YouTube goes wild for new ‘Avengers’ trailer [Video]

You know the online buzz around a movie is pretty substantial when its trailer leaves YouTube’s view counter unable to keep up.

The second trailer for comic-book based action flick Avengers Assemble has done precisely that in the few hours since being uploaded to the world’s most popular video-sharing platform.

More usefully, the like button on the video had been hit over 7 000 times at the time of writing.

The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson.

The film is directed by Joss Whedon, most famous for being the creator sci-fi western Firefly and action horror Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The film is based on the Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963.

An earlier trailer, first shown during the Superbowl, has been viewed over 4.5-million times since being uploaded a few weeks ago.