Walt Disney co-owned Marvel Studios is moving full steam ahead with pre-production on the upcoming superhero blockbuster film "The Avengers". The film will be directed by Academy Award nominated Joss Whedon, and shot in 3-D. Whedon is also re-working a script that was originally written by scribe Zak Penn.
"The Avengers" will be filmed almost entirely in New Mexico, and will become the state's largest feature film production ever with an estimated budget surpassing $200 million. New Mexico has a 25 percent rebate program intended to bring major film and television productions to the state, but the rebate is less generous than what some other states such as Louisiana and Michigan offer.
Radaronline.com reported on Christmas Eve 2010 that Demi Lovato is "up for a role in The Avengers," however this information is inaccurate, unless it is a cameo role that Lovato's agent is pursuing. All of the main principal actors have been cast. There will still be casting for day players and extras, mainly in Albuquerque, New Mexico where filming will start in April, 2011. There will also be additional casting in Michigan and New York, the other two filming locations. Shooting will run through September 2010. The exact shooting dates for Michigan and New York have not been officially released.
Details on registration and casting calls for extras in New Mexico, Michigan, and New York can be found on the following casting post:
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