Second Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer viewed nearly 2m times in 48 hours

The film stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson

Chris Hemsworth stars as Thor in Avengers: Age of Ultron (Marvel)

The 16-second preview for the long-awaited second trailer of the latest Marvel film has garnered nearly 2 million views just a few days after it went live on New Year’s Day.

The premiere of the second Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer is expected to be screened on 12 January during a US football game on ESPN at 8.30pm Eastern Time, with presumably a copy uploaded online shortly after.

The first trailer for the same film, which is a sequel to Marvel’s The Avengers, that was directed and written by Joss Whedon, had been released last year revealing scenes acted by an all-star cast including Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson.

The first trailer has received a colossal 63 million views so far since it was screened on the Marvel YouTube channel on 22 October.

The film will be released in UK cinemas on 24 April