The Avengers Opening Sequence Detailed

"There's a whole intro that happens before you start even getting the titles and it's pretty big. There's nothing small in this movie."

Chris Wells, a special effects supervisor has revealed some interesting information about the opening sequence to Marvel's swiftly forthcoming The Avengers. Wells works for Hydraulx, the company who are handling the effects on the opening sequence. He tells Starbust Magazine in an interview; "We're doing what essentially boils down to the prelude of the movie," he said. "There's a whole intro that happens before you start even getting the titles and it's pretty big. There's nothing small in this movie. I went to a screening with all the temporary visual effects and it was pretty fleshed out. It's a long movie but it doesn't feel like it. Out of all the comic book movies and franchises I've worked on, this is the best one I've seen so far." Wells has previously worked on Captain America: The First Avenger, the X-Men saga, The Incredible Hulk and many others comic book franchises. When asked if The Avengers would be driven by action or the character work that writer/director Joss Whedon is so known for, he said; "I think they nailed both," he said. "I think he did a very good job of setting up the characters based on what we know from the Marvel franchise, integrating them together with all their differences and similarities and then getting on with business. And just when you think the movie is a character piece it just goes nuts." Wells meanwhile also confirmed what we have heard before, that Captain America's nemesis Red Skull won't be part of the film and then said; "I promise you it's not going to be boring. This thing has gone so big that Marvel are dwarfing their other franchises. For people who enjoy the comics and haven't really liked the way some of the characters were treated in other movies, I think they're going to be a little more appeased by this one. Especially the Hulk. They let the Hulk be Hulk and that's great. He acts more like the comic book Hulk. It's fun. My biggest problem with every single superhero movie is I don't think the payoff ever matches the build up. This one definitely does." Do we believe Red Skull won't make an appearance? I'm not so sure. I'm guessing he will definitely be referenced if nothing else in some way, possibly as a way to setup what could happen in the future. The full interview should make for an interesting read when it is published in its entirety next month (March). Look out for Starbust issue number 376. The Avengers meanwhile storms into theaters on May 4th, 2012.
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