Joss Whedon Reveals that the Wasp Almost Appeared in The Avengers

In a recent screening of The Avengers at the Director's Guild of America Headquarters in LA, director Joss Whedon has admitted that Janet Van Dyne aka The Wasp almost appeared in the Avengers:

"There was a little bit of time when we thought we might not actually get Scarlett [Johansson]," he said, adding that the solution was to including Wasp instead.

"There was a very Wasp-y draft that I wrote - but it was way too Wasp-y. Because I was like, ‘She adorable! I’m just going to write her!’"

Whedon also admitted that he wanted another villain to appear beside Loki, but the studio managed to shoot him down. Whedon declined to reveal which villain he had in mind, in order to prevent conflicts if the villain appears in another Marvel movie.

New Avengers Clip: Banner Meets Black Widow

The Avengers opens in the UK this Thursday, but it’s not too late to come out with a few clips, right? This new one features Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow talking to the non-gamma pumped Richard Banner, so don’t expect any SMASHing.

New Avengers Banners

The Avengers movie's premiere is just around the corner, and Marvel doesn't want you to be complacent, they want to remind you that yes, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, and Scarlett Johansson's boobies are going to assemble soon! and they chose to remind you by releasing several banner images that look awesome enough to be worthy of the Avengers name, and one that features Jeremy Renner.

You can drool at the banners after the cut:

Free Comic Book: The Avengers and VISA team up

The Avengers are a bit of a hot property right now. There’s their new feud with the X-Men, and then there’s the new Marvel Universe programming block on Disney XD. Of course, there’s also the Avengers movie. But one of the more oddball uses of the Avengers franchise is “Saving The Day”, which is a FREE comic book sponsored by VISA that aims to teach children basic and practical money skills.

The comic book also features Spider-man, and together with Avengers members Iron Man, Giant Man, Black Widow, Hulk, and Thor, they serve as the perfect vehicle to teach the usually boring (for kids, at least) subject of financial literacy. Kids are more receptive of lessons when taught by role models that are entertaining and colorful, it seems.

Link to the download after the cut:

New Avengers Trailer (with extra scenes)

The Avengers is only a few weeks away from its grand premiere, and as such, Marvel is releasing teaser images and trailers left and right, but what caught my attention is the German trailer:

Watch the Avengers trailer after the cut: