Marvel's The Avengers: The Global Phenomenon. Marvel's The Avengers - Symantec Featurette. Acura Cars Assemble for Marvel's The Avengers. When Marvel’s The Avengers assembled in Hollywood for the film’s world premiere, they did so in style, shutting down the entire block outside Disney’s El Capitan Theatre for a massive, tented red carpet attended by superheroic stars like Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L.
Jackson and many more. The celebrity entrance of the evening, however, was made by Robert Downey Jr., who pulled up to the carpet in true Tony Stark style in a flashy sports car, custom-created by Acura and flanked by Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. A co-sponsor of the evening’s festivities, Acura also brought to the premiere special militarized S.H.I.E.L.D.
-Edition Acura MDX and TL models, which like Stark’s sports car, can be seen in their own big-screen appearances when the film hits theaters everywhere on May 4th. Walking the carpet, it’s clear that Downey hasn’t left Stark far behind. Designed as an immersive viral campaign, S.H.I.E.L.D. Nathan Fillion & Robert Downey Jr - Castle/Avengers Promo.
Licensing Teaser For The Avengers Hints At Promotion For An International Expo! The folks over ComingSoon.net recently attended a press conference preview for the Licensing International Expo's upcoming Las Vegas convention. And in the midst of the conference, a recent issue of License! Global Magazine was debuted, inside, revealing a cool promo poster Marvel & Joss Whedon's superhero ensemble film The Avengers. While it undoubtedly hints at promotion for the convention, check it out the teaser below! While Marvel's The Avengers is in the square of filming, reportedly currently in the Convention Center basement in Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Licensing International Expo jumpstarts June 14 – 16, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center! Marvel's The Avengers picks up when an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security.
And Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Avengers - Message de Nick Fury alias Samuel L. Jackson. Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’-Themed Monorail to Debut This Spring at Walt Disney World Resort. Hi everyone, we have exciting news to share today – our partners at Marvel Studios are bringing Marvel’s “The Avengers” to Walt Disney World Resort this spring! In Marvel’s “The Avengers,” super heroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security. Similar to the “Tron”-themed wrap, one of our Magic Kingdom Park Monorails is currently undergoing a Marvel’s “The Avengers”-themed changeover to celebrate the May 4 opening of the film, which stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Tom Hiddleston, with Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L.
Jackson as Nick Fury. Here’s a sneak peek, with more details to come. Disney Acquires An Estimated $100 Million In Marketing Support For THE AVENGERS. Variety reports that Marvel and Disney have acquired an estimated $100 million in worldwide marketing support for The Avengers. This is their largest promotion push yet, with companies including Acura, Dr. Pepper, Visa, Wyndham hotels, Harley-Davidson, Land O'Frost lunchmeats, Farmers Insurance, Hershey, Symantec, Oracle, Colantotte and Red Baron pizza having all signed up. Their aim is to develop strong relationships with these brands moving forward and you may recall that many of them have already played a role in past Marvel Studios films.
"It's really a strong core of partners that have been partners for many of these pictures," said Bob Sabouni, exec VP, worldwide marketing partnerships, Marvel Entertainment. "We're building a thematic universe (with these films), and (the returning brand partners) are very much part of that. RELEASE DATE: April 26th, 2012. A Look at Loki's Army From The Avengers in LEGO Form. HrhMC8vf. A Sneak Peek at the Upcoming Marvel: Avengers Alliance Game. Last month saw the release of the trailer and the first details regarding Marvel: Avengers Alliance, a free-to-play, turn-based combat game that will soon be available on Facebook from Disney Interactive Media Group’s Playdom studios. This week, SuperHeroHype had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Rubinelli, the Vice President of Studio Operations for Playdom and Robert Reichner, Senior Producer at Playdom, to take a look at the social networking game and its unique take on the Marvel Universe.
In bringing Marvel to the masses, Playdom elected to make the look and feel of the feature films the basis for the game. That’s readily apparent in the look of the “Ultimates” style Nick Fury, but subtlety extends to other characters as well, whether they’ve already appeared on the big screen or not. Reicher noted that Iron Man’s dialogue is inspired by Robert Downey, Jr.’s take on the character, even though the visual for Tony Stark is not directly based on the actor. 3D Glasses for Marvel's The Avengers Revealed. Marvel enlists Alex Irvine 'to tell a story' in Avengers Facebook game. Look, in this economy, work is work. But comic book author and novelist Alex Irvine sees his next gig as much more than that.
Marvel has hired a writer to pen the story for Marvel: Avengers Alliance, the Disney-owned comic book company's first ... Facebook game. So yeah, you could say that Marvel's taking this project seriously. "It's a new thing, for sure," Irvine told Mediabistro's GalleyCat blog. "The big difference so far that I see between this and other Facebook games is that Marvel really wants to use it to tell a story. The story involves this event, called The Pulse, which has all sorts of unusual effects around the Earth. In Marvel's upcoming game, players will assume the role of a new S.H.I.E.L.D. agent recruited to help The Avengers fight these various super villains, understand the mysteries of The Pulse and learn how to stop it. Marvel: Avengers Alliance. Marvel to Launch Facebook Game Avengers Alliance. Marvel smashes its way onto Facebook with today’s announcement of Marvel: Avengers Alliance, a unique combat role playing game experience with dozens of Marvel’s most iconic heroes and villains.
Marvel: Avengers Alliance will be live on Facebook Q1 2012 from Disney Interactive Media Group’s Playdom studios. Marvel: Avengers Alliance takes place in the wake of a galaxy-wide disaster, known as “the Pulse,” exposing Manhattan to attack from Marvel’s most formidable villains. This is a new storyline for the Marvel Universe, created specifically for the game. Players are recruited as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and tasked with assembling and leading teams of superheroes to keep New York City safe from the clutches of villains like Doom, Loki, the Red Skull and Magneto, as well as holding off the forces of organizations of AIM and Hydra.
You can check out the Facebook page at Facebook.com/AvengersAlliance and watch the trailer and view artwork below! THE AVENGERS Poster from THE ART OF MARVEL STUDIOS. Today, Marvel Studios released their new book The Art of Marvel Studios and they sent me a copy. The surprisingly heavy box set collects the previously-released hard-cover art books for Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger. These books are really a treat for anyone who wants to go through the concept art of these movies and see all the costume and make-up designs that weren’t used (there are some particularly horrific Red Skull designs that didn’t make the final cut). The box set also includes a promo poster for The Avengers. It’s simply the cover art to the box set with The Avengers logo, but since the cover art is nice, it’s a neat poster to have. Consider it a cool bonus to a box set that has the MSRP of $150.00. I don’t think I’d buy the set, but I also don’t have a spare 150 bucks lying around.
Hit the jump to check out the poster. In case you were wondering, the poster measures 22″ x 36″: An Avengers E-Mail Part One. I received the following e-mail from one of our users recently and I believe it raises some valid points/questions. I asked the user (in response to the e-mail) where it came from. They informed me (in another e-mail that I may post in the future) that it was written by them in an effort to express their concerns as a lifelong Avengers fan about the upcoming film.
The user also informed me that I could post it if I wished. I thought with all the hype surrounding The Avengers filming over the last week, the following may prove an excellent topic for discussion. It's over. Tell me, for a Marvel movie universe viewer, where does Marvel go to from there? Why couldn't Shield stop a powerful international organization that has been developing since WW2?
At the end of that, they can reflect and say, "wow, as a team we're pretty useful. It would give them preparation before they attempted to thwart a very powerful and organized race. In a movie, something has to give. D23 Expo: AVENGERS footage details revealed. Marvel and Disney gave D23 audience members the second look at the full cast of The Avengers. The 2,500 fans in attendance erupted into applause for the cast that included: Tom Hiddleston, Colbie Smulders, Jeremy Renner,Scarlett Johannsson, Chris Hemsworth and lastly Robert Downey Jr.
(who received a standing ovation). Principal photography will wrap on The Avengers in two weeks. Marvel's Kevin Feige showed scene for the film, described below: The scene revealed Hiddleston as Loki, squaring off in a high-security cell with Samuel L. Expect to have Venkman's full description and his first impressions from the panel soon.
First Promo Poster For The Avengers Spotted At Licensing International Expo! By DCMarvelFreshman - 6/13/2011 Courtesy of TheOnlyESQ, displayed at the Licensing International Expo, the first promotional teaser for Marvel and Joss Whedon's superhero crossover spectacle The Avengers has found it's way online. Featuring the first look at fellow heroes Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, as well the Hulk and Hawkeye, assembled in an conceptual style, check out the (low-quality) poster below! [Click Image To Enlarge] Marvel's The Avengers picks up when an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security. And Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster.
With director Joss Whedon at it's helm, and an ensemble cast including Chris Evans (Steve Rogers), Robert Downey Jr. DISCLAIMER: This article was submitted by a volunteer contributor who has agreed to our code of conduct. Think this article is front page worthy?