Iron Man kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe back in 2008 but in 2012 things for Marvel got real with their first Avengers film. This was the culmination of all the studios hard work in bringing together a group of remarkable people, see if they could become something more. And we all know they became something much more. Scarlett Johansson recalls the exact moment that she knew the first Avengers film would become a box office hit. Talking with The Gentle Woman, Scarlett had this to say
“Even the thought of all of us together in our superhero costumes sounded like it was going to be a disaster. Not a disaster, but, like, What is this? What is this?… I remember doing that 360 shot, and we’re standing in the rubble of Grand Central or whatever, of this alien onslaught, and all of us are ready, like: Here we go, this is it. And then they showed us the playback, and I think that was the moment that all of us, finally, after six months of shooting, were, ‘Oh, this is going to work. I think this is going to work.'”
The 360 shot is still one of the most iconic scenes from any comic book film and it was the scene that fans had been waiting for and in my opinion it is the scene that officially solidified the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Avengers is still one of the highest rated Marvel films with a 91% overall critic and audience score. The film also smashed the box office for a whopping $1.519 billion.
Is the 360 scene from Avengers on of your favorite MCU moment? Where does it rank all time?
Be sure to catch Scarlett Johansson in Black Widow which is coming to theaters and Disney Premiere Access on July 9.
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