How many more The Avengers clips can go online before Marvel and Disney have basically pirated their own movie? I would say eight is enough because that was the name of a TV series and therefore qualifies as wisdom. In the 8th clip to go online, Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg), who has kept his cool around Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), and Thor (Chris Hemsworth), finally gets star-struck when he meets Captain America (Chris Evans). And where did this clip premiere? On the Tavis Smiley show on PBS. The Avengers have now assembled on public broadcasting. At this rate, we can look for the next clip to premiere on C-SPAN, or maybe even C-SPAN 2.Hit the jump to check out the clip (which plays before the beginning of Smiley's interview with Gregg), click here for yesterday's clip, and click here for a round-up of more clips. The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Ruffalo, Cobie Smulders, and Tom Hiddleston. The Avengers opens in 3D on May 4th.Via Tavis Smiley.Watch Actor-writer-director Clark Gregg on PBS. See more from Tavis Smiley.Here's the official synopsis for The Avengers:
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, “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. In “Marvel’s The Avengers,” superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.
