Writer Zakk Penn reveals why 'The Avengers' will always be special for fans

Zak PennAt the time of doing this interview were closing in on a week since Avengers Infinity War hit screens and Zak Penn for the second time during this conversation reminds me that hes only going to watch it this evening Dont let any spoilers slip he says soon after we lament over the fact that Bruce Banner doesnt transform into the Hulk in the third instalment of the coveted franchise the first part of which he cowrote We tell the celebrated screenwriter with Marvel marvels like The Incredible Hulk The Avengers and X Men The Last Stand to his credit that the news is common knowledge He in turn says that he tries hard especially in this day and age to stay away from facts made available on the Internet ahead of a films releasePenn makes it evident that he refrains from letting the hustle on social media blotch his vision before heading for a screening Its probably what helps him follow his instincts when drafting storylines Following your intuition can be worthy of the risk he says when he recalls how he was wrong to assume that the character of Thor wouldnt find acceptance in Marvels Cinematic Universe The worry was that Thor is from an entirely mythical nonscience space unlike the one that Iron Man and Captain America come from I thought maybe he wouldnt fit in with the rest of the characters But Marvel was confident he would work My instincts were wrong He certainly looked like he belonged to the same universe It was a risk they wanted to take and it worked he says quick to add that the incredibly good looking muscleman Chris Hemsworth as the demigod was also to be credited for making Thor believable Once they saw Chris they were like Whoop Theres Thor He looks like Thor so they said it will workThe AvengersAvengers Assemble the first instalment of the franchise was cherrypicked by Penn to script when Marvel offered him a platter of then upcoming superhero ventures to pick from I knew it would be challenging to make audience believe in this one big universe where all the superheroes could come together It worked so well that it allowed them Marvel to explore greater depths of each character And once these main characters worked they started branching out into other characters with entirely different tones and styles Guardians Of The Galaxy is the perfect example of how they branched out So I knew penning this film would be the most exciting partWhile unquestionably subjective we know we wouldnt be alone in confessing that Assemble does indeed harbour a special place in the hearts of Marvel fans The successive instalments have been admirable but not quite the spectacle that part one was Penn reminds me that it is indeed subjective before adding that first interactions are always special All the work that led up to it was magical This was the first time that you were seeing all the characters from the different movies come together their stories interlinked That was thrilling We all knew it would beYou cant underestimate the thrill of the first meeting It was like the entire universe had finally come alive on the big screen Also first interactions between characters is always more interesting than the second or third one In some cases its hard to juggle the characters You can say youve never seen 70 characters together but then the story becomes even more important he says reminding us again that hes still not seen part three which does in fact gather an array of superheroes mdash reportedly set at 23 mdash on screen With X men its easier to bring characters together because its science fiction and has a thematic thread like a persecuted minority that can be played with So its not hard to come up with a multiplecharacter plotline that resonates with people With films like Avengers and Justice League you have to keep generating larger threats to keep moving And that doesnt always lead to better moviesHe doesnt deny that the characters have significantly evolved since the MCU first began to take shape In fact its been a decade since one of Penns early Marvel work The Incredible Hulk hit screens and will air on Sony Pix on June 8 to mark its anniversary Even as reports suggest Penn is lending his skills to yet another offering of the production cinephiles are waiting for his other venture the untitled Matrix film with bated breath Im not doing a sequel The first trilogy has ended and had its own conclusion he says as soon as we breach the topic Its been 15 years since the third part hit screens and Penn admits its been a long wait While he alludes that directors The Wachowskis went on to make an awesome bunch of other interesting movies and didnt come back to the Matrix fans departure from the series could have had something to do with part threeIm not going to deny it I think some people were disappointed with the way it franchise ended That probably dissuaded people from wanting more of it But I never felt that way They directors felt like they were done and then there were fans like me who felt like they werent So I kept pushing for it next instalment If indeed fans were dissuaded after the third offering Penn knows he has a crucial task at hand as writer of the next part If I want to garner fans attention again the pressure is on me to tell a great story But he leads us back to where we began from when he talks about his approach to cinema Im not writing the script thinking that I want those who loved the Matrix to come back and watch it Im writing it to get anyone who likes movie to see it Thats all you can strive forCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates