Marvel’s THE AVENGERS is hitting Blu-ray and DVD this September 25, 2012 – you can pre-order it right here. There promises to be a lot of bonus content in the home video version of the blockbuster hit, but today Yahoo treats us to a deleted opening scene, which is considerably darker in tone (and also gives an advance idea of how the ending plays out) than the opening audiences ended up getting in the finished version. Personally, I like it, though I can also understand why they changed it. The clip features Chris Evans as Captain America, and Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill. Check it out below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
