SEE: New Image From Marvel's THE AVENGERS

Fresh from an Empire Magazine scan comes the latest official image from the sure fire blockbuster THE AVENGERS.

I like that we get a good comparison shot between Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Captain America (Chris Evans). Got to say that Thor and Iron Man are going to win the costume pageant for this movie, but I like the utilitarian feeling from these three. They look like they GET THINGS DONE.

Here's the storyline:
Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The Avengers”–the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when “Marvel’s The Avengers” assemble in summer 2012. In “Marvel’s The Avengers,” superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.

THE AVENGERS open on May 4. What a year for comic book adaptations!

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WOW! New Footage In Russian Trailer For THE AVENGERS!!

Definitely take the time to watch this trailer guys! Very cool new footage for THE AVENGERS. I like what I see of Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye too.

"Marvel's The Avengers" is the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon "Marvel's The Avengers" is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series "The Avengers," first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effectswhen "Marvel's The Avengers" assemble in summer 2012.

Thanks for the link boffo3D!



You WILL see THE AVENGERS in my 2012 Most Anticipated List Of 3D Movies coming soon! :-)

Check Out New Banners For THE AVENGERS!

Well it certainly is a 'Marvel'ous day for super hero pics and posters!

Check out the new character banners for THE AVENGERS!

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Here's the storyline:
Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The Avengers”–the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when “Marvel’s The Avengers” assemble in summer 2012. In “Marvel’s The Avengers,” superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.

More as I get it!

MUST WATCH: First Trailer For THE AVENGERS!!

Oh yeah! Perfect trailer!! Man I love the marketing team at Marvel. They push just the right buttons don't they?

Love the new footage too. We see Hawkeye with is very cool bow, interesting dynamics between Captain America and Iron Man (we all knew that was going to happen right?), glimpses of Mark Ruffalo's Hulk and so on. You get the idea!

Have a look at this!



Kind of silly question, but are you amped about THE AVENGERS or what?? :-) Release date is May 4, 2012.

New Images For Marvel's THE AVENGERS!

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We have six new images from Joss Whedon's THE AVENGERS for you!

Here's the synopsis:
Continuing the epic big-screen adventures started in “Iron Man,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” and “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “Marvel’s The Avengers” is the super hero team up of a lifetime. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series, first published in 1963, “Marvel’s The Avengers” brings together the mightiest super hero characters as they all assemble together on screen for the first time.

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark
Chris Evans as Captain America
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk
Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye
Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow
Tom Hiddleston as Loki
Don Cheadle as Col. James Rhodes
Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill
Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson
Stellan Skarsgård as Professor Erik Selvig

The promo quality is improving as the marketing folks for Marvel start to edge closer to releasing a full trailer. That day is coming I assure you! Great to see Nick Fury getting down and dirty...

In the meantime, have a look at the new shots - ENJOY! THE AVENGERS assemble May 4, 2012.

Source: SuperHeroHype

New AVENGERS Photos Featuring The Hunk Hulk's Mark Ruffalo!!

I must say I can't stand whoever creates some of these characters shots - Mark Ruffalo's in particular. Sure he is in character but break this divergence gently to audiences, don't shove it down our throats like this image does. Then of course why not give all this to Entertainment Weekly who will further deface them with their watermarks! Anyway, you can view EW's photoshop mess by clicking the link.

I've done a bit of retouch to show the characters shots with a bit more flair in the first shot, but it is still desiring so much more.

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On the plus side, EW has provided some behind the scenes shots too - still scourged by their watermark (which I promptly tried to get around).

On with the content. Yes Ruffalo is in character here (lower left in first photo) as Dr. Bruce Banner which is a bit of a surprise as traditionally Banner is presented as a mild and reserved physicist as the alter ego to the rampaging Hulk. Perhaps Marvel felt that personality wasn't appealing enough in the first couple of theatrical tries at THE HULK and wanted to reinvent the wheel a bit here. Whatever the reason, we are being introduced to it through this one photo and it WILL cause controversy. Clearly Dr. Banner is pushing his presence.

ET talks about how the Marvel characters are not getting along in the movie - "Egos, tempers, uneasy alliances and bad attitudes are threatening the group, and failure would be catastrophic." The trailer for THE AVENGERS hinted at this and it will certainly make an interesting backdrop to the action to say the least. "Just because they’re super heroes doesn’t mean they’re super friends," says Renner.

Joss Whedon is also taking a page from IRON MAN productions as he rewrites dialogue on the fly while shooting. "There is a weird element of: they handed me one of the biggest movies of all time, and I'm making it up as I go."

Here's the synopsis:
Continuing the epic big-screen adventures started in “Iron Man,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” and “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “Marvel’s The Avengers” is the super hero team up of a lifetime. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series, first published in 1963, “Marvel’s The Avengers” brings together the mightiest super hero characters as they all assemble together on screen for the first time.

Here's the main cast:
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark
Chris Evans as Captain America
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk
Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye
Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow
Tom Hiddleston as Loki
Don Cheadle as Col. James Rhodes
Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill
Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson
Stellan Skarsgård as Professor Erik Selvig

For all our coverage for THE AVENGERS click here. Look for this mammoth movie in theaters May 4, 2012 - they don't come any bigger than this one folks!

THE AVENGERS Update!! Video Clip Bridging THE HULK Over To The Team!

Are you ready for this thing? THE AVENGERS release is going to be massive next year and we are starting to see official marketing get underway. With this update we have new poster art and a couple of fairly amazing video clips.

With a line up of Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlet Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Stellan Skarsgard, Tom Hiddleston and Cobie Smulders we should be seeing some unforgettable action on screen!

The poster artwork is from Russia and has almost all the main characters in dynamic poses for the shot, however Fury is noticeably absent from the first one. I think many people are going to be surprised with Nick Fury as I believe that he will be getting a much more active role in THE AVENGERS as compared to the earlier movies for the others (except THE HULK where he did not have an appearance - more on that in a moment). To the uninitiated it may seem like Fury is more of a pencil pushing bureaucrat with connections than an action hero, but trust me he is going to be getting wet in this thing. If he doesn't I will be sorely disappointed.

For a reminder Nick Fury was a WWII war hero and now a modern super spy who does in fact act as a liaison between government agencies and the super heroes. But he has his secrets too! I don't want to go into them as it may spoil the surprise for many to read it before the movie opens. It is available to you to read on the net though and I fully recommend catching up through this page if you so desire. I am not saying that everything that happens in the comic universe will happen in the live action, but you can believe that Marvel will base a good portion of his character on it.

So lets get to the clips!

Remember I mentioned that S.H.I.E.L.D. was not involved in THE HULK movie? That was more or less a hole that needed to be filled and this first clip addresses that need. The Hulk needed to bridged over into The Avengers - have a watch! This was also shown at Comic-Con and is now available online. Very cool clip...



How awesome is that??

The second clip is designed to amp up everyone's excitement level through the use of all of the characters in various spoken, comic and live action scenes. And as director Joss Whedon aptly points out - this cast is his "dream team". Have a look...



Look for THE AVENGERS on May 4, 2012. Who won't be... I mean, really?

Sources: THR | SpiderMedia | Movies.com via /Film