Marvel Posts 'Captain America's' Last Scene, Teases 'Avengers' (Video)

Paramount Pictures When one superhero door closes, another opens. Captain America: The First Avenger has only been in theaters for a week, but Marvel is already preparing audiences for the next chapter of superhero obsession. The final moments of the film push Captain America into the next chapter, as he awakes from a long slumber in Times Square. PHOTOS: 10 Top Summer Superheroes of All Time Marvel has posted the final scene from Captain America online so that fans can get their first look at the next chapter through a very brief teaser trailer for The Avengers. While it's not the complete teaser shown in theaters, the brief flash posted online gives viewers a change to watch and re-watch the trailer. STORY: 'The Avengers': New Poster Released Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) recruits Captain America for his super hero group. The teaser features first looks at the world-saving crew, including Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, is planned for release in 2012. Avengers Samuel L. Jackson Scarlett Johansson Captain America

NBC's The Sing Off Grows, But Will not Go Live

Nick Lachey Production started now on NBC's a capella competition The Sing-Off, that is being pre-recorded within the next couple of days to air this fall. Which means despite the fact that the show continues to be upgraded to regular series status, NBC and also the show's producers have elected not to result in the Sing-Off an active TV event (within the vein of yankee Idol or even the Voice). That's partially to support the school students who constitute most of the show's a capella groups. "When the shows were live between September and December, we wouldn't have the ability to ask them to within the competition," states NBC alternative series executive v . p . Paul Telegdy. "It's a primary reason we always shoot it in time of the year, once we don't wish to disadvantage the collegiate groups." Sara Bareilles may be the new judge on NBC's The Sing-Off Since it is pre-recorded, The Sing-Off also does not incorporate a viewer election included in its elimination process. But Telegdy thinks that's a benefit: A capella singing is really a highly technical music form - and also the executive states he wouldn't want the show in becoming another recognition contest. "This can be a very specific competition," he states. "This is the differentiation, we actually depend about the judges' expertise and detailed analysis. What these men do is very complex." The ultimate episode from the Sing-Off is going to be live, however, meaning audiences will indeed reach election for that show's ultimate champion. That finale is presently scheduled to air on Monday, November. 28. The Sing-Off also pre-recorded its shows (having a live finale) last year and 2010, when your competition broadcast like a extended function throughout the holiday season. Behind NBC's Sing-Off decision However the vocal contest is heading into fall and being broadened right into a two-hour weekly showcase, it'll pit 16 a capella groups against one another (up from 10 this past year), competing for any cash prize along with a The new sony Music deal. "The quality of those groups develops and develops," Telegdy states. "It's people all avenues of life, all skills, races and creeds. And age-smart it's incredibly diverse, from teens to individuals older.Inch Telegdy states you will find a capella groups that now organize particularly for that series, which past participants are actually developing other groups. In a single example, Jeremy Lister - a tenor for last season's second-place Sing-Off finisher, Street Corner Symphony - has created a brand new a capella group for that Sing-Off and it is in the role of its musical director. On Thursday, The Sing-Off's season premiere episode was recorded at The new sony Pictures Galleries in Culver City, Calif., because the first eight groups carried out before idol judges along with a live audience. Another eight groups were set to compete Friday evening for episode two. Two groups were removed on Thursday, with another two set to become cut on Friday. Which will leave 12 groups heading into episode three NBC is scheduled to air an overall total of 11 episodes this year. Regardless of the sheer number of individuals who definitely are aware of the competition's results - not just studio audience people, but buddies and group of the show's 16 competing groups - Telegdy states he isn't concerned about spoilers seeping out. Telegdy states he's particularly happy with the show's option for new judge, singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles, that has experience carrying out by having an a capella group attending college. Bareilles, who replaces Nicole Scherzinger (now on Fox's The X-Factor), joins coming back idol judges Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) and Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Males). Other tweaks towards the show have an enhanced set and much more weekly challenges, Telegdy states. "We are always changing the show and challenging ourselves to complete better." The Sing-Off's third season premieres on Monday, Sept. 19, at 8/7c. Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!

The Maiden Heist

Roger (Christopher Walken) is a security guard at an art museum who is only rarely in motion, opting rather to stare at his favorite painting "The Lonely Maiden" a beautiful woman staring forlornly out into the distance. Despite the fact he has a wife, Rose (Marcia Gay Harden), he has become rather obsessed with the painting. Rose wants Roger to retire so they could move to Florida.

One afternoon, Roger learns that several pieces including the Lonely Maiden are to be permanently moved to another museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. Unable to follow the maiden, Roger falls into despair until he meets Charles (Morgan Freeman), who has a similar attraction to a painting of a woman with cats on another floor.

George (William H. Macy) is also obsessed with a piece of art, a nude sculpture of a Greek warrior, which he often strips down and poses beside during his night shift. Using the advantages between their shifts and experience, George comes up with the idea to steal their favorite works of art and replace them with replicas.

Roger volunteers to tag the artworks being shipped while Charles and George seek assistance in replicating their favorites. Because Charles is a painter he is able to do the cat painting perfectly, but he fails in capturing the Lonely Maiden. The men hire a street artist (Breckin Meyer) for that task, forcing Roger to steal Rose's Florida vacation savings to pay for the job.

Rose becomes suspicious and nearly ends up having Roger taken off the volunteered staff. George manages to replicate his sculpture and the Maiden portrait also is completed.

On the day of the switch, George is sneaked into the warehouse within the crate with the statue. He successfully swaps the three marked pieces, but cannot resist stripping down and posing with the statue. A guard shows up, forcing George to hide in the crate without his clothes.

The next morning, when Roger and Charlie along with the unwitting accompaniment of Rose come to collect him, George ends up boarding the wrong van. A panic-stricken Charlie gives chase, and they manage to successfully rescue George, who emerges much to Rose's surprise.

Having pulled off the heist without getting caught, they then retire from their respective jobs and Rose is none the wiser. On a trip to Florida, Roger is enthralled by Rose as she looks out over the ocean because she strikingly resembles the Lonely Maiden's pose. Their love life is rekindled.

Meanwhile, the three men hide their works of art within a shack on Charles' apartment roof so that they can in turn go and view it at their leisure.