Avengerama

Over at Superhero Hype, the production team at Marvel Studios is as giddy as proverbial schoolgirls over the box office success of “Iron Man” during its opening weekend, not to mention the worthy Oscar buzz for Robert Downey, Jr.

So giddy is Marvel, in fact, that tentative dates for a Shellhead sequel have been targeted for 2010, in addition to features for Thor (also 2010), and Captain America (May 2011) - all culminating in an Avengers feature (July 2011).

Ambitious, no?

If everything pans out, I wonder how many Avengers will be on the roster, and who’ll play them? Plus, who would the team fight? Loki? But most importantly, who will be cast as this guy?