First Avengers trailer is out :)

[subucni]

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1636408857/

Please, please, please, let this live upto all the hype wishful expectations.

[dave87]

Please, please, please, let this live upto all the hype wishful expectations.

This.


Going on the track record, it is looking good...

[TheAnimus]

Who's playing John Steed?

Oh wait, this isn't right, this isn't right at all.

[[GSV]Trig]

Bit of Thor vs Capt. America in there eh...

[Infinite]

I don't care as long it has Scarlett Johansson in it

[RoyceHawk]

Looks good, but then again my expectations aren't too high after the way Hollywood fudged up Nick Fury, Samuel L Jackson as Fury is just not right, There seems to be some sort of political correctness agenda casting black people for white characters, a bit like the kingpin in daredevil.

Now I understand that there has been a black Nick Fury at some point in ine of the marvel universe, however everything else in the movies does not match that universe, the movies seem to be classic marvel and although there were few Black characters in the golden era of marvel comics it doesn't make it right to just change the race of a few of the well known characters now, Nick Fury should be a White, fifty something, war veteran with hair graying at the sides and a grumpy attitude and just when I thought they couldn't do any worse than the Hasselhoff attempt, they had to go and prove me wrong.

Political correctness can go to far I don't think it would have been taken lightly if the decision had been made to cast a white Blade, not right and not exceptable.................In my opinion of course!

Enough rambling on, other than my obvious gripe I am actually looking forward to this movie and it lloks pretty good so far!

[1stRaven]

Interesting, video is no longer available.

[MSIC]

Looks good, but then again my expectations aren't too high after the way Hollywood fudged up Nick Fury, Samuel L Jackson as Fury is just not right, There seems to be some sort of political correctness agenda casting black people for white characters, a bit like the kingpin in daredevil.

Totally disagree 100%.
Nothing to do with black-ness or anything racial, i just think SJ can portay a clever, calculating and grumpy badass really well.

[RoyceHawk]

MSIC lets not make this a racial thing, I have no intention for it to sound that way and sorry if it did, but I simply believe that an original character design should try to be adhered to if making a movie and whether we like it or not the colour of a character is probably the first thing we all will notice on screen, it isn't racial it is just the image we see!

Comics probably more than any other media have a bigger issue with this due to the fact that they are 80% or more about the artwork and what we see than the written word, nothing ever gets described as we see it for ourselves while reading.

Changing a character from a book may be easier to accept as sometimes the description of them is not detailed enough to make a concrete image, maybe even not mentioning skin colour or race at all so far more is left to the readers imagination and open for interpretation.

Comics however show us exactly what a character looks like and aside from a few artists variations they tend to stay as we know them, for this reason Marvel could only create a black Nick Fury in another universe as they knew that it would mess up the normal one if they didn't and lets face it anything is possible with a multiverse.

I just think as the movies seem to be based on classic Marvel universe for the best part, there is no excuse to make such a big difference.

I have grown up with the original Nick Fury and the original Kingpin, both of which were white I cannot change that fact and as an artist myself I like to see those comic book images come to life on the big screen as the original artist depicted them.

There are many black characters from the marvel universe that could be played by Samuel L Jackson, as I said before it would never have been acceptable to cast a white Blade so why is it any different with Nick Fury?

Sorry to go on! BTW I do think Mr Jackson is a sound actor and sure he is badass enough, just doesn't comply with the image I expect.

Sorry if anyone has been offended by this post, but I am just stating facts, nothing is meant with any disrespect to anybody.

[MSIC]

Dont worry, I wasnt suggesting anything prejudicial either, but I just see it being more important that an actor is able to deliver the tone and spirit of the character than the outward appearance... however if you can deliver both (eg Professor X / Patrick Stewart) then fair enough.

One example for me that recently presented itself was the suggestion that Helen Mirren might play the next Doctor Who (this was an interview with her, expressing her own interest I believe) - my very first reaction was "but she's a woman!!" before I suddenly realised that I bet she would do an absolutely cracking job of it, if ever offered.

JMHO, no offence either.
I'm just curious - who do you think would be a better Nick Fury (other than the Hoff, naturally )