Earlier today saw the debut of Marvel Studios' hotly-anticipated trailer for "The Avengers," the Joss Whedon-directed epic that brings together the heroes (and perhaps the villains) from Marvel's films.

The trailer hints at the threat brought to Earth by Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) forming the team of heroes. While the trailer only shows a brief glimpse of the action we can expect, it does offer up a look at the new Iron Man armor and the first look at Mark Ruffalo's Hulk and Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye. is still plenty to be revealed as the film nears its May 4, 2012 release, the trailer shows a number of elements fans can get excited about.

CBR News has combed to the trailer to bring you the extensive gallery of screenshots below. When you're through checking out these exciting images, stop by CBR's TV/Film forum to share your thoughts with other fans.

Directed by Joss Whedon, "The Avengers" stars Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgard and Tom Hiddleston.

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