Skrulls Aren't "The Avengers" Villains

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has shot down rumors that the alien menace in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers is the shape-shifting Skrulls. When photographers manage to capture a shot of mysterious alien inscriptions on “wreckage” at one of The Avengers location shoots, it appeared to confirm earlier speculation based on a supposed script leak that the Skrulls just might be involved in the new Avengers movie.

The ScarJo CoverSpeaking to Empire Magazine for an Avengers cover story, Feige was typically definitive: “It’s not Skrulls, I’ve been clear about that. The identity of the alien race is not impactful. It exists in the comic books, but we’re not setting up the Kree-Skrull war or anything like that.”