We’re fairly certain there will be some Hulk smashing going on in the halls of Marvel after the first trailer for Avengers: Age Of Ultron leaked online on Wednesday. In response to the unauthorised early arrival, the company has acted swiftly and smartly to bring out a high-definition official version.
brightcove.createExperiences();The promo, which was scheduled to be launched during an episode of the company’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. on US TV next Tuesday, hit before the big unveiling, and Marvel’s first response to the unexpected early debut was typically witty.
Dammit, Hydra. > > — Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) [October 22, 2014](https://twitter.com/Marvel/status/525071656306626560)
In case you’ve somehow forgotten, Age Of Ultron finds Tony Stark trying his hand at creating an international peacekeeping force of droids controlled by the self-aware A.I. Ultron. While his idea is to supplement the Avengers and let his super-powered comrades enjoy some much-needed time off, he ends up causing them more trouble than anticipated. And that’s before two new powered types - Wanda “Scarlet Witch” Maximoff and Pietro "Quicksilver” Maximoff show up…
The film, which once more boasts Joss Whedon’s writing and directorial touch, stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders back together again alongside an array of new and old friends including James Spader (as Ultron, via performance capture), Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Andy Serkis and Thomas Kretschmann. It’ll be out in the UK on April 24 next year.