VARIOUS: Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and more dish on their roles in 'The Avengers'

Record ID: 220784

  • Title: VARIOUS: Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and more dish on their roles in 'The Avengers'
  • Date: 12th April 2012
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (APRIL 11, 2012) (REUTERS) WIDE PAN OF HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD WITH PEOPLE LINED UP ACROSS THE STREET MARVEL SIGN TILT OF "THE AVENGERS" MOVIE POSTER WIDE OF CARPET SIDE OF ROBERT DOWNEY JR. AND WIFE SUSAN TALKING FASHION SHOT OF SCARLETT JOHANSSON (SOUNDBITE) (English), SCARLETT JOHANSSON, "THE AVENGERS" ACTRESS, SAYING: "I think at the end of the day when you take your suit off you're just thinking, 'I lived to survive another day.' We spent so much time in this movie fighting each other, fighting the bad guys, and you're bruised, you're battered, and I think at the end of the day you're just thinking, 'dinner.'" SCARLETT JOHANSSON TALKING WITH REPORTERS COBIE SMULDERS ON CARPET SAMUEL L. JACKSON TALKING WITH REPORTERS WIDE OF ROBERT DOWNEY JR. TALKING WITH REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English), ROBERT DOWNEY JR., "THE AVENGERS" ACTOR, SAYING: "For me the 'Iron Man' franchise is what opened up all these other opportunities in some ways. It's really fun. 'The Avengers' is a much broader audience in net that it's casting, which I think is smart and kind of cool and I don't know, I like to work." STAN LEE AND MARK RUFFALO TALKING WITH REPORTERS CLOSE UP OF SCARLETT JOHANSSON AND PULL OUT TO CARPET SAMUEL L. JACKSON TALKING WITH REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English), SAMUEL L. JACKSON, "THE AVENGERS" ACTOR ON NOT WANTING TO RUN IN THE FILM, SAYING: "It's just me being sort of an old guy, saying, 'I can get things done, and not run.' He made me run once, but he apologized. He said, 'You have to run just one time.'" PULL OUT OF MARK RUFFALO ON CARPET CHRIS EVANS TALKING WITH REPORTERS JEREMY RENNER ON CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English), JEREMY RENNER, "THE AVENGERS" ACTOR, SAYING: "It's like recess in fourth grade. It's fun, it's a good time, it's not raining outside. So every day on set was a lot of fun, I got to learn a lot physically, especially physically, and then hang around with one of the greatest cast of characters around, so I just had a tremendous amount of fun shooting the movie." ROBERT DOWNEY JR. TALKING WITH REPORTERS CLARK GREGG TALKING WITH REPORTERS PAN OUT OF CHRIS HEMSWORTH (SOUNDBITE) (English), CHRIS HEMSWORTH, "THE AVENGERS" ACTOR, SAYING: "You know the storyline in this is that his brother's there causing chaos. His motivation of how to stop him is with a little softer approach than the rest of the guys because they're not related to him, so it's an interesting mix." WIDE OF CARPET
  • Embargoed: 27th April 2012 13:00
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  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA9HLKI90N5KKCU948YUV3UI4IH
  • Story Text: The mother of all superhero movies, "The Avengers," featuring Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson, premiered in Los Angeles on Wednesday (April 11).
    Johansson talked about what she looked forward to at the end of each day filming action packed scenes.
    "I think at the end of the day when you take your suit off, you're just thinking, 'I lived to survive another day,' she said. "We spent so much time in this movie fighting each other, fighting the bad guys, and you're bruised, you're battered, and I think at the end of the day you're just thinking, 'dinner.'"
    The big budget Disney film is based on the Marvel comic book series, first published in 1963, and tells of agent Nick Fury's recruitment effort to form a superhuman team to save the world from evil god Loki.
    Chris Hemsworth plays Thor, the brother of Loki, and explained that Thor's situation is a little bit more unique than the rest of the characters battling for earth's survival.
    "You know the storyline in this is that his brother's there causing chaos," the 28-year-old Australian actor said. "His motivation of how to stop him is with a little softer approach than the rest of the guys because they're not related to him, so it's an interesting mix."
    Besides Downey Jr. returning in his popular "Iron Man" role, the ensemble cast includes Chris Evans as Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.
    Despite the strenuous and often physically grueling scenes some actors had to film, Jackson, 63, requested to director Joss Whedon that he not be part of it.
    "It's just me being sort of an old guy, saying, 'I can get things done, and not run,' he said. "He made me run once, but he apologized. He said, 'You have to run just one time.'"
    The action adventure movie will open in theaters on May 4.
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