20 Mind-Blowing Facts About The Avengers Movie

The Avengers is the most successful superhero movie of all-time with more than $1.5 billion at the box office, a number that means it's only second to Avatar and Titanic worldwide. Coming three years after its release, Avengers: Age Of Ultron is now only weeks away, and while early reactions have been positive, time will tell whether or not it will end up topping its predecessor. No matter what the sequel's like, The Avengers will still be widely considered a masterpiece by comic book fans. But just how well do you really know the 2012 release? It's a movie obviously packed full of great Easter Eggs for fans, but there are a lot of fascinating behind the scenes facts too. Which fan-favourite Avenger was supposed to be in the movie and just how many villains did Joss Whedon originally want to include? What changes were made as production went along and how were some of the most iconic scenes (sometimes inadvertently) created? You'll find answers to all of those questions and more in this list of the twenty most mind-blowing facts about The Avengers movie. It may have been released three years ago, but there are plenty of new details here, many of which have only surfaced in recent months...