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The Avengers: Everything and Anything You Ever Wanted to Know
Marvel/Disney Enterprises
All that time wondering how amazing it would be if some of comics' biggest superheros joined forces is finally over.
Last month, E! Online was able to share all the red carpet action from the Avengers premiere, and as thrilling as that was, the real excitement comes from watching the flick yourself, which you can now totally do as it opened up in theaters last night.
So before you head to the cineplex this weekend and fight over some seats, take a peek at our helpful Avengers guide to get caught up on everything that's been going on with the movie up to this point.
EXCLUSIVE!
Does Neil Patrick Harris Want to Play the Joker in a Batman Flick?
Jesse Grant/WireImage.com
While The Dark Knight Rises may be Christopher Nolan's last Batman movie, here's hoping another film following the crime-fighting superhero gets made some time in the future.
Why? Neil Patrick Harris wants to get in on the Batman action, too.
So you better watch out, Christian Bale!
Watch Every Super Moment From the Avengers Premiere!
What?! You didn't watch our live coverage of The Avengers premiere?!
Have no fear, E! Online is here (and that kinda rhymed, so you know it's true)!
It's our heroic duty to deliver you all things awesome. So, sit back and enjoy our video highlighting everything from The Avengers red carpet!
GALLERY: The Avengers Premiere
Dark Knight Rises vs. Inception: Same Cast, but What Does It Mean?
Warner Bros.
Half of the Inception cast is in the new Batman movie. Is that normal for a director to just keep casting the same stars in everything?
—Gabriel, New York, via the inbox
If by "everything" you mean two movies (way to add your own level of drama there, kid) then, hey, sure. This year, Christopher Nolan has pretty much singlehandedly rescued Michael Caine, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy from abject obscurity, at least through 2012.
But Nolan's not alone in picking his faves and sticking with ‘em ...
The Next Big Superhero Movie: Avengers vs. X-Men?!
Marvel
If you're a comic-book fan, then you greeted the news of an Avengers-X-Men crossover title with geekish glee.
If you're the suspicious sort, then you greeted the news with suspicion—the suspicion that Marvel is aiming for yet another all-star, big-screen team-up.
Crazy talk? Consider two things:
Amazing Spider-Man's The Lizard Revealed...by a Pez Dispenser?!
Marvel Comics; Jesse Knish/Wireimage
Between set shots, stills and trailers for The Amazing Spider-Man, we've all seen what Andrew Garfield looks like in that superhero suit. Not that it was ever really a big mystery to begin with. After all, we're all pretty familiar with Peter Parker's alter ego.
But the Lizard?
Well, we just assumed that we'd have to wait for the movie to hit theaters next summer for any true reveal of the villain being played by Rhys Ifans.
That is, until the folks over at Pez decided to release a couple images of its upcoming candy dispensers...
EXCLUSIVE!
Will The Hobbit Be Even Bigger Than The Lord of the Rings? Here's What Elijah Wood Says...
Jason Merritt/Getty Images
It's hard to imagine any movies making as much box-office bank as Peter Jackson's blockbuster The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The three films grossed almost $3 billion worldwide!
But now that production is well underway on Jackson's upcoming Rings prequels, does series star Elijah Wood think The Hobbit films have what it takes to outshine LOTR's moneymaking glory?
EXCLUSIVE!
X-Men Star Has No Shame Going Full-Frontal
Steve Granitz/WireImage; Clinton Gilders/Filmmagic
We already know Carey Mulligan found singing in her new movie Shame scarier than going naked.
Her costar, Michael Fassbender, not so much.
EXCLUSIVE!
Captain America Starlet: I Got Shot, "Turned Green and Threw Up!"
Jay Maidment / Marvel Studios/Paramount Pictures
It wasn't only Chris Evans who had to work out like a fiend for his starring role in Captain America.
His leading lady, Hayley Atwell, was also put through the ringer.
I'm talking about an ex-Marine who pushed her so far that...well, I'll let Atwell tell ya.
UPDATE!
Five Superheroes Who Need Their Own Movies Faster Than a Speeding Bullet! (Sorry, Aquaman)
DC
Aquaman's turning 70 comic-book years old today. Make that, 70 movie-free years old. (And, no, Vince's Entourage version doesn't count.)
While we wish the septuagenarian Sea King a good one—with his big comeback in the rebooted DC Universe, he seems to be doing better than ever—he's still not on tap for the big screen anytime soon.
In this piece originally published last June, we looked at the spandex-wearers, who despite our superhero-crazy times, in which even Ant Man's a playa, still don't have movies, movie deals and/or attached writers-directors.
So, who (other than Aquaman) deserves a close-up?
