Actor Fran Kranz is having quite the year already and it’s still only a few months into 2012. In March, Kranz made his Broadway debut playing Bernard in legendary director Mike Nichol’s revival of Death of a Salesman starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield. Not exactly a shabby play to usher one into the Great White Way’s fold.  And now on April 13^th, Franz co-stars in the much-delayed, but highly-anticipated Joss Whedon (The Avengers) penned and Drew Goddard (Cloverfield) directed horror/comedy, The Cabin in the Woods.  This week Snakkle had an exclusive chat with the actor about working with geek-god Whedon in the past and future.

Five years in the making, The Avengers assembles a live-action collection of Marvel’s top-tier comic book superheroes on the big screen for the first time ever. Featuring the likes of Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, the Hulk, Nick Fury, Black Widow, and Captain America, The Avengers is poised to become the blockbuster of the summer. Blame a lot of the buzz on the awesome (and blindingly hot) cast, featuring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johansson, to name just a few. But how does one achieve cinematic superhero status? Well, Snakkle digs deep into the past of the entire Avengers cast and gives you a unique glimpse at their humble beginnings….

Not everyone wins the genetics lottery of life. Even Hollywood types often start out awkward and skinny, pale shadows of the gorgeous stars they have transformed into today. In hopes of inspiring some New Years motivation, Snakkle digs into our image vaults to compare and contrast the entertainment elite when they weren’t so impressive to see exactly how far a lot of them have come. Hubba, hubba!