Disappointed that you're stuck waiting until next Spring for the "Phase One" box set? Well, if you pre-ordered it through Amazon, you'll now be eligible to receive a FREE copy of Marvel's The Avengers on Blu-ray. Read on for details!

We're writing to let you know that the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One-Avengers Assembled Collection will not be released by Marvel as originally expected. Instead, Marvel is planning to offer a similar collection in new packaging. The new collection will include the original titles offered with the first version of the item, and is expected to be available in the spring of 2013. To make this easy for you, we updated your order for the original collection and will ship the new collection when it becomes available. The price of the new collection will be the same as the original collection.



To show our appreciation for your understanding, we are providing you with a promo code to receive a free copy of Marvel's The Avengers (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging). To be eligible, you must have placed your order between June 1, 2012 and August 28, 2012. Any cancelled orders are not eligible to receive the free copy. Codes must be redeemed by October 15, 2012.

Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures Marvel’s The Avengers--the super hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel super heroes Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.

STARRING:



Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man

Chris Hemsworth as Thor

Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye

Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Ramanoff/Black Widow

Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk

Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson

Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill

Tom Hiddleston as Loki



RELEASE DATE: September 17th, 2012 (UK) September 25th, 2012 (US)

When thebox set was first revealed, it was met with a great deal of excitement from fans. Featuring all six of the Marvel Studios movies released so far over ten discs, it was set to be released in a replica of the briefcase used by Nick Fury in the superhero ensemble and would also include a glowing replica of the Tesseract. However, a German luggage firm filed a lawsuit because of the similarities between the replica briefcase being used for this set and one of their products, delaying the release until Spring 2013. Well, fans who pre-ordered the set through Amazon were sent the following message promising them a very nice piece of compensation for the inconveniece.