Superbowl Avengers Teaser

I just really hope the bad guys aren't "dark elves" or some other Asgardian enemies. Marvel lore is so vast that it would be a crime for them to make such an epic movie and not include an epic enemy like the Skrulls, or even the Kree.

The armor could be something to keep Frost Giants at subzero temperatures while on Earth. Just something I thought when my sister guessed at their identity. But then again you never saw the Frost Giants using fighter craft and laser guns against the Asgardians and you'd think they'd use that sort of technology while at war. So I think those are out.

And I recently read somewhere that one of the folks making the movie said it's absolutely not the Skrulls. And he also said he wasn't looking to do the Kree-Skrull War with this movie, which possibly rules out the Kree as well.

The armor has a chitin-like quality, which makes me think insectoid, so, maybe Annihilus?

I also liked the trailer


It's looking good and The Hulk looks good. I didn't care for the 2008 Hulk...too "vein-y" and skin looked plastic or something *shrugs*

From the Wikipedia entry about the movie:

" Mark Ruffalo as Dr. Bruce Banner / Hulk:

A genius scientist who, because of exposure to gamma radiation, transforms into a monster when enraged or excited. Ruffalo was cast after negotiations between Marvel and Edward Norton broke down.[8] About replacing Edward Norton, Ruffalo said, "I'm a friend of Ed's, and yeah, that wasn't a great way for all that to go down. But the way I see it is that Ed has bequeathed this part to me. I look at it as my generation's Hamlet." About the character he stated, "He's a guy struggling with two sides of himself—the dark and the light—and everything he does in his life is filtered through issues of control. I grew up on the Bill Bixby TV series, which I thought was a really nuanced and real human way to look at the Hulk. I like that the part has those qualities".[9] Regarding the Hulk's place on the team Ruffalo said, "He's like the teammate none of them are sure they want on their team. He's a loose cannon. It's like, 'Just throw a grenade in the middle of the group and let's hope it turns out well"![10] Ruffalo also told New York magazine that unlike previous incarnations, he will actually play the Hulk, "I'm really excited. No one's ever played the Hulk exactly, they've always done CGI. They're going to do the Avatar stop-action, stop-motion capture. So I'll actually play the Hulk. That'll be fun".[11] About his preparation for the role Ruffalo joked, "I've lost 15 pounds and I've put another five on of just strapping, pure USDA beef... They want me mean and lean, but they don't want me big and buff"


As to Loki's army, we know that in Captain America the Red Skull was presumed killed but we didn't hear any reports that Hydra was disbanded,destroyed, all captured, etc. So perhaps for years Hydra has been laying low, rebuilding their might and then comes Loki with the tesseract/Cosmic Cube and takes command of them?

Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.

I dunno about toned down. I just think that they're going for a more natural build, which entails relaxed muscles vs working, pumped-up muscles in action.

The shot of the Hulk from the back (In the group street shot of the Avengers) reminds me of the way the Hulk was drawn in the original Avengers comics. It is possible that was intentional- a homage to the original drawings?

As a aside.. for some reason I do NOT like the "modern" Cap suit.. something about it just seems off..

I really hope that Loki's army is the Skrull and not the Kree.. though it is possible Hollywood decided to combine them into a "new" race?

Bleedingcoolnews has a good idea of who it is.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/02/...-who-they-ish/

I really don't mind. It saves something for a sequel.

If you pause when Thor is helping Cap to his feet, you see his chest has been spattered with what might be blue blood.

Who bleeds blue?

Wealthy Europeans?

No matter how tall he is, I have a feeling Whedon is going to come up with some awesome feats of strength for him in this movie.