The Avengers- some assembly required...July 3rd, 2012....

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This looks to be a great summer movie for next year!

If you haven't been keeping up with the updates and things you can see the new concept art for The Avengers here:



http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=80288


SDCC: The Avengers Concept Art Assembled!
Source: Tasmic July 24, 2011


Marvel Studios released seven pieces of concept art for The Avengers throughout the San Diego Comic-Con, and when assembled, they form one big banner for the anticipated May 4, 2012 release. Thanks to SuperHeroHype forums member 'Tasmic', here is a look at them all put together.

Written and directed by Joss Whedon, The Avengers stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård and Amanda Righetti.

Click here or on the banner for the big version!






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‘The Avengers’ and the Hulk: Kevin Feige explains a new approach

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http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011...n-feige-explains-a-new-approach/?dlvrit=63378


‘The Avengers’ and the Hulk: Kevin Feige explains a new approach
July 27, 2011 | 6:03 a.m.

The Hulk will appear in his third feature film next year when Oscar-nominated actor Mark Ruffalo gets green in Joss Whedon’s ”The Avengers.” On Sunday, at the final day of Comic-Con International, fans got their first sense of the character’s new visage thanks to a Marvel promotional poster that depicts both the angry giant as well as Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner, shown in sad silhouette. I caught up with Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios and producer of “The Avengers,” to talk about the new green movement.


"Avengers": Hulk (Marvel)
GB: Will we see anything substantially different in the visual realization of the Hulk?

KF: Well, I don’t know about substantially different. It will be as different as ”The Incredible Hulk” was from Ang Lee’s “Hulk” in terms of its look and design, but it is Hulk. The image we released on the last day of Comic-Con — which got a tremendous amount of attention and I was very pleased about — is a very good representation of what he’s going to look like. Hulk is Hulk. We’re not going to reinvent the wheel.

GB: How big will he be? That’s been a major variable through the years in the comics and the two films as well.

KF: He’ll be about the same size he was in “The Incredible Hulk” [which was about 9 feet tall] or maybe a little bit smaller. His muscles won’t be quite as cut. We figure he’s been the Hulk now for a few years and [his physique is changing]. He’s not as cut or as ripped as he was in “The Incredible Hulk.” The most important thing is that face. As you can already see in that concept painting, it is — more than any Hulk that’s ever been done in live action — a Hulk that let’s you see the actor in there. You will be able to see Ruffalo in there. That was a big revelation for us. It’s just a concept painting, but in that you can see the [influence of Marvel Comics pioneer and original Hulk artist Jack] Kirby, as people have already pointed out, but also, and equally important in this case, Ruffalo’s eyes and his cheek structure. It is him.

GB: That sounds like a very different philosophy than the approach you took on Louis Letterrier’s movie.

KF: It is. It was something we actively avoided before. Hulk was Hulk, he’s not any one actor and Hulk should look like Hulk. It was like Iron Man’s armor, in a way, it wouldn’t change depending on the actor wearing it. But we’ve taken a different approach because Hulk is Banner and, frankly, we came to question our approach. Why are we not doing it this way? So we did a few designs that put Ruffalo into it, and we immediately saw how much more you feel for the creature. When you keep that connection going between Banner and the Hulk and you have characters around him trying to reach Banner inside — “Bruce, calm down,” and all of that classic Hulk stuff — it means more if you see the same actor throughout. I think before it was something we thought might look silly. We were nervous about getting it good enough [via visual effects] to work. Frankly, it was the same way we were nervous early on about making Steve Rogers skinny for “Captain America.” Is this going to look disturbing? Is this going to look silly? In the end, we got that one right. We’re going to get this one right.

– Geoff Boucher

 

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The Avengers Production Details...

The Avengers Production Details
Source: Cleveland.com August 8, 2011


Marvel Studio's The Avengers has been in production for some time all across the country and, as Cleveland.com reports, the shoot is looking at wrapping up with a bang. The city's East Ninth Street is in the process of being transformed into New York City's 42nd Street for a major battle scene.

Written and directed by Joss Whedon, the ensemble stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Tom Hiddleston and Stellan Skarsgård and should begin shooting in the faux-New York on August 15th.

"We have to keep people back a bit for safety reasons," said executive producer Patty Whitcher at a press conference this morning, "There will be explosions. But [fans] will be able to see the actors and their favorite Avengers on the street during the filming... There will be six days of mayhem on this street with lots of explosions and car flipping."

The official shooting schedule for the coming weeks is listed as follows:

- Filming on East Ninth Street from Euclid to Prospect avenues, Aug. 15 to Aug. 24.
- Filming on Euclid Avenue from East Sixth Street to East 12th Street, Aug. 22, through Sept. 2.
- Filming on Walnut Avenue from East Ninth Street to East 12th Street, Aug. 17 to Aug. 30.
- Filming on South Roadway at Superior Avenue and Ontario Street, Aug. 29.
- Filming on the Detroit-Superior (Veterans Memorial) Bridge at intermittent times in August. - Public Square in front of Tower City will be closed for filming.

The Avengers assemble in theaters on May 4, 2012.




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The Avengers Production Setting Up in Cleveland ...

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The Avengers Production Setting Up in Cleveland
Source: WEWS5 August 10, 2011


WEWS5 has posted a look at The Avengers production setting up in Cleveland and the locals' reactions. The set is being constructed in the city at East 9th Street between Euclid and Prospect Avenues. Filming is scheduled to take place from August 15 until August 24 there.

The highly-anticipated Joss Whedon-directed film stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård and Amanda Righetti. It opens in theaters on May 4, 2012.






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