The Avengers EDIT:- First Movie in history to make $200 Million in opening weekend

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Whedon would be perfect for Runaways but not Avengers. I want Favreau.

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(via IGN)

April 23, 2010 - We knew that Nick Fury was going to be in the Captain America movie. Samuel L. Jackson, the actor who plays him in the Marvel movies, acknowledged that this week.

But now we have on-the-record confirmation of some rumblings of awhile back: that Fury's World War II teammates will also appear in the movie.

CHUD spoke to Marvel Studios honcho Kevin Feige today who confirmed that Sgt. Fury's elite squad, the Howling Commandos, will be in Captain America.

"The characters will be there as part of the larger Marvel Universe," Feige informed the site, although the characters may not necessarily be referred to as "The Howling Commandos" in the film. Feige specifically named one Howling Commando, Gabe Jones, who is set to appear.

"Feige also said there was an international component [to the film]," according to CHUD. The site wasn't sure if this meant that The Invaders were indeed going to appear in the film -- or that they will actually be called that if they do show up in it.

It's entirely possible that Marvel could mix and match members of both the Invaders and the Howling Commandos and have them fight alongside Cap in the movie. Another big question is whether we'll see Jackson's Nick Fury in the World War II sequences, or if he'll only appear in the modern day segments.

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Lo and behold!

Chris Hemsworth as...

THE MIGHTY THOR!

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Toby Jones, last seen in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll and Frost/Nixon, has signed on to play another of Captain America’s villains: mad scientist Arnim Zola.

Zola is an expert biochemist and genetic tinkerer who works for the Nazis creating clones and monstrous creatures. He also perfects a method of transferring brain patterns between bodies, most notably using it to put his own mind into a robot, thereby surviving World War Two and living into modern times.

The crazed genius happens to be one of the biggest thorns in the side of the Avengers, so chances are we could see him in more than one movie.

But with Hugo Weaving already playing the film’s Big Bad, Red Skull, does this mean that yet another Marvel character will suffer from Too Many Villains Syndrome? Only time will tell.

[Zero]

saw iron man 2 today - thor's hammer is pretty cool at the end. there is also a cameo of cap's shield (although it is in pieces so maybe a prototype?)

picture of thor and seeing the hammer almost makes me think they can pull off Thor. personally my biggest fanboy dream is to see hulk hit iron man (i like downey but he is so smug as iron man i really just want to see the big green guy wipe the smirk off his face - at least once) starting to look forward to avengers!!!

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As revealed to an even wider audience in the two Iron Man movies, Tony Stark’s dad, Howard, had a crucial role to play in helping to found the S.H.I.E.L.D team back around the time of World War Two.

So it should be no surprise to learn that he’ll crop up in Captain America: The First Avenger in a younger incarnation than the one who helped his son out via the magic of convenient film reel.

Which brings us to the matter of who’d play him, since John Slattery, who got the role for Iron Man 2, is a little bit old to be playing Howard at 30 or younger.

So we’re intrigued – if cautious – to learn that Mamma Mia/An Education’s Dominic Cooper might just be slipping into Stark’s sharp suit.

We add the cautionary part because Salon’s interview with the man at Cannes drops only the tiniest reference to him cropping up in Captain America and at no time during the filmed version of the chat does he actually say he’s got the role. Plus, Marvel has been steadily making announcements about casting on the movie, so you think the company would have shouted about finding a Howard.

So consider this still floating in the ghostly chasm between rumour and reality for now.

If he has joined – and he’s certainly a great choice with an air of the Downey Jrs about him – he’ll be working with a cast that already includes Chris Evans as the titular hero, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell and Toby Jones.

Joe Johnston starts shooting the thing next month in the UK.

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Saw that earlier on Superhero Hype. They seem far more sure about things than your source though:

http://www.superherohype.com/news/ar...aptain-america

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Tommy Lee Jones is the latest addition to the Captain America rumor mill:

http://www.filmshaft.com/tommy-lee-j...ptain-america/

No real info, but I think he'd add something to the cast for sure. Fingers crossed this pans out.

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How will Captain America of the movie look?

Have a peek - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45326


Also, if you haven't seen Thor yet, here he is -

http://www.collider.com/2010/06/02/t...s-concept-art/

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The Marvel universe is a very crowded and busy place.

There are hundreds of characters just hanging around, hoping for their big chance at the silver screen. Most of them aren't fleshed out enough to ever nab their own franchise, but they could be strong supporting characters like SHIELD's trusty Agent Coulson.

Marvel is doing their best to work in as many of those guys as possible, and Captain America: The First Avenger is proving to be fertile ground.

The Invaders and the Howling Commandos are both tipped to appear, and we finally have our first Commando in Neal McDonough. According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, he's in talks to play Dum Dum Dugan.

Dugan is probably the most colorful of the Commandos. Before acquiring his dubious nickname, he was Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader, a Boston native who worked as a circus strongman before joining the British Army. He was invited to become second-in-command of the Howling Commandos after helping Nick Fury and Happy Sam Sawyer out of a Nazi-filled jam. Dugan lacks superpowers, but he's very strong, and quite good with a rifle. He also wears a bowler hat. Perhaps if he throws it hard enough, he can kill people with it. It's a perfect role for McDonough, though fans already seem miffed he's not a redhead.

Captain America won't just have Dum Dum for back-up. Last week, Hayley Atwell confirmed to Leicester Square TV that Tommy Lee Jones has indeed joined the cast. His role is still unknown, but fans are betting he's playing the leader and recruiter of the Commandos, the gruff and gray Sam Sawyer.



Also, Jeremy Renner has been talking to Marvel about playing Clint Barton for some time, and now the actor is in “final negotiations” to join The Avengers as Hawkeye.

Renner’s star rose considerably over the last year after his Oscar-nominated turn in The Hurt Locker, which opened up such opportunities as Peter Berg’s adaptation of Battleship and Paul Thomas Anderson’s untitled opus on religion. Renner seems to have passed on Battleship, and the Anderson film could take awhile to come together, so the actor remains a free agent ready to don Hawkeye’s purple bow.

The ensemble cast required for The Avengers, which Joss Whedon (Firefly) will direct, is approaching completion. There’s Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man (of course), Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johanssen as Black Widow, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.

(Of course, the big missing piece is Hulk — no deal has been made with Edward Norton to reprise his role from 2008’s The Incredible Hulk.)

Heat Vision reports that, to keep the budget under control, Marvel has talked all the featured players into a paycut.

This is all shaping up pretty fantastically. Renner is a great get, and if there is any legitimacy to the Josh Holloway rumor (as Ant-Man, perhaps?), fans would apparently be at a loss for words.

For those unfamiliar with the character, here’s a short bio:

Clint Barton was an orphan, and ran away from the orphanage as a pre-teen to join the circus as a carnival performer, where he was trained in the use of the bow and arrow by the Swordsman and Trickshot. When he discovered that his mentors were both criminals he rejected them, leading to a beating by Swordsman which left Barton badly injured and hospitalized. Years later, he saw Iron Man in action, and was inspired and decided to become a costumed hero called Hawkeye.