Tonight’s Super Bowl didn’t bring much in the way of Comic Book movie trailers, but Marvel’s spot certainly brought it. This extended trailer for The Avengers shows off tons of new footage including a money shot of the team assembled for the first time. You can check out the spot below:

The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Tom Hiddleston and Samuel L. Jackson. The team is set to assemble on May 4, 2012.

UPDATE: Here’s a embed for the trailer:

The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Tom Hiddleston and Samuel L. Jackson. The team is set to assemble on May 4, 2012.

There is a weird element of: they handed me one of the biggest movies of all time, and I’m making it up as I go.

Whedon also says that the team won’t be all friends, but that doesn’t hold true for the cast members: “I was like, well, if they hate each other, I guess we can use that,” he shrugs. “But they don’t.”

We’ve included all the images after the jump, but outside of Whedon’s quote, we won’t have much to go on until the issue debuts Friday. 

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Marvel also confirmed that Tom Hiddleston and Stellan Skarsgård will return playing their respective roles from Thor. The movie will begin production in Albuquerque, New Mexico before moving to Cleveland, Ohio and New York City.

As production continues, we’ll hopefully have more images, but I’m more than content with this teaser image. We’ll have more news for you as the Avengers continue to assemble.

Source: Marvel.com

According to Deadline, How I Met Your Mother’s Cobie Smulders is now the front runner for the role of Maria Hill  in the The Avengers after a screen test on Friday. Smulders reportedly auditioned for the role with several actresses including Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield), Morena Baccarin (V, Firefly) and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World). The multi-picture deal could finish as early as this weekend.

Deadline also reports that at one point Smulders was one of the names shortlisted for director Joss Whedon‘s unmade Wonder Woman movie.

As we reported Thursday, Maria Hill will play the sidekick to Samuel L. Jackson‘s Nick Fury and will hopefully bring the same spirit that she’s had in the comics over to The Avengers when it’s released on May 4, 2012.

Source: Deadline

The above concept art offers your first look at what the movie version of the famed SHIELD Helicarrier will look like in the upcoming Avengers movie. An article from io9 reveals details that the Helicarrier was originally supposed to appear in Iron Man 2, but will see the light of day in Marvel’s Superhero epic. The site that originally leaked the designs
(Spidermedia.ru) also states that Kevin Feige wants to build one and place it on top of the San Diego Convention Center for 2011′s Comic-Con. Let’s hope that this actually occurs, but until then enjoy the concept art.

Source: io9 via Spidermedia.ru

• DC Comics released an image yesterday that combines all the variant covers for Brightest Day into one, interlocking mural. There are plenty of details to speculate and discuss about, and I recommend Comics Alliance’s analysis of the image.
• Slashfilm has all the information on the possibility of multiple female characters in “The Avengers” movie. Whedon did confirm that Black Widow will be the only female Avenger in the movie.
• DC Comics unvield that Scott Kolins will be taking over art duites on JSA. You can check out some the art from his first issue on the series over at The Source blog.
• The Vulture has an exclusive report on turning the highly successful Locke & Key comic into a Television series. There’s some major talent attached to the project, including Steven Spielberg, Fringe’s Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles‘ Josh Friedman.

Did you clear your plate?

The teaser trailer for “The Avengers” that was screened at Comic-Con is now available online for everyone’s viewing pleasure. The brief trailer offers nothing more then a cool voiceover by Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and the logo for the film, but is still impressive and exciting. Enjoy the embedded trailer after the jump!

At Comic-Con last Saturday night, the entire ensemble cast of Marvel Studios’ “The Avengers” was finally confirmed. Here’s a list of the mind-blowing ensemble cast:

• Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
• Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
• Clark Gregg as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson
• Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
• Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
• Chris Hemmsworth as Thor
• Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
• Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk

The Avengers Assembled

This amazing cast will be directed by Geek God, Joss Whedon. For the past week or so it had been rumored that Ruffalo might play Bruce Banner, it was only with this announcement (and with an official endorsement from Robert Downey, Jr.) that we know for sure. In my opinion, Mark Ruffalo will do an outstanding job as Bruce Banner/Hulk. Much like everyone else, I would have liked to see Marvel Studios keep continuity and continue on with Edward Norton, but let’s just move on.

I can honestly say after being in the room with that full cast in attendance, my excitement for the film increased tenfold.

William was lucky enough to grab the announcement on video and I’ve embedded the video after the jump

Needless to say, May 4, 2012 can’t come fast enough!