'The Avengers' Starts Filming, Evans Confirms New Suit For Film

THE AVENGERS Starts Shooting Today!
Published on: Apr 25, 2011 10:28:00 AM CDT

Nordling here.

For comics fans everywhere, an AVENGERS comic book film was simply an idea. No one ever thought that it would actually happen, and at the level of budget it would require, with the A-list celebrities that we're getting playing those roles. It seemed just a fantasy for a long time. But today, filming begins, and Joss Whedon is ready for it, according to his blog on Whedonesque:

Hi Pumpkins, joss here.

Tomorrow we start shooting (I THINK I'm legally permitted to say that). Day one. That's right. We'll be shooting the pivotal death/betrayal/product placement/setting up the sequel/coming out scene, at the following address:

[Marvel Lawyers rush in, take Joss's keyboard, blowtorch a picture of his family like in "Stormy Monday", drink his milkshake, leave the seat up, fluff his pillows, violently unfluff his pillows, leave]

Went too far. My bad. Anyhoo, it should be a fun day, followed by the eighty thousand other fun days it will take to finish this. I'll be checking in from time to time, if there's news or I crave attention (i.e. am awake) . None of it will be Avengers news -- I have some very denty pillows to remind of that -- but I may have tidbits. (They're not about Firefly. I should say that up front, if only to protect Sis Mo from the HATORZ.)...

...So wish me luck. DO IT! LUCK! NOW! I'm off to finish some Buffy pages, and then figure out what the movie is about already. I'm pretty sure it's about the Justice League [Marvel Lawyers re-enter, unspeakability occurs] or possibly something else. I'll get it. I've been looking forward to this. For about 46 years.

Catchphrase!

-j.

Really looking forward to seeing what Joss cooks up. We're getting a by-God Avengers comic book movie. That's reason to celebrate, right?

Nordling, out.