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Harley-Davidson® And Marvel Studios Confirm Project LiveWire™ Will Appear In Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’
Today at the San Diego Comic-Con, Harley-Davidson® and Marvel Studios will introduce Project LiveWire™ – Harley-Davidson’s first electric motorcycle – to fans gathered at the annual international convention. Project LiveWire, which is featured in Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, will be the ride of choice for Natasha Romanoff (a.k.a. Black Widow) played by Scarlett Johansson, in an epic scene with Captain America in the film.
The addition of Project LiveWire to Avengers: Age of Ultron confirms months of speculation that Harley-Davidson and Marvel are, indeed, teaming up again. Harley-Davidson motorcycles – including the Harley-Davidson Street 750™ featured in Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier earlier this year – have appeared in a number of Marvel movies and television shows over the last several years.
“Our partnership with Marvel continues to provide thrilling platforms to showcase our latest innovations to existing and new fans of the brand,” said Dino Bernacchi, Director of U.S. Marketing at Harley-Davidson Motor Company. “Not one, but two bikes will be featured in Avengers: Age of Ultron – Project LiveWire and the all-new Street 750, which is now available at Harley-Davidson dealerships.”
While not for sale, Project LiveWire is specifically designed to get insight into rider expectations of an electric Harley-Davidson motorcycle. In keeping with the company’s customer-led product development approach, Harley-Davidson is taking Project LiveWire to consumers across the country. Fans in San Diego will be able to ride the bike at the San Diego Harley-Davison dealership July 25-26 and provide feedback to help shape the future of Harley-Davidson’s first-ever electric motorcycle. To learn more about Project LiveWire and The Experience Tour, visit www.projectlivewire.com.
CafePress joins Marvel For Cosmic Adventure With Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
With global anticipation for Marvel’s soon-to-be summer blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy hitting a fever pitch – especially with über-fans attending the famed Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014 beginning today – CafePress (NASDAQ: PRSS), the World’s Customization Engine®, and Marvel today launched an extensive line of fan-generated apparel and consumer products showcasing the newly popularized heroes its online store.
The addition of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy to CafePress follows in a long line of other popular Marvel properties that CafePress has supported with an incomparable selection of exclusive designs and products. Marvel’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” Captain America, The Avengers, Thor and Iron Man are some of the major releases from the iconic brand that CafePress has amplified consumer engagement with product offerings such as T-shirts, mugs, totes, and more.
From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team—Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, which first appeared in comic books in Marvel Super-Heroes, Issue #18 (Jan. 1969), stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, featuring Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot, Bradley Cooper as the voice of Rocket, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, with John C. Reilly, Glenn Close as Nova Prime Rael and Benicio del Toro as The Collector.
James Gunn is the director of the film with Kevin Feige producing, and Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jeremy Latcham, Alan Fine and Stan Lee serve as executive producers. The story is by Nicole Perlman and James Gunn, with screenplay by James Gunn. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy releases in U.S. theaters on August 1, 2014.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy products from CafePress feature characters such as Peter Quill, Drax, Gamora, Groot and fan-favorite Rocket Raccoon on a range of items such as phone cases, messenger bags and apparel.
“This is going to be the biggest hit of the summer. We are thrilled to launch the new Guardians of the Galaxy experience in the weeks leading up to big premiere,” said Ty Simpson, Vice President of Business Development for CafePress. “Avid Fans attending this year’s Comic-Con and globally have been eagerly awaiting this release. To give them this ‘sneak peek’ is fantastic.”
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is another noted addition to CafePress’ robust collection of hundreds of premiere licensed properties that include an immense selection of wildly popular film, television and animated properties. The customization leader is already highly regarded for its broad collection of partnerships that include many popular entertainment brands, well-known non-profit organizations and a number of the world’s largest e-commerce retailers.
For more information, and to shop for Marvel merchandise, visit: http://www.cafepress.com/+guardiansofthegalaxy+gifts
Robert Downey Jr. Open to ‘Iron Man 4′: Why Give Up the Belt?’
Robert Downey Jr., the MVP of the Marvel movie universe and highest-earning actor in Hollywood, is open to “Iron Man 4,” because, well, why not?
5 Things To Know About Sam Wilson, The New Captain America
After Steve Rogers is depowered, the shield and the star go to The Falcon himself. But who is the man with the metal wings, and what sort of background does he come from?
‘Superior Iron Man’: Marvel Reinventing Tony Stark
Marvel has spent the week stunning fans with major character transformations, and now comes news that Tony Stark will be re-imagined as well, in the upcoming series Superior Iron Man.
Marvel Studios Dates Five Untitled Movies Through 2019
Let the guessing game begin: Disney has planted the flag on release dates for five untitled Marvel movies staring with July 27, 2017 and running through May 3, 2019.
The other dates are Nov. 3, 2017, July 6, 2018 and Nov. 2, 2018.
Leaked ‘Avengers 2′ Story Details Confirmed by Marvel’s Kevin Feige
Big comic book movies are at the forefront of pop-culture as we head into the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, and Marvel Studios is trying to stay ahead of the pack in a big way, as they promote both Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers: Age of Ultron at this year’s convention – while also teasing their Phase 3 lineup.
Watch – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – TV Spot 7
Learn more about why Gamora and Drax want to destroy Ronan in this new TV spot for Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” in theaters August 1!
