A rating fairly similar to Marvel Studios' last two big-screen outings, their anticipated Joss Whedon-directed "superhero team-up of a lifetime," The Avengers, has finally received it's own classification.
PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Sci-Fi Violence and Action Throughout, and a Mild Drug Reference.
The main difference between Captain America: The First Avenger and Thr Avengers' classification is the "Mild Drug Reference" which, according to early reviews, regards to (SPOILER/) how Dr. Bruce Banner has been able to refrain himself from "Hulking out" for nearly two years. Also, the apparent reason for Marvel's The Avengers received this classification so late is possibly due to the last-minute inclusion of a heavily rumored "extra scene" AFTER the credits; a mid-credits scene was shown in early screenings. What do you think?
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