Marvel's
The Avengers (classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the UK and
Ireland) is a 2012 American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and
distributed by Walt Disney Pictures,1 based on the Marvel Comics superhero team
of the same name. It is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The film is scripted and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast
that includes Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth,
Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders,
Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson. In The Avengers, Nick Fury, director
of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Captain
America, the Hulk, and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor's adoptive
brother Loki from subjugating Earth.
Development
of The Avengers 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 screenplay originally
written 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 on April 11, 2012, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood,
California. The film received positive reviews from most film critics and set
or tied numerous box office records, including the biggest opening weekend in
North America and the fastest film to gross $1 billion worldwide. With a
worldwide total gross of over $1.48 billion, The Avengers ranks as the third
highest-grossing film of all time. The film is scheduled to be released on
Blu-ray Disc and DVD on September 25, 2012. A sequel to be written and directed
by Whedon is scheduled for release on May 1, 2015.
IMDB
rank: 8.6/10
Director:
Joss Whedon
Stars:
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson
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