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"Mark Ruffalo has discussed recent rumours about The Avengers 2 and its cast.  It was reported last week that Marvel Studios was struggling to secure some members of The Avengers&amp;#039; ensemble cast for Joss Whedon&amp;#039;s sequel.  These reports led some to speculate that key roles could be recast, if the studio and any of its actors were unable to negotiate a deal. &amp;quot;I haven&amp;#039;t caught wind of any of that,&amp;quot; Ruffalo told Moviefone. &amp;quot;I was surprised to hear it, because I don&amp;#039;t even think anyone&amp;#039;s really started negotiating yet.&amp;quot; Asked whether there was any reason for fans to panic, Ruffalo replied: &amp;quot;No. Maybe people should panic, but I don&amp;#039;t see a reason to panic.&amp;quot; He also confirmed that he is contracted to appear as Bruce Banner/The Hulk in a total of six Marvel movies, with the first of these appearances being The Avengers.  Samuel L Jackson has said that he is not yet sure whether he will return for The Avengers 2. &amp;gt; Joss Whedon refutes &amp;#039;The Avengers 2&amp;#039; $100 million salary claims &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Captain America: The Winter Soldier&amp;#039; is &amp;#039;Avengers 1.5&amp;#039;, says star The Avengers 2 will film in the UK in February next year, with a release date set for May 1, 2015.  Gallery - The Avengers in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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