• THE AVENGERS Begins Shooting Today!

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    Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow have finally assembled. Joss Whedon has officially begun production on Marvel and Disney’s mega superhero team up The Avengers. He wrote in to Whedonesque yesterday to announce that The Avengers begins shooting. Specifically he said (in part):

    “Tomorrow we start shooting (I THINK I’m legally permitted to say that). Day one. That’s right. We’ll be shooting the pivotal death/betrayal/product placement/setting up the sequel/coming out scene, at the following address:”

    As we’ve known, The Avengers features Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man; Chris Hemsworth as Thor; Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk; Chris Evans as Captain America; Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury; Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow; Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye; Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill; Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson; Tom Hiddleston as Loki; and Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig. The Avengers will be released just over a year from now, on May 4, 2012.

    Joss Whedon also released the following statement addressing the event:

    Hi Pumpkins, joss here.

    Tomorrow we start shooting (I THINK I’m legally permitted to say that). Day one. That’s right. We’ll be shooting the pivotal death/betrayal/product placement/setting up the sequel/coming out scene, at the following address:

    [Marvel Lawyers rush in, take Joss’s keyboard, blowtorch a picture of his family like in “Stormy Monday”, drink his milkshake, leave the seat up, fluff his pillows, violently unfluff his pillows, leave]

    Went too far. My bad. Anyhoo, it should be a fun day, followed by the eighty thousand other fun days it will take to finish this. I’ll be checking in from time to time, if there’s news or I crave attention (i.e. am awake) . None of it will be Avengers news — I have some very denty pillows to remind of that — but I may have tidbits. (They’re not about Firefly. I should say that up front, if only to protect Sis Mo from the HATORZ.)

    Some of you may be saying, Joss! Why this link, here, now, why, huh, howcum? My friend Allyx turned me on to these guys, and I’ll tell you, they’ve gotten me through this intensely pressurized, preply time. I strongly recommend checking out their other vids — I’ve watched them many many times, and I have a very special place for “Teamwork” in my heart. These guys are the guys. And IS there a better movie title than “Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses”? I thought not.

    So wish me luck. DO IT! LUCK! NOW! I’m off to finish some Buffy pages, and then figure out what the movie is about already. I’m pretty sure it’s about the Justice League [Marvel Lawyers re-enter, unspeakability occurs] or possibly something else. I’ll get it. I’ve been looking forward to this. For about 46 years.

    Catchphrase!

  • Thor Soundtrack Hints At Some Key Plot Points

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    Disney released the info on Patrick Doyle’s soundtrack for the Thor movie, and with that, basically the entire plot of the movie – or at least the outline. Info comes via Bleeding Cool.

    There are some spoilers, particularly what happens at the end. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Soundtrack listing after the trailer.

    Thor hammers into theaters May 6th 2011, directed by Kenneth Branagh starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Anthony Hopkins as Odin and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster.

    If you have missed Thor Trailer #3 you can watch below before reading the OST Listing:

    1. Chasing The Storm
    2. Prologue
    3. Sons Of Odin
    4. A New King
    5. Ride to Observatory
    6. To Jotunheim
    7. Laufey
    8. Frost Giant Battle
    9. Banishment
    10. Crisis In Asgard
    11. Odin Confesses
    12. Hammer Found
    13. Urgent Matter
    14. The Compound
    15. Loki’s Lie
    16. My Bastard Son
    17. Science and Magic
    18. The Destroyer
    19. Forgive Me
    20. Thor Kills The Destroyer
    21. Brothers Fight
    22. Letting Go
    23. Can You See Jane?
    24. Earth To Asgard

    Wait – Thor kills the Destroyer? The Destroyer doesn’t win? And then some brothers had a fight? And then someone wanted to know if somebody else could see someone called Jane?

    Yep. These soundtrack listings just rip the lid off the secrets box.

  • Captain America: The First Avenger Full Movie Trailer

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    Here is our look at the first full trailer for Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger, and it’s totally awesome! The movie is set to come out on July 22nd! Watch the trailer below:

    Captain America: The First Avenger stars Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones, Stanley Tucci, Haley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Toby Jones and Neal McDonough.

    Synopsis:

    Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by ‘vita-rays.’ Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and as leader of the Avengers.

  • New Movie Poster & Banner for THOR

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    Marvel has released a brand new movie poster and banner for the upcoming fantasy adventure film Thor. The movie was directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Rene Russo, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Clark Gregg, Jaimie Alexander, Ray Stevenson, Joshua Dallas, Tadanobu Asano, and Anthony Hopkins.

    If you haven’t seen the latest trailer for Thor yet, click here to watch it because it’s pretty freakin’ awesome.

    Synopsis:

    Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, “Thor,” which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

    [source: IGN]