The social media marketing continues today for Marvel’s superhero sequel, Avengers: Age Of Ultron. On Tuesday, Marvel unleashed a new poster for the movie, that’s since received a fair amount of critical whallop due to its overcrowded ambition.
Each day since we’ve been delivered a series of individual character posters for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes that commenced with Tony Stark’s Iron Man, followed by Bruce Banner’s alter-ego, The Hulk. Rounding out the week are a brand new trio, featuring Black Widow, Nick Fury and Thor. Check them out below:
And the baddest woman on Earth #BlackWidow! Here’s a 1st look at her character poster for @Avengers #AgeOfUltron ! pic.twitter.com/ytwi6LZThW
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) February 27, 2015
I brought some friends with me… Check out #Thor’s official character poster for @Avengers #AgeOfUltron ! pic.twitter.com/uYb2pLM0PQ — Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) February 27, 2015
Feast your eye on the character poster for #NickFury in @Avengers #AgeOfUltron ! pic.twitter.com/cvIyvxugeg
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) February 27, 2015
As you can see, the three posters were unveiled on Samuel L. Jackson’s Twitter. This newly-established tradition of utilizing the main actors’ social media accounts to reveal new artwork began when Robert Downey Jr. posted his Iron Man snap and Mark Ruffalo published the poster of his onscreen persona, The Hulk. It’s likely that Jackson did a triple-drop due to Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth’s Twitter absences.
By and large, all three are standard fare for a big Marvel outing. Unlike the first poster, which confirmed the inclusion of Anthony Mackie as The Falcon, these individual pieces unfortunately fail to offer any new hints or teases at what’s to come. They are nice to look at, though.
Avengers: Age of Ultron opens in theaters on May 1st.
Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.
Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” stars Robert Downey Jr., who returns as Iron Man, along with Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as Hulk and Chris Evans as Captain America. Together with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and with the additional support of Don Cheadle as James Rhodes/War Machine, Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, the team must reassemble to defeat James Spader as Ultron, a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Pietro Maximoff, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen and meet an old friend in a new form when Paul Bettany becomes Vision.