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Marvel Announces ‘Avengers’ Fan Screenings
Marvel Studios has announced fan screenings for their upcoming crossover film, The Avengers, on April 14! Are you interested in attending? Hit the jump for the full press release and to find out how.
Marvel Studios announced today that “Marvel’s The Avengers” will reward its fans on Facebook for their continued support of the film’s campaign with advance screenings in cities around the world on a first-come-first-served basis. In the U.S. fans will be able to experience the film in stunning IMAX® 3D.
This unprecedented screening event will enable Facebook fans of “Marvel’s The Avengers” in cities that have assembled the most fans on Facebook to win the first access to screenings of the film, weeks before the May 4th release in theaters. This event will kick off on April 14th at 10 a.m PDT with the top five cities in the U.S. with the most fans on Facebook: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Houston and Miami. The next five cities to garner the most Facebook “Marvel’s The Avengers” fans will be awarded an early screening as well — to be announced shortly on Facebook. Fans can rally for their city to be the chosen location for this special opportunity by going towww.facebook.com/avengers for details. International fans should visit their local “Marvel’s The Avengers” Facebook page for more details on how to win a screening in their city.
Participating fans are encouraged to celebrate this movie event by coming to their local screenings dressed in their finest Super Hero costumes inspired by “Marvel’s The Avengers” – the winners of the Best Costume contest will be awarded reserved seats.
“Marvel’s The Avengers” — the Super Hero team up of a lifetime — is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since.
In “Marvel’s The Avengers” the world’s greatest Super Heroes assemble when Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) join S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) to protect the world from the dangerous and powerful villain, Loki (Tom Hiddleston).
An exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is from Marvel Studios in association with Paramount Pictures, produced by Kevin Feige and directed by Joss Whedon from a story by Zak Penn and Joss Whedon with screenplay by Joss Whedon.
“Marvel’s The Avengers” will be released in the U.S. in 3D and IMAX 3D on May 4, 2012.
Marvel and MTV Launch ‘Avengers vs X-Men: War Journals’
This week saw the launch of this years Marvel crossover event, ‘Avengers vs X-Men’! MTV and Marvel have teamed together to bring you a behind the scenes series, ‘Avengers vs X-Men: War Journals’, to give fans an extra look into this huge event. Hit the jump for more, as well as a link to the first episode!
Marvel and MTV are pleased to officially launch the first full-length episode of Avengers VS. X-Men: War Journals, an unprecedented new video series going behind the scenes of the year’s most important comic book event, at MTV Geek. Join Axel Alonso (Marvel Editor in Chief), Tom Brevoort (Marvel SVP/Executive Editor) and Nick Lowe (Senior Editor) as they discuss putting their own personal allegiances aside to craft the biggest story in Marvel history and meet fans at Midtown Comics in NYC for the largest Avengers VS. X-Men launch party in the world! As fans argue about who will win—Avengers or X-Men—some of the hottest celebrities—DJ Pauly D, Big Time Rush and the Wanted—let you know just which team they’ve chosen! Plus, discover more bonus clips featuring the biggest names in comics exclusively at MTV Geek.
Who’s the most powerful super hero team in the universe? Find out when you pick up Avengers VS X-Men #1, available now in comic stores and on the Marvel Comics app,
For more on Avengers VS. X-Men, please visit http://avx.marvel.com
Which team will reign supreme? Join the conversation on Twitter with #AvX!
To check out all of MTV’s Avengers VS. X-Men: War Journals, please visit http://avx.mtv.com.
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Marvel’s ‘Captain America 2′ Scheduled For April 4, 2014
Marvel Studios and Disney have announced today that they have scheduled a follow up to last year’s smash hit, ‘Captain America’, for a April 4, 2014 release date.
Chris Evans will return as Steve Rogers, but very little is known about the follow up at this time. Currently, there is no director attached to the project, but Marvel has a shortlist of directors they are meeting with so they can get the picture under way.
You can see Captain America again next month in Marvel’s highly anticipated crossover film, ‘The Avengers’, starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson, and Clark Gregg. The movie hits May 4, 2012.
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Marvel Will Participate in the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll
This is pretty cool! It looks like Marvel will be a part of the Easter Egg Roll this year at the 134th annual White House Easter Egg Roll!
Marvel Entertainment will be participating in the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll
The 2012 Easter Egg Roll, which takes place on the South Lawn of the White House, is focused on promoting health and wellness with the theme, “Let’s Go, Let’s Play, Let’s Move!” All of the activities, including sports courts, dancing and cooking encourage children to lead healthy and active lives, which is a central part of the First Lady’sLet’s Move! initiative, a national campaign to combat childhood obesity.
World-renowned Marvel Super Heroes will make a special appearance at the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll. Costume characters including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America will be on hand for a meet and greet with children.
This will be the 134th annual White House Easter Egg Roll with more than 30,000 people visiting the South Lawn for games, stories, and, of course, the traditional egg roll.
Souvenir White House Easter eggs first became an annual keepsake in 1981, when President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan hosted a hunt for wooden eggs that bore the signatures of famous people. The tradition continues this year with the addition of an official First Dog “Bo” egg. These collector’s eggs are available to view or purchase atwww.easter.nationalparks.org.
To learn more about the Easter Egg Roll visit www.whitehouse.gov/
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Marvel’s The Avengers Movie Poster by LEGO
Avengers and LEGO fans rejoice! Marvel has teamed up with LEGO to give you an awesome poster for “Marvel’s The Avengers“! Featuring Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Hulk, Hawkeye and Nick Fury in LEGO form, the poster pays homage to the most recent theatrical one-sheet.
Although Earth’s Mightiest Heroes won’t take over the big screen for another few weeks, you can buy your tickets now, and keep your eyes peeled to Marvel.com for all things Avengers!
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 Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon from a screenplay by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when “Marvel’s The Avengers” assemble in summer 2012.
In addition to “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Marvel Studios will release a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including “Iron Man 3″ on May 3, 2013; and “Thor 2″ on November 15, 2013.
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