The fall guy: Jeremy Renner takes a running leap as he films action sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron with Elizabeth Olsen



There's clearly not going to be any shortage of big action sequences in the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron movie judging by some of the cast's impressive stuntwork.



Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton aka master archer Hawkeye was seen on set performing some of his own stunts and taking a major fall for his troubles. Elizabeth Olsen is a new addition to the cast as Wanda Maximoff, AKA the Scarlet Witch both working as agents for S.H.I.E.L.D., the espionage and law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe.

In the sequel currently filming in Italy the Avengers team reassemble to battle a robot with feelings known as Ultron.



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Stunt man: Jeremy proves that he's real Avengers material as he leaps about the set of the movie

The big bang: Elizabeth and Jeremy cover their ears during one of the many elaborate stunts for the movie

Out of the rubble: Elizabeth and Jeremy walk through the ruins on set

The film, which also stars Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr and Samuel L Jackson is scheduled for release in the UK and USA on the same day - May 1, 2015.



2012's Avengers film, which had a budget of $220 million, ending up earning over $623 million in the US alone. In the UK it ranked up over £46 million. Worldwide the movie grossed over $1.5 billion dollars worldwide.

The movie became the first Marvel movie to generate over $1 billion and now stands as the third-highest grossing film of all time. No doubt movie bosses are hoping that the next installment in the franchise can best that figure.



Hanging on: The stunt work is all carefully coordinated by professionals

Searching for survivors: One of the specially created costumes for the movie

This scene of the movie almost seems a throwback to early Iron Curtain times of the 50s and 60s

With Elizabeth now added to the ever-growing list of stars in the cast Avengers: The Age Of Ultron, her character Wanda Maximoff, AKA the Scarlet Witch is likely to be seen as another strong female superhero role model.



The 25-year-old actress was also spotted in character on the Italian set of the Marvel movie earlier this week.



Her battered outfit certainly makes clear Scarlet Witch is in for one big fight.

Superhero: Elizabeth Olsen in her guise as the Scarlet Witch in sequel The Avengers: Age Of Ultron on set on Monday

Her long dark hair was worn over her shoulders while smokey eye make-up gave her a gothic look as chaos and crumbling buildings lay around her.



As the camera rolled, Elisabeth held her arms to the sky for the Scarlet Witch has the mutant power to perform hexes via hand gestures which can create fire, contain or remove air from a particular volume, deflect objects, stop the momentum of projectiles, open doors, explode objects, create force fields and deflect magical attacks.



Olsen was on set with Aaron Taylor-Johnson who plays her twin brother Pietro Maximoff , AKA Quicksilver.