just like the late
Panther. Iron Panther was destroyed when Azari blasted the robot
with an electricity blast, saying "You're not the Black Panther! I
am!". His torn mask remains in Ultron's trophy room.
- Iron Giant-Man: The robotic father of Pym.
Giant Man (aka Henry Pym) was killed during his fight with Ultron.
His mask was kept by Ultron as a trophy. Pym manages to fight the
giant robot as a giant himself but has to retreat when Iron Giant
Man released several Iron Wasps from his mouth. Iron Giant Man was
destroyed when the Hulk tore off his head.
- Iron Thor: Iron Thor is the only Iron Avenger
that matches a still-alive Avenger. Iron Thor mainly attacks Torunn
and causes her to lose her sword. The real Thor telepathically
returned the sword to Torunn and she used it to battle the Iron
Thor. The robot was destroyed when Torunn stabbed it in the stomach
and ripped it in half.
- Iron Hawkeye: Hawkeye's metal-versioned
father. Hawkeye's real name was Clint Barton and his son's name was
Francis. The Iron Hawkeye's left hand is the bow and it fires
energy-charged arrows. Hawkeye survived the initial fight, but was
recently killed by Ultron before the young Avengers entered Ultra
City. During the fight, Hawkeye (Francis) destroyed Iron Hawkeye's
bow, but the robot revealed to have a spare in his right hand,
which Francis responds with "Aww! Come on!". Francis destroyed Iron
Hawkeye by shooting explosive arrows in the robot's feet, back and
face.
- Iron Wasp: Pym's mother is a robot version.
Wasp died after one of Ultron's laser blasts blazed her back and
cut her wings. After that, she plummeted to her doom. Ultron
collected Wasps's jacket as a trophy. There are several Iron Wasps
that were released from Iron Giant Man's mouth that started
attacking Pym. He shrank and fired blasts from his hands at Bruce
Banner, hoping to make him angry and bring the Hulk out. Pym
failed, but the Iron Wasps blasted Banner until the Hulk came out
and eliminated all the Iron Wasps. Wasp's real name was Janet
Pym.
- Ultra City Drones: Ultron's servants. One of
them was able to injure Vision as he left the city. When the
children arrive, they destroy some of the drones, although one was
able to injure Torunn. They were last seen in Ultra City where one
was trying to pull Torunn's sword out of the ground and not
succeeding due to the fact that the sword was made of Asgardian
material that only Asgardians could lift. Thor, telepathically,
took the sword back to Torunn.
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