This could possibly be the greatest comic book movie ever made. All the ingredients are there: great characters, a great cast, and a great director. And now we have a great official trailer.

The Avengers is all set to explode into movie theaters in 2012.

The Avengers movie has been a long time coming. Marvel set about giving most of the main characters their own movies before setting The Avangers into motion. But it is now just months away, with a release date of May 4, 2012.

We have Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk, Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. What else do you need?

A good storyline, obviously, but I’m confident.