2. Casting for the film began with the
capture of Robert Downey Jr in 2008 as
Iron Man. In 2009 Samuel L Jackson(Nick
Fury) Chris Hemsworth(Thor), Tom
Hiddlestone(Loki) and Scarlett
Johansson(Black Widow) were signed up to
the cast.
Joss Whedon, a fan of the Avengers
comics, was named as director of the film
in July 2010. The casting process
continued with the announcement of
Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo and Clark
Greg. They would play the roles of
Hawkeye, The Hulk and Agent Phil
Coulson.
The introduction of Chris Evans(Captain
America) would complete the main cast
members roster.
In 2011, Cobie Smulders, Stellan
Skarsgård, Paul Bettany and Gwyneth
Paltrow were added as supporting
characters. However Whedon wasn’t going
to have the cast members from the
individual films saying ‘You need to
separate the characters from their
supporting acts in order to create the
isolation you need for the team’.
3. Principal photography began on April 25, 2011, in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. The following month, secondary
filming took place about an hour outside Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Production relocated to Cleveland, Ohio in August 2011,
where filming transpired over a period of four weeks. Filming
also took place in the large vacuum chamber at the NASA
Plum Brook Station near Sandusky, Ohio.
Principal photography concluded in New York City, where
filming occurred over two days. Filming locations in New
York City included Park Avenue and Central Park.
The Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EOS 7D digital SLR
cameras were used for some shots, and high-speed shots
were captured on 35 mm film with an Arriflex 435. About his
visual approach, Seamus McGarvey remarked, "Joss and I
were keen on having a very visceral and naturalistic quality to
the image. We wanted this to feel immersive and did not
want a 'comic book look' that might distance an audience
with the engagement of the film. We moved the camera a lot
on Steadicam, cranes and on dollies; and we chose angles
that were dramatic, like low angles for heroic imagery."
4. •In December 2011, Disney announced the film would be converted to 3D.
•In January 2012, it was reported that the film would be digitally remastered for IMAX 3D and open in
IMAX theatres on May 4, 2012.
•In a may 2012 interview, Joss Whedon said it was his decision to include Thanos in the post-film
credits, although he was not identified in the film.
•An additional postscript involving the Avengers eating shawarma was shot on April 12, 2012, a day
after the world premiere.
•The film contains more than 2,220 visual effects shots completed by 14 different companies.
•ILM is the lead company and they were responsible for creating most of the New York city landscape.
They creating around 10 blocks of the city.
•Disney and Sony Pictures agreed for OsCorp Tower from The Amazing Spider-Man to be included in
the film, but the idea was dropped because much of the skyline had already been completed.
•Method Design in Los Angeles created the film's closing credits and also designed a custom typeface
for the Main Title of The Avengers.
New York Skyline with OsCorp Tower
