The last news we heard regarding Marvel's highly anticipated "Avengers" film, was the lost of an admired cast member. But with a film uniting heroes such as Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor, you can't be down for too long.
Now
Bleeding Cool reports something that should bring some form of enjoyment.
According to one of our very well placed sources (think: USA, west coast, sunny, lots of big buildings that look like warehouses, people zipping about in electric carts) Joss Whedon’s movie version of The Avengers will be shooting in Manhattan next year. What exactly will go before the cameras isn’t yet known – or, if we’re being honest, hasn’t even been completely decided – but the plan at the moment definitely involves the SHIELD Helicarrier. And apparently there's' going to be a great need for "Avengers" extras on the streets of Manhattan next year.
For those who don't know, in the Marvel comics, the
S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier is a flying aircraft carrier specifically designed to be itself capable of independent powered flight in addition to the conventional functions of aircraft carriers. It is the signature capital ship of intelligence/defense agency
S.H.I.E.L.D, which has made it's way into "Marvel's Cinematic Universe through
The Incredible Hulk, heavily in
Iron Man 2, and presumably in
Thor, and
Captain America: The First Avenger. But never has the Hellicarior been mentioned or referenced to.
"Bleeding Cool goes on to say that
Design teams have been working on The Avengers for some time, even before the appointment of Joss Whedon as director, and have developed some ideas of how much of the film will look. As regards some key items – including the Helicarrier – the concept artists shared their preliminary designs with the producers of the Marvel 4D exhibit at London’s Madame Tussauds in order to create some consistency, which you can see the trailer for
HERE
Regarding the Manhattan filming as well the Helicarrier overall, you can take with a grain of salt...for now. Whether it's true or not, "The Avengers" supposedly begins production February 2011 with Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) confirmed. And Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Nathan Fillion (Ant-Man), and Eva Longoria (Wasp) unannounced. The film hits theaters May 4, 2012.
Special thanks to Wolvie09 for the heads up