The Avengers and Star Wars are quite similar, character wise at least. I mean, first of all, Disney now owns both Marvel and Lucasfilm, which could only mean that future projects may have guest appearances from both universes. Continue reading to see more.
5 Interesting The Avengers facts:
- Mark Ruffalo is the third movie Hulk in the last 10 years.You thought Andrew Garfield quickly replacing Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man was bad? Just look at the film history of Dr. Bruce Banner, one of Marvel’s most iconic characters who happens to turn into a big, burly green guy when he gets ticked off.
- Nifty voiceover work: the gruff, growling vocals of the Hulk were actually provided by an uncredited Lou Ferrigno, who played the green guy in 70s TV series “The Incredible Hulk” and beat up Jason Segel for calling him ‘Hulk’ in “I Love You, Man.” Meanwhile, U.K. vet Paul Bettany (“A Beautiful Mind,” “Priest”) reprised his role as Jarvis, the computer program that helps Iron Man navigate through his tougher physical demands, as he did in “Iron Man” and its sequel.
- Hemsworth Domination: 28-year-old Aussie Chris Hemsworth, who returned as Thor for “The Avengers” after headlining in his own comic book vehicle last year, just starred in the movie with the top-grossing opening weekend of 2012. And who was featured in the movie with the second-highest debut weekend of the year? None other than his 22-year-old brother, Liam Hemsworth, who played Gale Hawthorne in the big-screen adaptation of “The Hunger Games.”
- . “The Avengers” is only director Joss Whedon’s second feature film and first flick in seven years, following the underappreciated 2005 film “Serenity.” But don’t call the man inexperienced: Whedon has been appealing to thoughtful nerds for years, as the creator of the beloved “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” TV series and cult classic space cowboy series “Firefly,” which, incidentally, spawned “Serenity.”
- Not sure why everyone gets so bummed out when (again: major spoiler alert) Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. is killed by Loki? Neither were we. After all, Coulson is just a pleasant dude who delivers classified information and enjoys vintage trading cards. However, actor Clark Gregg has been portraying Agent Coulson over the course of five years, first in 2008’s “Iron Man” and then in “Iron Man 2” and “Thor.”
