Finally – the trailer for the much-anticipated Avengers movie is out! And it looks absolutely amazing. Don’t take my word for it, watch it yourself!

Oh god, so many awesome moments. My favorite, of course, was Steve Rogers and Tony Stark snarking at each other. Will this movie be awesome or will it be awesome?

The Avengers is directed by Joss Whedon and starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, Chris Evans as Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Cobie Smulders (HNNNGGH) as Maria Hill, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, and Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner.

Yes, the guy who played Johnny Storm in those HORRIBLE Fantastic Four movies is now going to play Captain America. And as I’m writing this, the internet actually broke in two as people are ranting non-stop on their LiveJournals about how bad this casting choice is, and they’re probably arranging a protest at Marvel Studios right now, so they can storm the shit out of the building and kill whoever did that decision. (continue reading…)