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.

It's Here...The Avengers Trailer

After months of waiting, the trailer for The Avengers has arrived. And I gotta say, it looks fucking fantastic. The action is there, the heroes look badass, and it seems that it'll be pretty damn funny. Knowing that each Avenger will have their personal moment to shine at some point in the film, it seems that the biggest one will be Tony Stark. The trailer shows us, primarily, his funny lines, and shows him at his most serious, and ends on him flying in the air. Needless to say, I'm excited. And you should be too.

The Avengers is starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, and Cobie Smulders. It'll be released May 4th, 2012. Check out the trailer after the break.