Marvel’s superhero super-squad THE AVENGERS hits cinemas this year, with Thor, Iron Man, Hulk and Captain America teaming up to fight the threat of Thor’s evil Norse God brother, Loki. A new image from the set can be seen below, giving a taste of things to come.
In the shot we have the heroic Captain (Chris Evans) and buddy Thor (Chris Hemsworth) looking deeply concerned at the devastation and destruction that lies all around. This is pretty standard Marvel fare – expect a lot of spectacle and fanfare from this movie, particularly with so many heroes rolled into one.
The four individual Marvel stalwarts have spent the past few years doing their own thing; taking down the bad guys and rolling in the big bucks for all involved. It seems Thor was the least competent at the latter, though, as it’s Loki, the Norse God’s brother and nemesis (again played by the brilliant Tom Hiddleston), who will return to provide the antagonism in April’s THE AVENGERS.
And it certainly looks as if he’s been having a lot of fun in the shot above.
With so many superheroes bundled into one film, it’ll be interesting to see if Marvel can pull it off. Throw in Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, and a couple of lesser-known heroes in the form of Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and you’ve definitely got an all-star cast – but will it be an all-star film? Only time will tell.
There’s just one question that remains, of course: which one’s the sidekick?
THE AVENGERS is directed by Joss Whedon and is released on 27th April 2012, starring Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo.
Source: USA Today
