Thor and George Kirk are played by the same actor. Yeah.

(And yes, that is a small part of why I want Jim to visit SBEI. But only a small part).

~DF

Awesome! Should be full of craziness. I'll be sure to let you know! (Craziness indeed. After the first planning session...well, let's just say, we're planning for quite a lot of guest stars. And hilarity. It's wonderful.)

Avengers is, technically, just the movie. However, most of the individual characters--that is, the superheroes--have their own movies leading up to this one, which is where they all come together. It is possible to watch The Avengers without having seen these other movies--I did it, for example--but there are occasional references to their backstories, which are in these movies:
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Thor
Captain America: The First Avenger
and, technically, The Incredible Hulk, but that's a different actor. It is briefly referenced, though.
Hawkeye and Black Widow unfortunately lack their own movies right now, but they do appear in Thor and Iron Man 2.

Of course, you don't have to watch these other movies; you can, I think, get quite a good sense of what's going on from The Avengers (and it's done by Joss Whedon, so it's pretty darn good). Of course, it may then inspire you to see the others...at least, that's what happened to me, although that tends to happen (see my experiences with: X-Men, Star Trek, probably Doctor Who as well...)

As for what to expect from The Avengers: It's an action film directed by Joss Whedon, so, uh...excitement and fighting and explosions. Quite showy, and very visually attractive (unless you hate fight scenes and/or explosions, of course). However, it's not only a movie about a team of superheroes fighting a villain to save the earth--it's also a movie about six people, some of them civilians, all of them with some sort of baggage, all trying to work together to save the world from a powerful and wily Asgardian with his own emotional baggage. In other words--character development. Quite a bit of it, actually. Also, uh, they don't really get along for a good deal of the movie. So expect tension and some funny jibes and--you guessed it--character development.

In other words, a pretty much perfect movie, in my opinion. Exciting, dramatic, and with actual, human (and not-so-human) characters who carry the movie with, well, their characters. Also, really great acting :) You may not know all the names, but the main six are Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johannson, and Mark Ruffalo, and the supporting cast includes Gwyneth Paltrow and Samuel Jackson (among many other amazing actors). So basically...you'll probably enjoy it, at the very least.

(And while all the movies together are the fandom, if you just want to get a general idea of what it's about, you can try just watching The Avengers. You just won't know a lot of backstory).

~DawnFire

It's the movies. As in Iron Man one and two, Thor, Captain America, and THEN Avengers. They are the connected movieverse that may or may not coincide with the other Marvel movies. Have fun.

That sounds great!

And look, I didn't even have to make a separate post!

Gmail it is! I know Drive from when it was Docs, so unless it's changed a lot, we shouldn't have any problems.

A word of warning, though (warning? I suppose it's a warning. Hm): there are probably going to be times when I'm extremely involved in other writing projects, or in schoolwork (although that one won't start up again until September). That's why I was thinking of advertising for two co-writers. So, if you don't mind dealing with my occasional absence/unavailability for more than a few minutes, that's awesome, and let's start writing! If you do mind, then we should probably find a third co-writer, and write the story so that my representative occasionally retreats into seclusion to write books and leaves the other two to pick up the slack (or something like that).

Alternatively, we can just start writing and see if it becomes an issue. If it does, we can get a third co-writer, and my in-fic representation can go into seclusion until I'm available again, and then all three can be there. Or something.

Either way, I am insane (for taking on another project, but it's ok), and this is exciting. Also, nice to meet you! I don't think we've ever really exchanged more than one or two words before. Were you the one who joined the PPC a while ago, and then recently returned, or have I got you confused with someone else? (The recent flood of newbies has unfortunately made it a little hard to keep track. On the other hand, yay newbies! I'm one myself, sort of).

~DawnFire

Then again, neither did writing missions, and I'm just finishing up my Permission Request for that. These things just happen sometimes...

Good idea. I think I'll advertise for two co-writers; that should keep it going if I get wrapped up in something else. (What am I getting myself into...?)

Well, you could guest-star. Be a temporary teacher, something like that...

Great. My brain is trying to figure things out. This is why nothing should be suggested to me. Ever. Although, it does tend to get interesting results.

I don't suppose you know anything about that one Avengers mission?

~DF