After joking that he will finally start writing the script for The Avengers, Joss Whedon announces that today will be the first day of filming on the superhero team-up movie.

“Tomorrow we start shooting (I THINK I’m legally permitted to say that),” he wrote last night on Whedonesque. “Day one. That’s right. We’ll be shooting the pivotal death/betrayal/product placement/setting up the sequel/coming out scene, at the following address: … [Marvel Lawyers rush in, take Joss's keyboard, blowtorch a picture of his family like in Stormy Monday, drink his milkshake, leave the seat up, fluff his pillows, violently unfluff his pillows, leave]

“… Went too far. My bad. Anyhoo, it should be a fun day, followed by the eighty thousand other fun days it will take to finish this. I’ll be checking in from time to time, if there’s news or I crave attention (i.e. am awake) . None of it will be Avengers news — I have some very denty pillows to remind of that — but I may have tidbits.”

So after what seems like forever The Avengers is finally coming together. The Avengers will be filming, for the majority, in Albuquerque Studios in New Mexico as well as New York and Cleveland.

The Avengers stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner, and Mark Ruffalo. The movie Opens on May 4th 2012.

    While the question of which enemy Superman will face in Man of Steel was put to rest, another big superhero-movie mystery remains: Who’s the villain in The Avengers? Rumors began as far back as July 2009 that Earth’s Mightiest Heroes would become embroiled in a conflict between the militaristic Kree and the shape-shifting Skrulls, whose histories are intertwined with the major players in the Marvel Universe. The speculation reached a fevered pitch last December, when a New Mexico newspaper reported Josh Whedon's Avengers would united together against the Kree and Skrull. Marvel "sort of" dismissed the claim though.

    Attention then seemed to focus on the Incredible Hulk and/or Loki, in a storyline perhaps inspired by Marvel’s The Avengers #1. But in a sizzle reel shown last week at CinemaCon, Mark Ruffalo reportedly indicated the Hulk will be a hero rather than the out of control monster that brings the team together.

    That leaves us with the god of mischief, good ole' Loki, right? Not so fast. (I know, it's annoying right?)

    The Daily Blam! reports that, at Kapow! Comic Con in London, Thor co-star Tom Hiddleston “hinted strongly that he is not slated to be making an appearance in The Avengers, contrary to recent rumblings Loki will be the focus of the superhero film’s troubles.”

    Of course, that could just be a feint (after all, Man of Steel director Zack Snyder at one point characterized Zod’s inclusion as “just a rumor”) But it’s looking more likely that the Avengers are heading toward an old-fashioned intergalactic brawl — the kind of large-scale action a lot of fans were hoping for.

    Fingers crossed!

    The Avengers stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson and Clark Gregg. It opens on May 4, 2012.

The event will be written by Matt Fraction (Invincible Iron Man, Casanova) with art from Stuart Immonen (New Avengers).

    The event will run for seven issues and focus on fears - faced by the heroes of the Marvel Universe and of people in today's economic and political world. Similar to Secret Invasion and Civil War, the event will crossover into many titles, affecting nearly everyone in the Marvel Universe. The story will center around a secret that happened many decades ago and has been passed down through time.

    Tom Brevoort has mentioned during the press conference that some of the events of Fear Itself are teased in the now infamous timeline that appeared in The Avengers series, but that it may be difficult to translate until Fear Itself is fully in motion. "Fear Itself will once again have meaningful ramifications for the Marvel Universe" Brevoort stated.

    Marvel is pleased to present your first look at MOON KNIGHT #1, from the Eisner Award-winning creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev!

    "Moon Knight heads to Los Angeles as a one-man Avengers team to dissolve a criminal syndicate tearing the City of Angels apart. Except there will be no warm welcome, because once word gets out about Marc Spector’s arrival, the mastermind behind L.A.’s crime circuit will stop at nothing to make an example of any Avengers who cross him. Plagued by incurable schizophrenia, can Moon Knight hold it together to clear out a city riddled with villains?"

     Coming this May, The Amazing team that brought you Daredevil are back with possible one of Marvels biggest series of the year. MOON KNIGHT #1


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