Almost a disaster movie! Marvel releases Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer one week early... after bootleg version leaks online 

By Helen Zhao for MailOnline

Published: 22:12 EST, 22 October 2014 | Updated: 03:10 EST, 23 October 2014

It was not scheduled to be released for another week.

Yet thanks to a bootleg version of the Avengers: Age Of Ultron trailer leaking on Wednesday, Marvel Studios decided to rush things forward.

And the video paints a bleak and eerie picture for the sequel to the hit 2012 Marvel film.

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Dark: The official trailer for Avengers: Age Of Ultron debuted on Wednesday, and it paints a bleak and eerie picture for the sequel to the hit 2012 Marvel film

Dark: The official trailer for Avengers: Age Of Ultron debuted on Wednesday, and it paints a bleak and eerie picture for the sequel to the hit 2012 Marvel film

Force of evil: The Avengers are battling Ultron, who seems to have the upper hand for much of the film

Force of evil: The Avengers are battling Ultron, who seems to have the upper hand for much of the film

The band of iconic superheroes can be seen looking defeated and on the verge of giving up hope as the world around them goes to chaos. 

In the Joss Whedon directed film which debuts May 2015, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program and things go awry, according to IMDB.

‘It is up to The Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.’

And this is no easy task, as Ultron, voiced by James Spader, certainly seems to have the upper hand for much of the film.

Ironic: The clip begins with Ultron stating, 'I'm gonna show you something beautiful'

Ironic: The clip begins with Ultron stating, 'I'm gonna show you something beautiful'

Turmoil: This is followed by scenes of destruction and people running through streets in chaos

Turmoil: This is followed by scenes of destruction and people running through streets in chaos

Dejected: The band of iconic superheroes can be seen looking defeated and on the verge of giving up hope as the world around them goes to chaos

Dejected: The band of iconic superheroes can be seen looking defeated and on the verge of giving up hope as the world around them goes to chaos

He narrates the video in an ominous and gravelly voice, relishing the destruction he has caused.

The clip begins with Ultron stating, ‘I’m gonna show you something beautiful.’

This is followed by scenes of destruction and people running through streets in chaos.

‘Everyone screaming,’ Ultron continues. ‘For mercy. You want to protect the world but you don’t want it to change.'

Bleak: In one scene, Mark Ruffalo (the Hulk), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Chris Evans (Captain America) can be seen idling in an aircraft, appearing limp and utterly dejected

Bleak: In one scene, Mark Ruffalo (the Hulk), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Chris Evans (Captain America) can be seen idling in an aircraft, appearing limp and utterly dejected

That's not like The Hulk: Mark is literally shaking in fear

That's not like The Hulk: Mark is literally shaking in fear

Giving up? 'It's the end,' Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) says in an empty voice, 'The end of the path I started us on'

Giving up? 'It's the end,' Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) says in an empty voice. 'The end of the path I started us on'

His words are interspersed with images of our favourite superheroes appearing overwhelmed and defeated amid the pandemonium.

In one scene, Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Chris Evans (Captain America) can be seen idling in an aircraft, appearing limp and utterly dejected.

Mark is literally shaking in fear. ‘You’re all puppets tangled in strings,’ Ultron says.

Resolute: 'Nothing lasts forever,' Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow (Johansson) counters

Resolute: 'Nothing lasts forever,' Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow (Johansson) counters

Girl power: Elizabeth Olsen stars as Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch

Girl power: Elizabeth Olsen stars as Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch

In pain: She can be seen falling to her knees and screaming in agony at one point 

In pain: She can be seen falling to her knees and screaming in agony at one point 

‘It’s the end,’ Tony Stark says in an empty voice. ‘The end of the path I started us on.’

‘Nothing lasts forever,’ Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow (Johansson) counters. 

The clip ends with a close-up of Ultron’s piercing red gaze as he growls: ‘Now I’m free. There are no strings on me.’

The movie also stars Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, and Paul Bettany as The Vision. 

Straight-shooter: Jeremy Renner stars as Clint Barton aka Hawkeye, seen running through a wintry forest with his bow and arrows 

Straight-shooter: Jeremy Renner stars as Clint Barton aka Hawkeye, seen running through a wintry forest with his bow and arrows 

Speed of light: Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Pietro Maximoff aka Quicksilver

Speed of light: Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays Pietro Maximoff aka Quicksilver

Damaged goods: Captain America's shield can be seen lying on the ground at the end, shattered 

Damaged goods: Captain America's shield can be seen lying on the ground at the end, shattered 

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