The Nine Greatest Nerd Fears of 2011

The Avengers Being Shitty

First of all– let’s realize how crazy it is that The Avengers is a real thing in the first place. Marvel had to launch 4 individual characters in 4 films (5 if you count the Eric Bana Hulk, which no one ever would for any reason), weave SHIELD into the story (even if they didn’t do too great of a job), and make sure all of the films felt as though they could exist in the same universe. That’s a hell of a lot of groundwork to lay – and given how much trouble WB’s had launching non-Batman films (Green Lantern, Superman Returns), we know how easily it could’ve been messed up.

That being said…I’m terrified, and we all should be terrified. Trying to take 4 characters that have only been used as leads and forcing them to be supporting actors in a larger story is not an easy thing to do (especially since they also need to share screen-time with Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Samuel L. Fury). Trying to find the right epic, satisfying story is not an easy thing to do (luckily Joss Whedon is pretty great at taking large groups and working them into teams with great stories). And even though Joss Whedon is helming this thing, he’s going to be hamstrung at every point by studio executives. Especially because this is the only movie Joss Whedon’s ever done that wasn’t a movie based on his own canceled TV show. But most importantly, the hype around this thing will be almost impossible to live up to at this point. Then again, all it needs to really be is The Single Greatest Movie Of All-Time, how hard should that be?
ANDREW BRIDGMAN
@pubegoldberg
December 6, 2011

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