MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS – New Clips & Featurettes

On May 4th Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS. Marvel Studios rewarded its fans on Facebook for their continued support of MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS campaign with advance screenings in cities around the world this past Saturday. Check out the slew of new clips and featurettes where the superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security. Up first listen to Nick Fury and the film’s cast and crew explain why Earth’s Mightiest Heroes must assemble.

MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS – the Super Hero team up of a lifetime – is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since.

In “Marvel’s The Avengers” the world’s greatest Super Heroes assemble when Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) join S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) to protect the world from the dangerous and powerful villain, Loki (Tom Hiddleston).

An exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS is from Marvel Studios in association with Paramount Pictures, produced by Kevin Feige and directed by Joss Whedon from a story by Zak Penn and Joss Whedon with screenplay by Joss Whedon.

MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS will be released in the U.S. in 3D and IMAX 3D on May 4, 2012.

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE and Marvel’s The Avengers original motion picture soundtrack will be available May 1, 2012 wherever music is sold. The film will close the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival on April 28.

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