The Avengers (May 4, 2012)

[Captain of Fun]

Originally Posted by McLegend It doesn't matter to me, but Tony Stark is going to be the leader of the Avengers.

Nah, I think Tony and Cap will share leadership like they do in the book. Like the article said, they tried making Tony the main guy, and it didn't feel right to them.

I understand that Iron Man was the most successful of the films, but it's not as if Captain America bombed. Further more, just because Iron Man is currently enjoying some mainstream popularity, is no reason to go against decades of source material, and have Cap play second fiddle to tony. Especially since they seem to have such great respect for that material when it comes to everything else. Before Iron Man came out Cap was an cultural icon, bigger than the industry he was created, and non-comic fans didn't know Iron Man from Steel. 50 years from now Iron Man could very well fade back into cultural obscurity, but everyone will still know who Captain America is.

Honestly, I don't think they need to have Tony lead just to "boost sales" or whatever. People aren't going to see the trailer for this and say "hmm if Iron Man isn't in charge I'm not going to see this." I've talked to over a dozen people about this movie who I know for a fact don't read comics, and they are excited as I am about it.

Point is, the concept alone will sell this movie. You don't need to pull any crap that defies the comics and will upset the comic readers, just to attract the mainstream crowd. Everyone is going to go see this.