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Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer released early after leak

Marvel Studios was forced to release a trailer for the highly anticipated movie Wednesday, five days early, after an unauthorized clip hit the web.

Marvel releases official trailer early after unauthorized clip hit the web

Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man and Chris Evans as Captain America in Avengers: Age of Ultron. (Marvel Studios)

Marvel Studios has released the official trailer for the highly anticipated superherosequelAvengers: Age of UltronWednesday after an unauthorized clip hit the web earlier in the day.

The action-packed 2-minutesfeatures many of theoriginal superheros, includingRobertDowneyJr.'s Iron Man,Chris Evans'Captain America, Scarlett Johansson's Black Widowand Mark Ruffaloas a beleaguered-lookingBruce Banner.

It also features new Avengers charactersScarlettWitch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson).

Director/writerJoss Whedonis back at helm for this next chapter in the blockbuster franchise, which centres on the thesupervillainous robot,Ultron a TonyStark creation gone wrong.

The videowas expected to air on ABC next Tuesday after an episode ofMarvels Agents of SHIELD.But it surfacedonline early Wednesday, forcing Marvel to show its hand, andacknowledgethe breachin a Twitter message, blamingthe leak onthe villainousorganization,Hyrda.

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Shortly afterthat, Marvelreleased the trailer, and then gave fans their first look at the movie's official poster.

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The Marvel publicity machine appears to beworking full tilt, and the studio isclearly banking on a winner.

The first Avengerstook in a whopping$1.5 billion US in 2012, making it the third highest-grossing film of all-time.

Avengers: Age of Ultronis due intheatres May 1, 2015.