Five new images from the Avengers have surface via Marvel.com, which if nothing else shows that while the scarring on Nick Fury's face has been rather underplayed when we've seen it before, but it appears it's going to be much more prominent in The Avenger. Indeed, the spider-webbing scars in the pic above have already led some to wonder if they're going to play a role in the movie somehow.
In case you've been living under a rock and don't know what The Avengers is about, here's the synopsis: 'Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures "Marvel’s The Avengers”–the super hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel super heroes Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.
'Starring Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon from a screenplay by Joss Whedon, "Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series "The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when "Marvel’s The Avengers” assemble in summer 2012.' The team his the UK on April 27th.
