See why The Avengers movie should have had a different title in the UK.

See why The Avengers movie should have had a different title in the UK.

See why The Avengers movie should have had a different title in the UK.

It all has to do with the popular British TV series!

Launched in 2012 Avengers came to change superhero movies forever by proving that it’s more than possible to create a universe divided by multiple franchises that could be combined into one big event movie. However, if the whole world knewAvengers“, in the United Kingdom the film was titled “The Avengers Assemble“for an unusual reason.

Although the comic book team has always been called “Avengers“In England and her dominions miracle studios And Disney decided to add an addition to the name of the team’s film to avoid comparisons and references to popular TV shows Avengers (also called Avengers in Brazil), which was exhibited between the years 1961 1969.

The series focuses on the life of a spy. John Steed and her associates, always solving cases and facing mysteries all over England. The show was so popular that it won six seasons in total. Episode 161. In addition, a film inspired by the TV series (also titled Avengers), starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman This Sean Connery.

The Avengers is the title of a popular spy series that ran between 1961 and 1969.

Fearing that this could undermine the popularity of Team Heroes in the UK, miracle studios decided to localize the title of the 2012 movie, which was renamed The Avengers Assemble (in free translation, Go, Avengers). It is noteworthy that this is the name of the comic Marvel published between 2012 and 2014, which recently received a new volume.

While the “translation” helped distinguish the two media products, many British fans continue to refer to the film as “Avengers“, its original name. And the curiosity about it lies in the fact that, like the phrase “The Avengers Assemble” is an important comic book phrase used whenever the team needs to get together, it was included in the films only in Avengers: EndgameWhen captain America summons all the heroes face to face Thanos.

Avengers available at Disney+.

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