This is probably the most talked about topic ever since the movie's first public announcement.  And of course media tried their best to squeeze the information from cast and crew but the only answer we got from the director and the producer is "they are absolutely not the Skrulls".  But finally, Joss Whedon broke his silence.  On a recent press conference he finally revealed and confirmed one of the theories to whom or what is the identity of Loki's army.

“The alien race are the Chitauri — or a version of them — because they are not one of the key races and they don’t have a storied history. That wasn’t the point. I know this debate will go on long after I’m dead. I would say it was the Kree-Skrull race.”

-Joss Whedon

Personally, I don't know how to react on that statement.  It sounds very weird and very confusing.  I'm trying to look for a complete transcript just to enlighten me further but in a nut shell, Joss Whedon confirms that the Alien Race is actually the Chitauri.  To those who don't know the Chitauri, they are basically the version of Skrulls in the Ultimate Marvel Universe.  Yes they are also shape shifters and completely nasty.




But if we will inspect Whedon's statement, it is possible that the Chitauri will be a separate race to Skrulls which I believe is being saved for a later sequel. That is in a way makes more sense since Skrulls have more iconic characters compared to the Chitauri that looks like will be just a plain old pawns on this installment.  Not really excited with this development but it definitely opens more possibilities for the franchise.  Add to that is the reported mid credits scene with [bleep].  Oh this movie will be the bomb for this year.


Opening in local cinemas on April 25, The Avengers is from Marvel Studios to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International through Columbia Pictures