# The Making Of The Avengers (2012) - Marvel’s First Billion Dollar Movie

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Podcast: [Marvel Versus Marvel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/marvel-versus-marvel-566367)
Published: 2026-02-09T03:00:00+00:00
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This week we head into the archives to deep-dive into the making of Marvel’s first billion dollar movie - The Avengers! We’ll explore the 4 year process that started with Iron Man in 2008, from the script changes, the casting problems, the Avengers characters that were cut out, Ed Norton’s feud with Marvel Studios, the huge marketing campaign to promote the film, the official Avengers PERFUMES that was created, and the full Box Office breakdown! For awesome bonus episodes visit https://www.patreon.com/marvelversusmarvel marvelversusmarvel@gmail.comhttps://www.instagram.com/marvelversusmarvelhttps://twitter.com/marvelversushttps://twitter.com/robhaldenhttps://robhalden.comhttps://will-preston.co.uk

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