The Avengers Newest Video Airs During Super Bowl 46

For all you Avengers fans, Marvel Studios has released another Avengers video which should whet the appetite of those anxiously awaiting the May 4, 2012 release date for the movie which is directed by Joss Whedon. So, enough of my blathering, here's the latest look at the forthcoming superhero movie.

Not too much as far as "character development" but that's not why we flock to these flicks right? We want to see the superheroes kick some butt and take down names. Of course there are some of the expected movie stars shown, such as Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Hol... er, I mean, Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth reprising his recent role of Thor, the scrumptious Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Chris Evans fresh from his Captain America film. Also, a little of Mark Ruffalo (how tall is this guy? He makes Downey Jr look tall) but thankfully we see a little more of the Hulk in this one. Plus Mr Samuel L. Jackson shows up for the fight too as Nick Fury

The evil dude is of course Loki played by Tom Hiddleston. Gotta love the dialog between Tony Stark (Downey Jr) & Loki (Hiddleston), "I've got an army", and "Well, we've got a Hulk." Does Loki and others from the norse legends periodically stop by for drinks with billionaires? At least we see some of Hulk bouncing around and taking out a couple of the bad guys on their space scooters. Expect more and more trailer releases and movie stills the closer we get to May 4th - that's what? Only three months away?

Just In Case You Haven't Seen The New Thor Trailer...

It's not going to be released until around May 2011, but we are finally starting to see a little of the promotion for the new Thor movie from Marvel kicking into gear.

The God of Thunder is of course going to be played by Aussie Chris Hemsworth who is a pretty big boy at around six foot three and he will likely tower over Chris Evans who will play Captain America (Evans is the comparatively smaller 5'11") when they do the upcoming Avengers movie. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. Take a look at the first trailer for Thor and tell me what you think:



As a longtime Thor and Marvel dude, I am not sure about the facial hair as I always picture Thor as being clean-shaven, but of course as he also based on Norse legend and can you really picture a viking without the beard? Still, a minor complaint at best. It looks like Hemsworth fits the bill.

He is still a relative newcomer to North American audiences although he does have a number of films under his belt, with the role of James T. Kirk's old man in the Star Trek movie being the most memorable to date. He is supposed to be in Red Dawn taking over Patrick Swayze's role as Jed and He is also going to be in Joss Whedon's The Cabin In The Woods, with both films are scheduled for 2011 release, so with Thor it looks like it will be a busy year for Hemsworth.

He and all the other Superheroes will of course gather for The Avengers which is still in "pre-production" which is code for scouting locations, re-writing, and waiting for the other actors and actresses to finish the projects they are currently filming before getting on with the movie.

There's a lot of hype building for The Avengers with all the stars already announced and groundwork being laid with Thor and Captain America movies being released to build a little back story for the big movie when they link up for the highly anticipated blockbuster in 2012.