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"Joss Whedon has spoken for the first time about the inclusion of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch in Avengers 2. The director had previously teased the appearance of a &amp;quot;brother-sister act&amp;quot; in the upcoming sequel, but had not confirmed the characters&amp;#039; identities until now.   Talking to IGN about the pair, he said: &amp;quot;You know, they had a rough beginning. They&amp;#039;re interesting to me because they sort of represent the part of the world that wouldn&amp;#039;t necessarily agree with The Avengers. &amp;quot;So they&amp;#039;re not there to make things easier. I&amp;#039;m not putting any characters in the movie that will make things easier.&amp;quot; Whedon previously described the then-unnamed duo as &amp;quot;two of my favourite characters from the comic book&amp;quot;. It was reported last week that Saoirse Ronan is being eyed by Marvel Studios for the role of the Scarlet Witch. It has also been claimed that Marvel Studios is struggling to secure some members of The Avengers&amp;#039; ensemble cast for the sequel, although Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo expressed surprise at the reports earlier this week. Photo gallery - The Avengers, comic to screen in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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