‘AVENGERS 2’ gets official release date. Everyone squeal or whatever.

The sequel to this summer’s best comic book movie (heh) has gotten itself an official release date. You better maintain regular doctor visits and practice some calisthenics on the side. You’ve got some living to do until the movie drops. Don’t want to make it to like, six months out, and get rocked by a heart attack.

CBR:

Disney has set a May 1, 2015 release date for the untitled sequel to Marvel’s “The Avengers.”

The news arrives a week after the studio announced Joss Whedon will return to write and direct the follow-upto the $1.46 billion blockbuster as part of an exclusive deal that will keep him at the studio through June 2015. In addition to the sequel, he’ll develop a new live-action Marvel Television series for ABC and “contribute creatively to the next phase of Marvel’s cinematic universe.”

“The Avengers,” which premiered May 4 in North America, went on to become the third-highest grossing film of all time, behind only “Titanic” and “Avatar.”

Marvel is now filming “Iron Man 3,” which will open May 3, 2013, to be followed by “Thor: The Dark World” (Nov. 8, 2013), “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (April 4, 2014) and “Guardians of the Galaxy” (Aug. 1, 2014).