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Marvel's The Avengers[6] (classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in
the United Kingdom and Ireland),[3][7] or simply The Avengers, is a 2012
American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same
name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion
Pictures.[N 1] It is the sixth filmin the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was
written and directed by Joss Whedonand features an ensemble cast that
includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett
Johansson, and Jeremy Renner as the titular Avengers team, alongside Tom
Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson. In
the film, Nick Fury, director of the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Tony Stark, Steve
Rogers, Bruce Banner, and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor's
brother Lokifrom subjugating Earth.
The Avengers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joss Whedon
Produced by Kevin Feige
Screenplay by Joss Whedon
Story by Zak Penn
Joss Whedon
Based on The Avengers
by
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
Starring Robert Downey Jr.
Chris Evans
Mark Ruffalo
Chris Hemsworth
Scarlett Johansson
Jeremy Renner
Tom Hiddleston
Clark Gregg
Cobie Smulders
Stellan Skarsgård
Samuel L. Jackson
Music by Alan Silvestri
Cinematography Seamus McGarvey
Edited by Jeffrey Ford
Lisa Lassek
Production Marvel Studios
company
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures[N 1]
Release date April 11, 2012 (El Capitan
Theatre)
May 4, 2012 (United States)
Running time 143 minutes[3]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $220 million[4]
Box office $1.519 billion[5]
The film's development began when Marvel Studios received a loan from Merrill
Lynch in April 2005. After the success of the film Iron Man in May 2008, Marvel
announced that The Avengers would be released in July 2011. With the signing of
Johansson in March 2009, the film was pushed back for a 2012 release. Whedon was
brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the original screenplay by Zak Penn.
Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to
Cleveland, Ohio, in August and New York City in September. The film was converted to
3D in post-production.
The Avengers premiered at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre on April 11, 2012, and was
released in the United States on May 4, 2012. The film received praise for Whedon's
direction and screenplay, visual effects, action sequences, acting, and musical score,
and garnered numerous awards and nominationsincluding Academy
Award and BAFTAnominations for achievements in visual effects. It set or tied
numerous box office records, including the biggest opening weekend in the United
States and Canada. The Avengers grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide and became
the third-highest-grossing film of all time, as well as the highest-grossing film of 2012.
It is the first Marvel production to generate $1 billion in ticket sales. In 2017, it was
featured as one of the 100 greatest films of all time in Empiremagazine's poll of The
100 Greatest Movies.
Three sequels, titled Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers:
Endgame, were released in May 2015, April 2018, and April 2019 respectively.
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