` ` , we start shooting , '' the geek auteur posted proudly . ( EW.com ) -- `` The Avengers '' officially begins filming today , according to a letter posted yesterday by writer-director Joss Whedon at Whedonesque . ` ` The Avengers '' is currently slated for a May 4 release next month . It will unite the lead characters from ` ` Iron Man , '' ` ` North America , '' ` ` Hulk '' and ` ` . ''
` ` , we start shooting , '' the geek auteur posted proudly . ` ` The Avengers '' is currently slated for a May 4 release next month . It will unite the lead characters from ` ` Iron Man , '' ` ` North America , '' ` ` Hulk '' and ` ` . ''