Yesterday was a huge day at Comic Con. Why you ask? Because The Avengers panel took place and officially announced Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye. Not only that, but it brought together all of the superheroes for the first time on stage. On stage was Samual L Jackson (Nick Fury), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man)., Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Captain America), and Clark Gregg (Agent Coulson). Hit the jump to check out what the cast will look like in the movie plus some commentary from the panel.
So here are two posters I threw together to help people get an idea of what the Avengers may look like.
And here is another one that is wider and includes rumored characters like War Machine
Wired had a pretty good article on the panel so I have posted it below so you can get an idea of what went on.
SAN DIEGO — Samuel L. Jackson brought the full lineup of The Avengers movie onstage Saturday at Comic-Con International. The big casting news: Mark Ruffalo will play Bruce Banner and Jeremy Renner will play Hawkeye.
Jackson, who plays Avengers leader Nick Fury in Marvel Studios’ cinematic universe, assembled the other actors who portray the superhero team — Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Clark Gregg (Agent Coulson).
Then Downey took the mic, with full Tony Stark swagger.
“Anybody see Inception?” Downey asked. “I think that was probably just about the most ambitious movie I’ve ever seen. And then I thought, ‘Wait a goddamn second. Marvel Studios is going to take all of their top superheroes and they’re gonna put them all together in The Avengers? That’s the most ambitious movie I’ve ever seen.”
Downey introduced Ruffalo, demanding that fans welcome the actor into the role formerly played by Edward Norton.
It was the kind of revelation that confirms Comic-Con’s Hall H as ground zero for genre film announcements, with studio panels becoming increasingly like Apple’s patented product reveals. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige even ripped off Steve Jobs’ “one more thing” bit, tacking on the Avengers casting news and curtain call after showing footage of Thor and Captain America.
After the Ruffalo casting news, Downey called onstage Joss Whedon, the director who confirmed his own participation in The Avengers previously at this year’s Comic-Con during a brainy head-to-head with J.J. Abrams.
“I had a dream,” said the typically self-deprecating Whedon, “and it was not this cool. I want to thank Kevin [Feige] so much, for bringing me on, for trusting me, and assembling my dream team. This is the Avengers,” he said referring to the actors on the stage.
“A team is more than the sum of its parts,” Whedon continued, “this cast is more than I could ever have dreamed for. And I am going to blow it!
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