Alternate opening for The Avengers picks up at the aftermath of the climactic battle with the Chitauri in the streets of New York. Maria Hill has to account for the actions and destruction caused by Nick Fury and co.

The Avengers is an American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast, which includes Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson. In The Avengers, Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America to save the world from destruction.



Development of The Avengers began when Marvel Studios received a grant from Merrill Lynch in April 2005. After the success of the film Iron Man in May 2008, Marvel announced that The Avengers would be released in July 2011. With the signing of Scarlett Johansson in March 2009, the film was pushed back for a 2012 release. Whedon was brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the screenplay that was originally written by Zak Penn. Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio in August 2011 and New York City in September 2011. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.



The Avengers was released in the United States on May 4, 2012 in 2D and 3D.

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I must say, that was pretty interesting and definitely inline with the comic book depiction of Maria Hill. That scene makes me curios as to whether Whedon planned to cut to the opening scene at Project Pegasus or to another scene from the film. Perhaps there will be commentary on the blu-ray/dvd which explains the decision behind the cut. The film will be released for your home viewing pleasures on September 25th.2 hrs 23minutesMay 4 2012 (USA)PG 13 for for intense sequences of action and violence, some disturbing images, and languageRobert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Cobie Smulders, Jeremy Renner, Clark Gregg, Stellan Skarsgård, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson and Lou FerrignoJoss WhedonZak Penn (initial screenplay), Joss Whedon (revised screenplay)