Look back at the very first Avengers premiere ahead of Endgame
Avengers assemble!
In honor of the upcoming Avengers: Endgame — and EW's six covers featuring the original members — we're throwing it back to the night that started it all. Click through to see the entire original cast celebrating the first-ever Avengers premiere in Los Angeles on April 11, 2012.
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Samuel L. Jackson
Nick Fury (without his pager and eye patch).
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Stan Lee
The late, inimitable, creator celebrated the big night.
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Cobie Smulders
Agent Maria Hill reported for business.
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Tom Hiddleston
We hardly recognize Loki without his dark hair — or I Heart T.S. tank top.
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Chris Hemsworth
He left his hammer in the Towncar.
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Scarlett Johansson
Black Widow, back when the idea of a female-led superhero movie still felt like a pipe dream.
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Chris Evans
Thanks, Cap.
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Jeremy Renner
Hawkeye hammed it up.
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Robert Downey, Jr. and Susan Downey
Just pretend she's Pepper Potts; we're sure Gwyneth Paltrow won't mind.
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Mark and Sunrise Ruffalo
Ruffalo left his Hulk makeup at home.
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