Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow

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Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
Next Avengers film poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
  • Gary Hartle
Starring
Edited by
  • Ken Cravens
  • Aeolan Kelly
Music by Guy Michelmore
Production
companies
Distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Release date
  • September 2, 2008 (2008-09-02)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (or simply known as Next Avengers) is a 2008 American animated superhero film directed by Jay Oliva and Gary Hartle and starring the voices of Noah Crawford, Aidan Drummond, Brenna O'Brien, Dempsey M. Pappion, Adrian Petriw, Tom Kane and Fred Tatasciore. The fifth installment in the Marvel Animated Features (MAF) film series, it follows a group of young superheroes who are the children of the original group of Avengers and must defeat Ultron.

Contents

Next Avengers was released direct-to-video by Lionsgate Home Entertainment on September 2, 2008, and received mixed reviews from critics.

Premise

The children of the defeated Avengers train with their powers and go head to head with Ultron, the artificial intelligence robot responsible for their parents' demise. [1]

Cast

Production

In January 2007, Craig Kyle, the vice president of creative development for animation at Marvel Studios, announced that an animated film titled Teen Avengers would be released as part of the Marvel Animated Features (MAF) series. [2] The film was later retitled to Avengers Reborn, and then Next Avengers. [3]

Next Avengers was written by Christopher Yost, a regular comic book writer for Marvel Comics. Speaking about the film in an interview on Marvel.com, Yost stated, "This is a fun adventure film, starring a really young cast of kids. But at the same time, the stakes are incredibly high, literally the survival of humanity. The situation is grim. And while all that seems like it could be a big bummer, we keep the kids so busy running for their lives that they don't have a lot of time to think about it." [4]

Release

In March 2008, a trailer for Next Avengers was released by Marvel. [5] The film was released direct-to-video by Lionsgate Home Entertainment on September 2, 2008.

Reception

David Cornelius of DVD Talk gave the film a negative review, criticizing its "unimpressive, repetitive action sequences" and "thin story." [6] Nancy Davis Kho of Common Sense Media gave the film a positive review, praising its characters. [7] Christopher Monfette of IGN also gave the film a positive review, calling it "a hugely watchable piece of animated entertainment." [8]

References

  1. Sawan, Amer (August 10, 2021). "The Next Avengers: What Happened to Marvel's Lost Generation?". CBR . Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  2. Collura, Scott (January 18, 2007). "Exclusive: Marvel's Upcoming Animation Slate". IGN . Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  3. Tabu, Hannibal (August 8, 2007). "The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Speed Racer: August 8th Comic Reel Wrap". CBR . Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  4. "Chris Yost Discusses Writing Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow". MovieWeb . March 27, 2008. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  5. "Marvel Reveals Trailer for Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow". MovieWeb. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  6. "The Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  7. "Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow Movie Review". Common Sense Media . Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  8. Monfette, Christopher (September 2, 2008). "The Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow DVD Review". IGN. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2025.