What Did We Learn From The Avengers Q&A? *Cough* Spidey? *Cough*

[Brendon Connelly]

Courtesy of the amassed Twitter Avengers, Whedon, Gregg, Jackson and Hiddleston, we now know a few things about the movie that we didn't before. At least, maybe not for sure. Like... is there going to be a Spider-Man cameo? For real? Okay, perhaps some folk were pretty sure about that, but now we have it from the horse's mouth:

.@matmanphoto JW: "There is no Spider-Man cameo. But the Avengers do turn off the dark."
— The Avengers (@Avengers) January 31, 2012

Well, that cleared that up. At least, it did for most people...

@Avengers @matmanphoto turn off the dark? What do you mean? #Avengers
— Johnny Marv?ll (@Apocalypse2001) January 31, 2012

Ahem. Now, here are a few more tweets of note, archived for posterity. Enjoy.

.@Poni_Boy JW: "There will be actual dyed eggs. Try to find them all!"
— The Avengers (@Avengers) January 31, 2012

.@impalergeneral JW: "The females will spend their time whimpering and baking and being befuddled by math." #sarcasm
— The Avengers (@Avengers) January 31, 2012

there's a lot of Nick Fury in me already. @eaobrien11 @avengers
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) January 31, 2012

.@denimorse JW: "You don't need to see any @Marvel movies to enjoy #Avengers! But you need to see Steel Magnolias, like, six times."
— The Avengers (@Avengers) January 31, 2012

@ThiagoSiQueiraF @Avengers #Avengers The opposite of love is not hate but indifference. And Loki hates his brother.
— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) January 31, 2012

@Iamyourfasha #Avengers @avengers He doesn't want revenge so much as identity. Belonging. Purpose. Self-esteem. Through delusional dreams.
— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) January 31, 2012

@jonathon_boral - Very diff dynamic in IM, Thor and Avengers, diff heroes, more layers to Coulson's world/powers revealed
— Clark Gregg (@clarkgregg) January 31, 2012

@Josh_TippeyMay have signed some large boobs at NYCC
— Clark Gregg (@clarkgregg) January 31, 2012

@4Defenestration @Avengers #Avengers Brother-to-brother is intense. Hemsworth is a giant, but we trust each other implicitly as actors...
— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) January 31, 2012

@EAST_CHAPTERNo coulson action figure, very jealous
— Clark Gregg (@clarkgregg) January 31, 2012

Nick Fury OUT MAVENGERFUQQAS!
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) January 31, 2012

The Avengers is released in the UK on April 27th, and in the US on May 4th. See you there.

[darkspark]

So no answers really.

[thekeith82]

more layers to Coulson's world/powers revealed

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powers?

[Nimbus]

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powers?

I'm assuming it means authority to do things (eg. "I have the power to arrest you") rather than superpowers.

[thekeith82]

I'm assuming it means authority to do things (eg. "I have the power to arrest you") rather than superpowers.

That makes more sense.

I've always had the vague suspicion that there's something else going on with Coulson. I mean, why invent a new character when there are already a bunch of named SHIELD agants from the comics to choose from? Why not Gabe Jones or Clay Quartermain? The fact he hasn't shown his face in any comics since he first appeared seems a bit suspect, too. Possibly I'm waaaaaaaaay off, but if he turns out to be a shapeshifting double agent or Loki in disguise I won't be entirely shocked.

[Matt Spatola]

So the big news is there is no Spidey cameo- even though we did already know that. However I don't get the headline of this article, unless Brendon is trying to be more like Rich when it comes to headlines.

[ahlhelm]

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powers?

Coulson is secretly Venom.

[glowbug2]

Avengers turn off the dark

The name of the Spidey Broadway show is "turn off the dark" so probably during one the battle scenes the Broadway theatre gets smashed ergo the dark gets turned off.

[Mad_Man_Moon]

JW: "You don't need to see any @Marvel movies to enjoy #Avengers! But you need to see Steel Magnolias, like, six times."

Heh.
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[The Xenos]

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powers?

Coulson is secretly Venom.

I keel saying it! Coulson is secretly The Vision in a human disguise as a SHIELD agent!!!