One of the greatest accomplishments of "The Avengers" has to be that thrilling, extended final against Loki and his army. There is just so much going on, so many unforgettable moments, that we had to find out just how they pulled it off from the people behind the movie.
When MTV News spoke with Joss Whedon, he said that the final battle was the most challenging for him as a filmmaker. "The final battle is not small," he said, always a fan of the understatement. "It really was a task to make sure that everybody was working at their particular power level, and every now and then we had to adjust things because there are things that Cap can do Hawkeye can't, and Thor can do that Cap can't, and Hulk can do that Thor can't. You've just got to make sure that you stay true to their realities."
'The Avengers': The Comic Books Behind The Movie
Posted 5/5/12 9:48 am EST by Matt Adler in Commentary, Hot Stuff, Marvel, News
Ever since the 2008 big-screen debut of "Iron Man," Marvel Studios has been building towards something. Followed by "The Incredible Hulk" in the same year, "Iron Man 2" in 2010, and "Thor" and "Captain America" in 2011, there were seeds carefully being planted, all suggesting an end goal of something bigger. That something is the feature film debut of "The Avengers," the superhero team which unites Marvel’s greatest heroes, in theaters right now. But the roots of the Avengers go a lot further back than 2008, and we’re going to take a look at the Avengers comic books published over nearly 50 years that have lent their influence to the making of the Avengers film.
WARNING: If you have not seen the film yet, you may want to hold off on reading this—there are MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD.
As hinted in the post-credits scene of Thor, the primary menace the Avengers have to contend with in their first outing is Loki (Tom Hiddleston), the Norse God of Evil. This echoes the founding of the team in 1963’s Avengers #1 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, where Loki is inadvertently responsible for the formation of the team. He attempts to lure his hated stepbrother Thor into a trap using the Hulk as his pawn, but succeeds in drawing the attention of the other heroes, who unite to defeat him.
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