The Avengers (2012 film)

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The Avengers

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Joss Whedon

Produced by Kevin Feige

Screenplay by Joss Whedon

 Zak Penn
Story by
 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]

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 film in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU). The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and 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 Loki from subjugating Earth.
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
nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations 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 Empire magazine'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.

The Avengers (2012 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search

The Avengers

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Joss Whedon

Produced by Kevin Feige

Screenplay by Joss Whedon

 Zak Penn
Story by
 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]

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 film in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU). The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and 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 Loki from subjugating Earth.
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
nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations 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 Empire magazine'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.

The Avengers (2012 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search

The Avengers
 Theatrical release poster

Directed by Joss Whedon

Produced by Kevin Feige

Screenplay by Joss Whedon

 Zak Penn
Story by
 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]

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 film in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU). The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and 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 Loki from subjugating Earth.
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
nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations 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 Empire magazine'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.

The Avengers (2012 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search

The Avengers

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Joss Whedon

Produced by Kevin Feige

Screenplay by Joss Whedon

 Zak Penn
Story by
 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]

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 film in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU). The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and 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 Loki from subjugating Earth.
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
nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations 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 Empire magazine'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.

The Avengers (2012 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search

The Avengers
 Theatrical release poster

Directed by Joss Whedon

Produced by Kevin Feige

Screenplay by Joss Whedon

 Zak Penn
Story by
 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]

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 film in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU). The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and 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 Loki from subjugating Earth.
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
nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations 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 Empire magazine'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.

The Avengers (2012 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search

The Avengers

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Joss Whedon

Produced by Kevin Feige

Screenplay by Joss Whedon

 Zak Penn
Story by
 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]

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 film in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU). The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and 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 Loki from subjugating Earth.
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
nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations 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 Empire magazine'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.

The Avengers (2012 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search

The Avengers
 Theatrical release poster

Directed by Joss Whedon

Produced by Kevin Feige

Screenplay by Joss Whedon

 Zak Penn
Story by
 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]

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 film in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU). The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and 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 Loki from subjugating Earth.
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
nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations 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 Empire magazine'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.

The Avengers (2012 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search

The Avengers

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Joss Whedon

Produced by Kevin Feige

Screenplay by Joss Whedon

 Zak Penn
Story by
 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]

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 film in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU). The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and 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 Loki from subjugating Earth.
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
nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations 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 Empire magazine'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.

The Avengers (2012 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search

The Avengers
 Theatrical release poster

Directed by Joss Whedon

Produced by Kevin Feige

Screenplay by Joss Whedon

 Zak Penn
Story by
 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]

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 film in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe (MCU). The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and 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 Loki from subjugating Earth.
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
nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations 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 Empire magazine'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.