*nerdgasm*

Assemble! No, you all need to bunch in a bit – Bruce, can you stand at the back? Don’t look straight at the camera, Tony…

Does this make him Baldr or Váli? #norsemythologyjoke

Take a deep breath and prepare yourself for an exhaustive year of EPIC action films. 2012 is the official year of explosive sequels, daring superheroes and hardcore fairy tales. Just make sure you have an oxygen tank nearby.

Another Snow White film? Are you kidding?

The Marvel juggernaut continues to gather pace with Captain America, its latest multi-million dollar trailer for The Avengers. Whilst this WWII epic may not have the unselfconscious clobbering grace of Thor, it delivers its payload of explosive entertainment with just enough jingoism to make you feel dirty. Rollicking good fun.

First photos of the cast of Snow White and the Huntsman are coming in fast

And it’s… it’s pretty darn cool, to be fair.

Really?

This summer, you can hardly move for superhero films – and Green Lantern aside, we’ve seen most of the stars before. All the classic heroes have had a fair few outings with different faces by now, and if there’s one thing we hate about competition it’s not knowing who’s the WINNER. Feel like arbitrarily deciding whether Michael Keaton’s better at being grumpy than Christian Bale? Good.