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The most highly-anticipated superhero movie of the decade, Avengers Assemble has finally exploded onto our screens. Roe McDermott caught up with the incredible cast to talk about gun training, evil inspirations and group hugs – the big softies!

Roe McDermott, 23 May 2012

The superhero film of the decade is finally here – and it really is incredible. The most formidable superheroes on Earth (and in some cases, from beyond) have finally managed to put their egos and ulterior motives aside, for long enough to battle Loki, the megalomaniac brother of Thor, who’s hell-bent on world domination. With Thor himself, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Hawkeye, Natasha Romanoff and Captain America all playing their part(s), the result is an exhilarating, hilarious, battle-filled blockbuster that easily lives up to the years-long hype.

Speaking to the cast, it’s clear that it’s not only the fan-boys who are enthusiastic about the experience. While on-screen the cast present themselves as tough guys, whose large biceps and even larger egos lead to dissension in the ranks. Off-screen, this bickering is nowhere to be found. All of the actors talk with warmth about the camaraderie they shared on set. No wonder the code-name for the film was ‘Group Hug’ (awww!)

Clark Gregg plays nice-guy bureaucrat and SHIELD agent Phil Coulson (you may remember him from Thor, Iron Man and Iron Man 2).

“We went out together as much as possible,” he tells me, “all of us squeezing into these tiny little local bars. You could literally see the barman looking at the dancefloor with this bemused look that read, ‘That can’t be Scarlett Johansson dancing, can it? And is that Jeremy Renner doing lunges?!’”

Despite the amazed reaction of the locals and a gruelling schedule that involved not only filming but extensive physical training to perfect their super-fighting skills, the cast couldn’t resist lots of mischief-filled nights out – not when they had Captain America ordering them to party.

“One night, Chris Evans sent around a group text that said ‘ASSEMBLE’,” recounts Gregg. “Who could resist that? It was the best text I’ve ever received in my life!”

But there was work to be done too, as the newest cast members discovered. Cobie Smulders, best known for her role as Robyn in the award-winning television show How I Met Your Mother, threw herself into the role of by-the-book SHIELD agent Maria Hill.



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