Captain America
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: (L-R) Wax figures of Spider-Man, Thor as portrayed by actor Chris Hemsworth, Iron Man, Captain America as portrayed by actor Chris Evans and The Hulk appear at the Madame Tussauds New York's Interactive Marvel Super Hero Experience at Madame Tussauds on April 26, 2012 in New York City.
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Sixties over. Diana Rigg, like 73. We new 'Avengers.' We hot new superhero movie. Me Hulk. Meet Thor. Captain America. Iron Man. Black Widow. Hawkeye. Sit back. Enjoy. Get you popcorn?
What really makes the difference in The Avengers is the emphasis on character as the film's storytelling core. Many of the superheroes, including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth), have had features of their own, but both what they say and how they say it is a step up here.
There were some days that were tough and we had to make stuff up on the spot, and not just individual one-on-one type pieces. It would be pieces where it's eight-on-one, and the actors would pick it up on the spot, that day ... I was pretty proud of the fact that they could adapt to changes on the spot. There's a Thor-Captain America team-up in the street, that one we pieced together pretty quick the day before we were going to shoot it. I think that turned out really good.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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'Avengers' smashes record: $200.3 million debut
million in barely a week and a half, more than its Marvel superhero forerunners " Iron Man ," '' Iron Man 2 ," '' Thor " and "Captain America" took in during their entire runs.If distributor Disney 's domestic estimate Sunday holds when the final weekend count Read more »
Around the web
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4 Blu-Rays für 30€ – z.B. Thor, Captain America, Green Lantern und Hangover 2 für 30€
Packt man sich dann die 4 Blu-Rays in den Warenkorb, wird der Preis automatisch auf 30€ reduziert. Das ergibt einen Gesamtpreis von 7,5€ pro Blu-Ray, was schon recht gut ist. 6:57 AM from Schnaeppchenfuchs.com Read more »
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USMNT: Pregaming USA & Brasil
Coming off a massacre of the Scots not seen since the days of the hated Oliver Cromwell, who sent my people west of the River Shannon to farm rocks, the victorious Yanks will be looking for their sixth straight victory Wednesday night in Landover against 5/29/12 from Soccer Blogs Read more »
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'2012 MTV Movie Awards' to Debut First-Ever Social Voting Category Best Hero with Real-Time Results
via press release: New Social Category Part of Suite of Multi-Screen All Access Live Experiences, Including Updated Twitter Tracker, First-Time Facebook Visualization and New Extensions with Tumblr and Shazam New York, NY (May 29, 2012) – MTV today annou from TVbyTheNumbers.com Read more »
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'Men In Black' Shoot Down 'Avengers' At Holiday Weekend Box Office
It wasn't Loki, an army of otherworldly Chitauri nor any other super-villain that finally defeated Captain America and his pals. A satiric adaptation of a 1970s soap opera and a big-budget action flick based on a board game tried and failed. Ultimately, from MTV.com Read more »
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Cobie Smulders makes jump from sitcom to action film in 'The Avengers'
Surrounded by a Norse god, a super soldier, a deadly spy, a brilliant scientist who can become an 8-foot-tall rage monster, and, well, Tony Stark, it might have been easy for Cobie Smulders to get lost in the muscle-clad crowd. But the 30-year-old Canadi from Miami Herald Read more »
