Joss Whedon Talks about the Characters of THE AVENGERS

Joss Whedon is God. Deal with it. Well. Yeah. Anyway. What he's doing with The Avengers is something that's just about never been done before. You have the classic superhero movie that focuses on the key guy (or gal) who save the world numerous times, then something bad happens and seems like, "Aw shit this is bad", but they overcome that moment and just end up kicking ass. This is different. This is taking seven different characters who play some significant role in saving the world, giving them enough time together, and finding a way for them to put their personalities aside to take on the biggest threat the world may see for some time.

In an interview with Yahoo! Movies, Joss talks about what we can expect to see from Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Also starring in the film are Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Cobie Smulders, and Tom Hiddleston. The Avengers will open in 3D on May 4, 2012. Hit the jump to read some excerpts of the interview.

THE AVENGERS Movie Posters

Thanks to Yahoo! and Moviefone, we now have new posters for the upcoming action/adventure film The Avengers. You all should have an idea of what the film is about so I won't bore you with those details. But as far as the posters (well...okay...it's a banner, but in time they'll be posters), they look pretty damn good. Aside from Tony Stark's head looking photoshopped to the Iron Man suit, yeah I'd buy each one of those.

The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston, and Cobie Smulders (who doesn't get a poster). The Avengers opens up in 3D on May 4, 2012. Hit the jump to take a look at the banners.