At the end of the Thor panel at SDCC, Kevin Feige dimmed the stage and a large ‘A’ appeared on screen, with the voice-over of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury explaining the formation of the world’s biggest super hero team. Then Jackson came on stage and introduced the cast, one by one.
The picture, from left to right: Robert Downey Jr. (Iron man), Clark Gregg (Agent Coulson), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Chris Evans (Captain America), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner), director Joss Whedon and producer Kevin Feige.