'The Avengers' budget 'may be limited'

[ntscuser]

Reports have indicated that Marvel Studios are looking to cut costs on The Avengers.



Despite the film's impressive casting roster, which includes the likes of Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans and Samuel L. Jackson, the studio is apparently looking to keep the film's budget as restrained as possible.

According to Bleeding Cool, Marvel is demanding that the film is completed "on the relative cheap", and are looking for the cost to be similar, relatively speaking, to how much Sony paid for Spider-Man back in 2002.

The report also claims that pre-production has been significantly delayed, following a number of staffing changes at the company.

The Avengers is currently scheduled to be released on May 4, 2012.