Two agents are ordered to get Emil Blonsky released into the Avengers Initiative, do not want to, and send Tony Stark to make sure the request fails.
Four minutes of two men in a diner working out how to disobey an order without disobeying it. The World Security Council wants the Abomination on the team. Coulson and Sitwell cannot refuse, so they send the one person guaranteed to make General Ross say no.
It is the earliest of the five short films, and it does something the features rarely have room for: it shows the machinery of the agency as a workplace, with people managing upwards.
Show detailsHow these were released
None of the five One-Shots had a cinema release. This one arrived as a special feature on the Thor Blu-ray in 2011.
Its runtime is not stated by any source this catalogue could open. The article says the five range from three to fifteen minutes and that the earlier ones were no longer than four, which is why this entry records no number rather than an estimate.
How it connects
Watching these first makes this one land.
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Facts last checked on Sep 7, 2026
Released: September 13, 2011