Avengers: Age of Ultron UK Release Change, Andy Serkis Role Confirmed 

Avengers: Age of Ultron UK Release Change, Andy Serkis Role Confirmed

Joss Whedon's Avengers sequel will arrive even earlier in the UK. And we now know where Andy Serkis fits into the ensemble...

Let\'s start with some good news for those waiting for the release of Joss Whedon\'s

. Well, it\'s good news for those of you living in the UK.

Marvel has confirmed that it\'s nudged the release date forward for the upcoming sequel, and that the new

movie will be arriving in British cinemas on Thursday April 23rd now. That\'s only moved things forward by a day, but we suspect it\'s a 24 hour shift that many people will happily take advantage of.

[related article: 5 Comics You Should Read Before You See Avengers: Age of Ultron]

The US release date remains May 1st. Nope, we don\'t know why we get Marvel films first either, but conversely, we\'re hardly starting an online petition about it.

Our complete Marvel Movie Release Calendar can be found right here.

news today is confirmation of just where Andy Serkis fits into the ensemble. Serkis has popped up in the trailers for the movie thus far, although his exact role hadn\'t been confirmed. Now, though, it\'s been revealed that he\'ll be playing Dutch scientist and foe to Black Panther, Ulysses Klaw.

Klaw is a man with a gun on his arm, and the ability to turn sound waves into something physical. And it\'s likely that he\'s been seeded in

, ahead of being the villain in the Black Panther movie, which is due in November 2017.

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