Today we have our first look at ‘The Avengers’, Marvel’s epic superhero movie. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as the evil Loki and Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow.

In a recent interview, Evans told The Huffington Post that he wasn’t sure what to think of the film before shooting began, but he’s more than happy with the result.

“Going into it, you’re like, who knows? I don’t know how this is gonna go,” he admitted. “There’s a lot of big actors, a lot of big egos, everyone has their own thing going. I can’t say enough; it couldn’t have gone better. I have high hopes. I hope it’s awesome.”

Assuring us that the film balanced action and substance, he shouted out Whedon, creator of “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” and fanboy pinup, for his work putting it together.

“It’s not easy trying to bring all those characters together and find a story, but the best thing about Joss is that Joss is a fan, Joss is a comic book guy,” he said. “It feels so nice working with a guy that is well, the people I am trying to please is Joss. Joss is one of those dudes. And if Joss is happy with the dialog, if Joss is happy with the wardrobe, if Joss is happy, then I’m happy. Because he’s Comic-Con, he’s one of these dudes who would be in the audience geeking out, so if he’s happy, I’m happy.”

I love superhero movies. GOOD superhero movies, that is. I truly hope this movie is better than the trailer. The trailer is…. boring! Isn’t it? After watching the trailer – I found myself thinking “that’s it?”.

With all that talent – I was really hoping the trailer would just blow me away. But it didn’t. There wasn’t anything spectacular about it.

Watch the trailer below! Also – here are a bunch of pictures from the set back in September.

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The cast of the upcoming movie “The Avengers” were busy on set as they prepare to film for the super-hero packed thriller in New York. Cast includes Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Robert Downey Jr. (IronMan), Chris Evans (Captain America), Tom Hiddleson (Loki), Stellan Skarsgard (Prof. Erik Selvig), and Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner).

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Robert Downey Jr. and his wife of six years, Susan Downey, are pregnant with their first child. According to their rep, Susan is due in February.

Oscar-nominated Downey, 46, has a 17-year-old son, Indio, from his first wife Deborah Falconer.

The good news just keeps coming for Downey, who has been enjoying an incredible career resurgence after kicking his drug and alcohol addiction over six years ago.

He doesn’t take his sobriety and blessings for granted.

“Looking back, I think, ‘Oh my God, I could have been done. I could have been so fried and so bad off and, oh my God, such a cautionary tale,’” he told Playboy in October. “And I still could be.”

“My age and my recent set of experiences … have left me feeling I’m in the zone,” said the actor. “This is just the sweet spot of my career and my life so far, and strangely, they’ve come at the same time.”

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After the first ‘Sherlock Holmes’ movie made over $500 million dollars, a sequel was a sure-thing. The new Sherlock Holmes follows 2009′s huge hit starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law.

Robert Downey, Jr. is back with another turn in his charming take on the super sleuth, donning a British accent and employing his trademark wry wit to give life to a Holmes more like his Tony Stark Iron Man character than 19th century wise man. Back as well is Jude Law’s bemused version of sidekick Watson.

The villain this time is two-fold: first, “Mad Men” star Jared Harris, as wildly evil Professor Moriarty; and second, whichever makeup designer who decided to give Downey blue eyeshadow for his head-turning scenes in drag. A pretty woman, he does not make.

What do you think of January Jones‘ look? I’m not sure about this one…usually she looks flawless!

Pictured: Kim Kardashian (looking pregnant!), Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson, Robert Downey Jr. and wife.

Sherlock Holmes‘ greatest mystery: why is Robert Downey, Jr. dressed in drag?

Entertainment Tonight visited the set of the sequel of the hit film, ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ finding Downey, Jr. and co-star Jude Law in the midst of action, and in Downey, Jr.’s case, in the midst of cross dressing.

It’s all part of Sherlock’s new array of disguises — and one that the star himself suggested.

“I’ll just speak for myself, because I might be the exception in this,” Downey, Jr. says. “I have really humbled myself in the face of trying to do this again correctly.”

Later in the video, Downey takes his shirt off, making for a complete transformation.

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I love Ricky – I think he’s crass, but c’mon lets be honest…he says what everyone is thinking! Gotta give him a little bit of credit! While announcing Robert Downey Jr. was coming to stage, Ricky said “But many of you in this room probably know him best from such facilities as the Betty Ford Clinic and Los Angeles County Jail.”

Later, Downey Jr told reporters: “Aside from the fact that it’s been hugely mean-spirited with mildly sinister undertones, I’d say the vibe of the show has been pretty good so far, wouldn’t you?”

The British comic said the crowd should look forward to “a night of partying and heavy drinking — or as Charlie Sheen calls it, breakfast,” and then went on to re-tell the Two and a Half Men actor’s notorious NYC plaza fit.

He then trashed the nomination of The Tourist starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp despite critical pans.

“Who knows? I haven’t seen it,” Gervais admitted. “There’s this ridiculous rumor going around that the only reason The Tourist was nominated was so that the Hollywood Foreign Press could hang out with Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. That’s rubbish. they also accepted bribes.” Depp was seen in the audience making a sour face.

He also threw in there a joke about Scientology – which I thought was hilarious.

“Also not nominated was ‘I Love You Philip Morris,’ Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. Two heterosexual characters pretending to be gay,” he said. “So the complete opposite of some famous Scientologists, then.”

When the crowd started booing, Ricky hedged his words.

“Probably,” he said. “My lawyers helped me with the wording of that joke. They’re not here.”

UPDATE: According to Pop Eater, Ricky has already been banned from hosting next year.

Ricky Gervais trashed Angelina Jolie, Charlie Sheen, Hugh Hefner, Mel Gibson, God, Tom Cruise (and the list goes on) last night when he hosted the Golden Globes. But the joke that got him in the most trouble was when he made fun of Philip Berk, the current head of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA for short).

“Ricky will not be invited back to host the show next year, for sure,” a member of the HFPA tells Pop Eater, adding that Gervais’ relentlessly mean shtick could have even larger consequences. “For sure any movie he makes he can forget about getting nominated. He humiliated the organization last night and went too far with several celebrities whose representatives have already called to complain.”

To make matters worse, Gervais’ last words in the telecast were, “Thank God for making me an atheist.”

“Ricky blew it big time. It’s one thing to make fun of celebrities but it’s another to make them totally uncomfortable,” an insider tells Pop Eater. “People in that room were furious but had to sit and smile because the camera’s were on them. It really says something when several people who attended said they would have felt safer with Kathy Griffin hosting.”

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