With the cameras reportedly set to roll on the location tomorrow, production prep for Marvel Studios'
The Avengers, transforming East Ninth Street into New York City's famed 42nd Street, is shaping up nicely. With the majority of the images courtesy of local tweeter,
MaggieDiane, check them out below. And also take a gander at the captions for preparation specs.
NYPD Police vehicles brought to the set!
Another view of NYPD Police vehicles brought to the set
NYC Gateway District sign installed.
Signage for NYC's Grand Central 42 St. Subway Station.
Another view for signage of NYC's Grand Central 42 St. Subway Station.
Aerial View.
More NYC cars brought in.
Tons of more NYC props brought in.
View of NYC benches installed.
Workers building the lighting rig.
UPDATE: More images have appeared, with locals suggesting that crew members have thrown bricks from rooftops, onto the vehicles and sidewalk. And Ryan Haidet has also provided more wreckage and NYC set props.
Crew members throwing bricks onto the cars.
Phony rock/debris being poured on the ground.
Phony Acura storefront installed.
More newsstands added.
More wreckage; installed streetlight testing.
Another view of more wreckage.
Wide-shot of set with even more wreckage.
In relating
Avengers news, yesterday, I posted conceptual art for the film's SHIELD helicarrier and quinjet. At the request of the artist, who says his concepts aren't close the final product, I had to remove them from the site.
Marvel's The Avengers picks up when an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security. And Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. With director Joss Whedon at it's helm, and an ensemble cast including Chris Evans
(Steve Rogers), Robert Downey Jr.
(Tony Stark), Chris Hemsworth
(Thor Odinson), Jeremy Renner
(Clint Barton), Mark Ruffalo
(Bruce Banner), Scarlett Johansson
(Natasha Romanoff), Clark Gregg
(Agt. Phil Coulson), Cobie Smulders
(Maria Hill), Samuel L. Jackson
(Nick Fury), with Tom Hiddleston
(Loki Laufeyson), and Stellan Skarsgard
(Professor Erik Selvig), the film releases worldwide May 4, 2012!