Michael Muller’s “Avengers” portraits in EW

Kristina Feliciano — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:39:47 +0000

The current issue of Entertainment Weekly offers an exclusive preview of the superheroes in the highly anticipated movie The Avengers, which is headed to theaters in May. Michael Muller shot the Marvel-ous portraits—of Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, and Robert Downey Jr.—published with the story. Here’s a look.

Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow. Photo by Michael Muller.

Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, a.k.a. the Incredible Hulk. Photo by Michael Muller.

Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Photo by Michael Muller.

Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye. Photo by Michael Muller.

Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man. Photo by Michael Muller.

Chris Evans as Captain America. Photo by Michael Muller.

Michael Muller’s Comic-Con celebrity portraits

Kristina Feliciano — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:06:30 +0000

Yesterday was the final day of Comic-Con 2011, which ran from July 21 to 24 in San Diego, and as part of its massive coverage of the event, Entertainment Weekly set up a studio at the Hard Rock Hotel so Michael Muller could take portraits of the many celebrities in attendance. Michael, who previously shot celeb portraits for EW for Comic-Con 2009 and 2010, shot more than 12,000 images in three days.

His photos are collected in a handful of galleries at ew.com: Comic-Con 2011 Star Portraits: Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3. And a slew of them will appear in this week’s print edition of the magazine. Here are some of the highlights from his assignment, for which he was commissioned by EW photography director Lisa Berman and West Coast deputy photography director Richard Maltz…

Photo by Michael Muller for Entertainment Weekly.

Michael Muller with Paul Rubens as Pee Wee Herman.

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Michael Muller’s “Avengers” portraits in EW

Michael Muller’s Comic-Con celebrity portraits