Marvel Avengers Assemble (12A)

Whilst we pride ourselves on bringing you the very best in art house and independent cinema, we also ensure that you are provided with the opportunity to enjoy the latest Hollywood blockbusters within the comfort of your local independent cinema. This week therefore doesn’t get any bigger than the screening of Marvel Studios' latest action-packed extravaganza, Avengers Assemble - a film that has broken umpteen box office records this year on both sides of the Atlantic, becoming the third highest-grossing film of all time behind James Cameron’s box office behemoths, Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009). 
 

For those who have been “keeping up with the Joneses” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a name synonymous with some of the most recognisable comic book figures including Spider-Man and the X-Men,  this represents the culmination of the first phase of this juggernaut comic book super-hero saga which began with Iron Man (2008) ending most recently withCaptain America: The First Avenger (2011) via The Incredible Hulk (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Thor (2011). Avengers Assemble therefore can only be described as the superhero team up of a lifetime. But what is the story, you may ask?

S.H.I.E.L.D are an international peacekeeping agency who encounter an unexpected enemy that threatens global safety and security. Nick Fury, the agency’s director, 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 and thus the Avengers are assembled.
 

Directed by the master of geek-fandom cinema, Joss Whedon (Serenity, TV’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer) and featuring an all-star ensemble cast, including Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor) Chris Evans (Captain America) and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), alongside supporting roles from Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) and Scarlet Johansson (Black Widow), and Mark Ruffalo in a new take on the Incredible Hulk character. 

Marvel Avengers Assemble lives up to its hype by combining a script that never forgets its heroes' humanity, with a heavy abundance of superpowered set pieces, ultimately raising the bar for future Marvel superhero movies to come. It’s perhaps no surprise, due to its phenomenal success, that a sequel is already in development.

Don’t miss your chance to see the film critics are calling:

*An enjoyably absurd and an absurdly enjoyable extravaganza both delirious and surrealist* The Guardian

*As close as cinema gets to a fairground ride: shiny, noisy and exhilarating* Time Out

*Sets a comic book franchise gold standard that will take some beating* Film 4

 

Check out the trailer below:

Marvel Avengers Assemble (12A)  runs on Friday 15th June at 7.45pm, Saturday 17th June at 7.45pm and Monday 18th 7.45pm