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Assembling the Avengers: The Avengers (2012)

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Paul Brian McCoy

It's the sort of superhero film I've personally wished for since I was eight years old, reading The Avengers from Englehart through Shooter through Michilenie and watching George Perez and John Byrne come into their own as artists.

Assembling the Avengers: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

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Paul Brian McCoy

Jon Favreau approached Avi Arad with the intention of making it a comedy, but luckily opted to make Iron Man instead. Then, Incredible Hulk director, Louis Leterrier, was shown concept art and offered his services, but Marvel turned him down.

Assembling the Avengers: Thor (2011)

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Paul Brian McCoy

That score was markedly lower amongst White Supremacists, who objected to Idris Elba's casting as a black Norse god and attempted to organize a boycott of the film.

It had no effect.

Assembling the Avengers: Iron Man 2 (2010)

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Paul Brian McCoy

Not only is this film set six months after the first film, through later interactions with Fury, we discover that it is occurring at the same time as The Incredible Hulk and that Stark's father was a founding member of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Assembling the Avengers: Iron Man (2008)

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Paul Brian McCoy

The first step on the road to The Avengers was taken in 2006, as actor/director Jon Favreau was hired to direct Marvel's first independent production, Iron Man.

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