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MARVELS AVENGERS
BOX OFFICE SMASH
Marvel’s The Avengers smashed box office numbers this summer, and now it’s coming to a U-verse near you. Watch it starting September 25, 2012, on U-verse Movies.
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What happens when you mix a director who’s worked mostly on TV with Marvel Studios and an ensemble of misfit Super Heroes? Box office gold, that’s what. Acclaimed by critics and the comic geekanista, and bringing in well over a billion dollars in sales globally, Marvel's The Avengers gives the summer blockbuster a good name — and
then some.
THE STORY
It all starts when the mischievous demi-god, Loki, steals the cosmic cube, an object which contains ultimate power and could potentially cause an untold amount of damage. The only thing standing between the good people of Earth and certain disaster are Earth's mightiest heroes, The Avengers – Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. But first, Nick Fury, the director of the top-secret military force known as S.H.I.E.L.D., must span the globe in a daring recruitment to assemble this super ensemble.
Key Moments in Marvel Super Hero History
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Marvel Comics #1 is published under Timely Comics umbrella.
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In issue #1 of The Incredible Hulk, Dr. Bruce Banner is inadvertently exposed to gamma radiation, transforming him into the massive green monster known simply as The Hulk.
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Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man,The Hulk, and The Wasp appear in The Avengers issue #1 as the Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
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The Avengers discover Captain America trapped in ice. Once revived, the WWII super-soldier joins the team in The Avengers issue #4.
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Peter Parker and his spidey sense go to Hollywood with the release of Spider-Man.
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Iron Man makes the leap to the big screen.
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Marvel's The Avengers sets the record for the biggest opening debut in North America, with a weekend gross of $207.4 million.
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MEET THE AVENGERS
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CAPTAIN AMERICA
- IDENTITY:
- Steve Rogers
After a top secret Super-Soldier program transformed frail Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) into the powerful and heroic Captain America, his amazing WWII exploits made him a living legend. Steve saved New York City and turned the tide of the war, but crashed into the Arctic during his final mission. Awakening in the modern day, Steve learned that he had spent decades frozen in the icy tundra. Now, Steve Rogers finds himself alone in a modern world that he hardly recognizes. When Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), director of the international peacekeeping agency S.H.I.E.L.D., calls on Rogers to help save the world again, he quickly suits up as Captain America, taking up his iconic shield and bringing his strength, leadership, and no-nonsense attitude to The Avengers.
IRON MAN
- IDENTITY:
- Tony Stark
On top of being an eccentric genius, a billionaire, a playboy, and a philanthropist, Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) is also the armored Super Hero known as Iron Man. Fresh from defeating enemies the world over, Stark reluctantly agreed to serve as a consultant to Nick Fury’s (Samuel L. Jackson) top-secret peacekeeping and intelligence agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D. Now, with a global crisis on the horizon and the fate of the world in the balance, Stark must again power up his Iron Man armor to save the world, and become a full-fledged member of The Avengers.
THOR
- IDENTITY:
- The God of Thunder
An arrogant prince from the distant land of Asgard, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) was banished to Earth after his irresponsible behavior threatened his homeland. While in exile, Thor learned humility and helped to save his new friends from a destructive threat sent by his brother Loki. In the process, Thor redeemed himself in the eyes of his father, Odin, the King of Asgard. After being welcomed back to Asgard as a hero, Thor must now return to Earth to prevent a cosmic-level catastrophe. With Mjolnir in his hand, a legendary hammer with immense power, the mighty warrior soon finds himself drawn into an unlikely alliance with Nick Fury’s secret initiative, The Avengers, lending his power to their cause against his wayward brother, Loki.
BLACK WIDOW
- IDENTITY:
- Natasha Romanoff
S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), is one of the world’s greatest spies and quite possibly the world’s most skilled assassin. Armed with an extensive arsenal of specialized weapons like widow stings and cluster bombs, as well as a vast repertoire of martial arts skills, Romanoff’s unique talents makes her one of director Fury’s top agents and an integral part in assembling The Avengers.
the hulk
- IDENTITY:
- Dr. Bruce Banner
After a gamma radiation experiment went awry, mild-mannered scientist Dr. Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) found himself with a peculiar condition. When angered or provoked, he would transform into the uncontrollable, green-skinned monster known as The Hulk. Now, fearful of the damage that The Hulk could inflict, Dr. Banner chooses to live a discreet life in remote parts of the world, working to cure the sick and help the poor while trying to elude those who would take advantage of his ability to change into the enormous, green menace. When a mounting threat calls for Banner’s specialized scientific expertise, S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury recruits him, knowing full well that the incredible strength of Banner’s alter ego, The Hulk, would be an asset to The Avengers.
HAWKEYE
- IDENTITY:
- Clint Barton
One of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s most elite agents, Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), code-named Hawkeye, is the greatest living marksman on Earth. Armed with his weapon of choice, the recurve bow, Hawkeye fires his arsenal of custom augmented arrows, specialized for any number of specific situations, with perfect precision. With the potential for global catastrophe on the horizon, he employs his amazing combat skills to fight alongside The Avengers.
the trouble makers
Sure, Super Heroes uphold justice, save the day, and look good doing it. But they wouldn’t be doing any protecting or saving or looking good if there weren’t a few things to get the conflict rolling. Like a supervillain, or an alien invasion, or a cosmic cube which contains infinite power. For Marvel’s The Avengers, this is where it all begins.
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LOKI
After his bid to overthrow the throne of Asgard was thwarted by his brother Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the evil Loki retreated to lands unknown to plot his revenge. Not just against his brother, but against Earth, whose inhabitants Thor now protects. Loki (Tom Hiddleston) now returns with a nefarious plot to conquer Earth and will stop at nothing.
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THE TESSERACT
This mysterious iridescent blue cube of energy is a source of absolute and infinite power that can bring all who come before it to their knees. Loki’s going to use the cube as his super nuclear weapon to subjugate Earth and to force the human race to unite in worship of him.
