Before They Were Stars
Snakkle Reveals the Cast of The Avengers Before They Became Superheroes!
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…. By Tara Bennett
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Now: Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk in The Avengers
The third actor to give the character of Bruce Banner/The Hulk a try, Mark Ruffalo was handpicked by director Joss Whedon to inhabit the gamma ray infected doctor who isn’t very nice when he gets angry. Asked if he has a lot of his own rage, Ruffalo recently told the New York Daily News that he channeled his youthful anger issues. “You should have seen me in my 20s, man. I was the poster definition of an angry young man with a persecution complex.”
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