The Earth’s Mightiest Heroes descended on New York yesterday to shoot scenes for director Joss Whedon’s highly anticipated 2012 flick “The Avengers,” filming in Midtown and near the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park.
Most of the high-powered cast was decked out in superhero duds for this weekend’s shoot, including Scarlett Johansson in her slinky, leather-clad Black Widow .
Chris Evans pictured above also raced into action as (Captain America).
Other images show Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki) in costume, with Hemsworth wielding Thor’s hammer.
Robert Downey Jr. (as Iron Man and cool alter ego Tony Stark) and Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk) both pictured below were also spotted chumming it up after filming several takes.
The New York Flash 