Day 1 Of Shooting Begins On Joss Whedon’s THE AVENGERS

Director Joss Whedon announced yesterday on the blog Whedonesque.com that shooting on the long awaited AVENGERS film will begin today! (hat-tip Collider)

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!

-j.

In case you missed it, here’s another look at the teaser, complete with Samuel L. Jackson voiceover, for THE AVENGERS.

THE AVENGERS. Earth’s mightiest heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the Hulk unite in this motion picture adventure from Marvel Studios. Directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner and Clark Gregg!

Starring:
Robert Downey Jr. – Tony Stark/ Iron Man
Chris Evans – Steve Rogers/ Captain America
Chris Hemsworth – Thor
Mark Ruffalo – Dr. Bruce Banner/ The Incredible Hulk
Jeremy Renner – Clint Barton/ Hawkeye
Scarlett Johansson- Black Widow
Clark Gregg – Agent Phil Coulson
Samuel L Jackson – Nick Fury

From Marvel Studios and Disney, look for THE AVENGERS in theaters on May 4, 2012.