Has Pre-Production On The Avengers Been Delayed Due To Budget Issues?

According to Bleeding Cool, Marvel are planning on giving the movie a relatively low budget resulting in pre-production being delayed by weeks or even months...
Here are some highlights from their report. No source is given for where this information came from, so it might be worth taking it with a pinch of salt for the time being!

"Marvel are demanding that it all get done on the relative cheap. For something not far off what Sony paid to make their first Spider-Man film back in 2004."

"And while some people have walked off, others are planning a longer game. Basically do the work, then when they run out of budget (which they believe they will) trust that Marvel Studios and their investors will pony up the extra necessary cash rather than leave the movie unfinished."

"As a result of such staff changes, pre-production has been delayed weeks – possibly months."

[comicbookmovie]