Marvel's The Avengers[4] (classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland),[1][5] 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). Written and directed by Joss Whedon, the film features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner as the Avengers, alongside Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, Nick Fury and the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Thor, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton to form a team capable of stopping Thor's brother Loki from subjugating Earth.
Directed by Joss Whedon
Screenplay by Joss Whedon
Story by
Zak Penn
Joss Whedon
Based on
Avengers
by Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
Produced by Kevin Feige
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
Cinematography Seamus McGarvey
Edited by
Jeffrey Ford
Lisa Lassek
Music by Alan Silvestri
Production
company
Marvel Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures[N 1]
Release dates
April 11, 2012 (El Capitan Theatre)
May 4, 2012 (United States)
Running time 143 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $220 million[2]
Box office $1.519 billion
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