Production on the Marvel Studios all-star film The Avengers has allegedly been halted less than a week after commencing.

According to Film Fan Review, filming has completely shut down due to the reported leaking of Samuel L Jackson's script.

Earlier this week, it was reported that an anonymous source had offered a 129-page shooting draft of the film's screenplay to the website Obsessed With Film.

A source close to production on the project now claims that Marvel Studios has called for a rewrite of the compromised scenes.

The film's ensemble cast of The Avengers includes the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner, as well as Jackson.

The Avengers is due for release in US and UK cinemas on May 4, 2012.

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