For the past few years, every product of the Marvel Comics film portfolio has been building to this. Captain America’s big screen debut was subtitled prominently as ‘The First Avenger’, and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), has been popping up in post-credits scenes for years. Looking to emulate the structure and crossovers of their comics, Avengers Assemble brings together the separate franchises of Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and the newly recast Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), as well as previous supporting characters. Does Avengers Assemble deliver, or collapse under the burden?…

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