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Oh, Hey, Did You Know About This The Avengers Movie Based On The Marvel Comic Book That's Coming Out?

By Rob Payne | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (46)



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What with Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises bataranging all the salient headlines recently, it’s forgivable if you forgot about the forthcoming Marvel Studios universe movie The Avengers. Thankfully, we have the corporate sponsored eyes of Entertainment Weekly to give us our much needed update on Joss Whedon’s synthesis of Iron Man, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, and Captain America. Specifically, in the form of photographs from the very green screened set that will be in today’s new issue.

First, the cover, featuring top-to-bottom, left-to-right: RDJ’s Tony Stark/Iron Man, Scarlet Johansson’s Natalia Romanov/Black Widow, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers/Captain America, and Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner/Hulk. They all sort of look like they’re in the back of a Volkswagen, especially the Dr. Jekyll vibe Ruffalo is giving off:

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Next here’s Robert Downey Jr. (late to work?) with Captain America, and I have to say, I quite like the modern day suit. It’s the best look we’ve had of it, so far, and I think it works:

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Speaking of good looks, the new Black Widow suit definitely kicks the new Catwoman suit’s ass. Explosions help, of course:

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And here she is with Hawkeye, who, I’ve noticed, is always aiming his bow but never actually fires it in any of the shots (photographs or promo art) we’ve seen. It just kind of underscores the inherit uselessness of an archer fighting alongside a gun specialist, a billionaire in a hi-tech armored suit, a super soldier, a gamma irradiated monster, and a literal god. Looks cool, though, even with all the purple:

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Finally, here’s Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America chilling with their director. To be honest, the presence of Joss Whedon on this set, much less being the movie’s guiding hand, excites me more than anything. I’m an admitted and unabashed Whedonite, but only because he’s never let me down (as long as I stop watching “Dollhouse” at the pen-penultimate episode) and I really can’t think of a better filmmaker to make this movie:

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Goosebumps. (h/t The Mary Sue/Comics Alliance)

Rob Payne also writes the indie comic The Unstoppable Force, co-hosts the podcast We’re Not Fanboys, and tweets on the Twitter @RobOfWar. It’s times like this he is actually thankful the 2012 Mayan Apocalypse hasn’t happened yet.









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Comments

I dislike Mark Ruffalo's cover image the most. Hawkeye shoots more than just basics arrows. I think the Avengers animation that's on Netflix Instant does a good job of validating each of the characters.

Posted by: Matt at September 29, 2011 11:15 PM

The presence of Scarlett Johansson has killed this for me.

Posted by: duckandcover at September 29, 2011 11:16 PM

But man, do I want her hair.

Posted by: Anne At Large at September 29, 2011 11:58 PM

Dr Jekyll? Pfft, everyone knows that's Magnum.

Or is it Le Tigre?

Also, OOMPH, Hemsworth.

Also also: Notice how her hair hasn't moved even though there is SHIT BLOWING UP RIGHT BEHIND HER.

That is the POWER of Pantene.

Posted by: Figgy at September 30, 2011 12:16 AM

"Oh, shit, sir! Hawkeye is here!"
"Hawkeye?"
"Hawkeye. What do we do, sir?"
"Just hide behind that thing over there until he runs out of arrows. Then shoot him with a gun."

Posted by: Jordan at September 30, 2011 12:35 AM

Scarlett Johansson's face in the pic with Renner is all "hmm, what sandwich to order today?". That is, of course, if she ever ate anything.
/love Figgy for the Pantene joke.

Posted by: Irina at September 30, 2011 12:52 AM

I assume not much is required of the Black Widow except looking good, shooting guns, and occasionally kicking someone in the face. Scarlett is more than capable of doing all those things.

I think Whedon was a great choice too - not only because he's a good writer, but because with all those egos on the set, a director with a pretty fucking big ego of his own has to be a help.

Posted by: Arran at September 30, 2011 12:54 AM

What makes you think Scarlett Johansson has an eating disorder Irina? Is it her juicy bottom or her ample bosom or her all around healthy body? Or is it just that any good looking woman "never eats anything"?

Posted by: Qualtinger at September 30, 2011 4:12 AM

How has nobody commented on the Master Class in Blue Steel that Mark Ruffalo is giving in that picture yet? Priceless!

Posted by: Phedre at September 30, 2011 5:39 AM

I really thought Mark Ruffalo was Charles "Haywire" Patoshik.

Posted by: Santa, the Former Bishop of Turkey at September 30, 2011 8:02 AM

Scarlett clearly planted a fart-detonating explosive on that bus.

Posted by: zeke the pig at September 30, 2011 8:03 AM

Ugh. Even Monday night's episode of Castle was shilling so hard for this movie...can this movie happen so it can go away already?

Posted by: Sara Tonin at September 30, 2011 8:05 AM

When did Mark Ruffalo become The Most Interesting Man in the World? And where is his Dos Equis?

Posted by: MRod at September 30, 2011 8:44 AM

Aaaaaaaawwwwffffuuuuulllllll lot of honkies in that pic.

Posted by: Fredo at September 30, 2011 8:59 AM

Yeah, they totally left out Sam Jackson... well, he has been in all of the movies, what was it a 12 picture deal? Even if most of them are just cameos... and besides, his career will last a lot longer than anyone else... except maybe RJD.

Posted by: MRod at September 30, 2011 9:03 AM

zomg their making a avengrs movie?

Posted by: gp at September 30, 2011 9:15 AM

Scarlett's got the 'don't flinch' look while shooting.

Kind of adds to the whole Ryan Reynolds is gay theory.

Posted by: Wembley at September 30, 2011 9:24 AM

Come on kids, stop fighting amongst yourselves. There are enough superheroes for everyone.

Posted by: OldSchool60 at September 30, 2011 9:27 AM

Just to be contrary, Hawkeye is now my favourite one.

Posted by: OldSchool60 at September 30, 2011 9:28 AM

Hawkeye is the Garret Morris of the Avengers. No one really knows why he's their but he is.
Black widow is there because some studio suit said "Hey this thing is a sausage fest! We need a broad."

Posted by: logan at September 30, 2011 9:29 AM

Some of us can't ignore the movie because it was filmed in our city (even if we weren't cast as an extra after spending hours in line for the open call).

And Ruffalo is giving us "Blue Steel" because the Bruce Banner action figure will also come as a Captain America accessory.

But to take your tangent and run with it: "Dollhouse" ended great. It was the rest of the show that was a struggle for this Whedonite.

Posted by: ShagEaredVillain at September 30, 2011 9:29 AM

I love you, figgy. All I think when I look at Ruffalo on that cover is "Blue Steel."

At first glance I thought Renner was Hugh Jackman and I was surprised that they were doing a Wolverine cameo in the film.

I suppose I should see "Thor" and "Captain America" before this movie comes out.

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at September 30, 2011 9:32 AM

Yes, the new Cap suit looks surprisingly good.

Yeah, one can say a lot of things about Scarlett Johansson, her hair, and her acting, but she's not scrawny, I'll give her that.

All of the top hero teams have an archer - god knows why, but they do. Besides if he can get off shots like Legolas at Helms Deep, it will be fun to watch. Maybe that's why.

Samuel L. Jackson is supposed to be the reason for all of this mishegoss - I hope they haven't forgotten him.

Posted by: Meander at September 30, 2011 10:11 AM

Don't make him really, really, ridiculously angry. You wouldn't like him when he's really, really, ridiculously angry.

Posted by: branded at September 30, 2011 10:27 AM

@ branded
Nice, like that. I saw this yesterday and I want to know who is responsible for this cover? The Ruffalo face is rediculous, Thor is what? What is he doing? Look over here handsome man!!

Posted by: daria at September 30, 2011 10:42 AM

I bet Thor is looking at ScarJo's hair and wondering if he should start using Pantene. His mane is a hot mess.

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at September 30, 2011 11:11 AM

I know it's too late for this week's EE, and there are too many comments to fill out the top ten nature of that list... But, Mrs. Julien, if you're reading this, I would like to formally nominate this entire thread for EE inclusion.

You guys are killing me with the Pantene jokes. Hy-freakin'-sterical. Seriously.

Posted by: RobP at September 30, 2011 11:22 AM

I'm sure Thor's heard of styling gel. He's a male model.

Posted by: branded at September 30, 2011 11:29 AM

I love the new Cap suit; it captures the overall look of the comics without being too corny (and thank god they ditched the helmet with the little wings.)

I LOVE what they've done with Hawkeye, it's a nice balance between the "black leather with black leather accents" they tried in GI Joe, and the too colorful purple-and-blue mess he wore in the comics.

Ruffalo could be a great Bruce banner if they tried to make him look like Bruce Banner. Besides Derek Zoolander, there seem to be traces of David Bowie and every girl that's ever taken her own photo while making the "duckface" in there. He's not supposed to look like a mad scientist; this is simply an awful look for him.

Also, is Thor's armor different from what he wore in his own film? I know there are differences between the various Avengers series, it looks like they may be making it look more like Ultimate Avengers' Thor (which makes sense, since that's the latest series where Nick Fury is modelled after Sam Jackson.)

Posted by: Markus at September 30, 2011 11:32 AM

I'm digging the Cap suit. I thought it was going to suck.

Also, does anyone else think Thor looks extra...blonde...in that cover photo?

Posted by: DeistBrawler at September 30, 2011 11:40 AM

This cover sucks. It's just awful. It's like making an ad for Breakfast cereal and putting a roll of Angel Soft toilet paper next to the cereal bowl; bad taste, and shotty photoshop work. I would like to say I'm excited about this, but over-saturation has kinda killed it for me. I'm more excited about Southpark's 15 year anniversary, and I don't even like Southpark anymore.

Posted by: Taylor at September 30, 2011 11:40 AM

RobP - I think I've already pulled about 4 quotes. The winnowing is going to be quite challenging.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at September 30, 2011 11:48 AM

Out of all the Marvel heroines, they went with Black Widow? What about Wasp? Or Ms. Marvel? She-Hulk? At least they have superpowers. What's Black Widow gonna do when her mad kung-fu skills and puny man-made ammo do jack-shit against freaking Loki? Hell, even Hawkeye has custom arrows that do something useful once in a while.

Posted by: Aislinn at September 30, 2011 12:24 PM

"They all sort of look like they’re in the back of a Volkswagen."

What's the kosher way of signifying you just had a good ol' chuckle? Anyway - thank you for that. And dear God, yes, they do.

Posted by: wojtek at September 30, 2011 12:30 PM

That cover is just dreadful. The super bleach job on Thor dims his sexy - a lot. Scar Jo's bob is something I expect to see on a Midwestern mom who's trying to be seen as a MILF and failing because of the comic desperation. RDJ looks like he's channeling General Zod (wrong canon, dude), and Hawkeye may be considering the ways he could flay you and wear your skin like pajamas. Ruffalo appears to have sent us a drunk picture from his first gen iPhone. I'm giving Cap a pass, because at least he looks freshly showered. This is a group of very good looking people is wicked cool costumes, and the cover makes them look insane or bored. Someone needs to be fired for that

I'm going to stare at Jeremy Renner's arms until calm returns or I feel the need to seek my repose.

Posted by: Reba at September 30, 2011 12:37 PM

Is it just me or does this NOT feel as epic as it should?

Posted by: junierizzle at September 30, 2011 12:50 PM

What's with the glare-fest? Trying to make Sam Jackson feel inadequate?

Look, Cyclops has the lava-eyes, Sauron was a metaphysical neutron bomb, and Top Dollar could steal the power from any random eye that came Bai Ling's way. A glare-off is for folks without real super powers, or maybe Zoolander.

Oh, I get it. This is Whedon's fall collection - "Moving beyond Mr. Stabby."

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at September 30, 2011 1:02 PM

I'm sure Captain America is supposed to look resolute or something, but due to the angle of his eyebrows, he just looks sort of lost and confused.

Also, every time this movie comes up on conversation, one of my friends goes "Black Widow? What the hell? What about ANT-MAN?" I keep trying to explain that no one cares about Ant-man, but he doesn't seem to believe me.

Posted by: Siege at September 30, 2011 2:20 PM

And we care about Black Widow? I'd rather see Ant Man and Wasp personally, but I'm weird like that.

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 30, 2011 2:52 PM

If Black Widow's guns go off, we're minus two superheroes. The two I like best, actually. Just saying.

Posted by: Reba at September 30, 2011 2:57 PM

Dr. Banner was belted by gamma rays...
BLUE STEEL!

Posted by: MRod at September 30, 2011 3:00 PM

I think your job is just getting harder, Mrs. J!

@Siege and So-Crates: I know Edgar Wright has been working on the script for Ant-Man for a few years and I believe he's supposed to start making in the next year or so for a 2013 or 2014 release. I think they'd want to get it ready for a possible Avengers sequel. Anyway, that's why Ant-Man couldn't be in this -- they haven't quite finished the square on his own adaptation, yet.

Posted by: RobP at September 30, 2011 3:09 PM

The Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver would of been better at least they had super powers. I guess Scarlett can cloud mens minds with her massive milky white mammary's but... what was I saying?

Posted by: logan at September 30, 2011 7:57 PM

How is her suit better than Catwoman's? It looks the same...certainly doesn't stand out more or look that impressive

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Posted by: cleobrady32 at October 22, 2011 1:20 AM

Some people just can't say thank you. They don't even care about everything we've done.

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