Marvel has released the first clip from The Avengers, which opens May 4th. Marvel also released a new poster (at right) with Nick Fury using Agent Coulson as a human S.H.I.E.L.D — er, shield.
The clip features Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) getting a tip-off during a phone call from Agent Coulson then beating up some baddies while tied to a chair (which explains that trailer from last week). The clip has the good comedic timing and the action beatdowns mixed with comic beats we expect from a Joss Whedon project.
Sure, they could have released a clip of all the Avengers fighting those aliens or Tony Stark being snarky at Loki, but instead they showed Scarlett Johansson in a low-cut dress kicking guys while tied to a chair. . . . Well played, Avengers. Well played.
[Sources: CBM, ComingSoon, and ThePlaylist]
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Judo CHOP!
I swear when the clip ended she was 1 second away from stabbing him with the wooden chair leg and him turning into dust.
same. it was taken right from buffy.
Gif please!
Wow, Joss Whedon. Marvel hands you the keys to a potential billion-dollar franchise and you swipe a beat from McG’s “Charlie’s Angels”?
“Well played.”
–Michael Bay
Johansson is an amazing actress. Her range is incredible. In some scenes, she looks bored. Other scenes, she looks slightly confused or annoyed (it could be both – she is that good!). Her voice work is wonderfully minimalistic – low, even tones. It’s not the sound OF the words, but BETWEEN the words! And why complicate the character with a Russian accent? Scarjo is going to throw us a curveball, and simply speak the way she does IN REAL LIFE! You see what’s she’s doing? “Life imitates Art”! Brilliant!
Me: Ms Johansson, do you have a rebuttal?
ScarJo: *points to boobs*
Me: This court finds for the defendant! *pounds gavel*
*pounds gavel is not intended as a euphemism
I can forgive the lack of an accent. It makes it a lot easier to be a great spy if you can speak without your native accent. What I hope they REALLY don’t do is try to get her to speak Russian during the movie.
Did that dude get his nose broken by getting whipped with hair? I guess she has good conditioner
What do you think they mean when they say “full bodied”?
I liked this scene better when it was Jason Statham and Clive Owen doing it.
Which one of them was wearing the black dress?
Clive Owen, obviously.
Wait, are we talking talking about chapter 2 of the fan fiction I’ve been writing or Killer Elite?