The Avengers (movie)

The Avengers
The Avengers
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; 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
Release dates	April 11, 2012 (El Capitan Theatre); May 4, 2012 (United States);
Running time	143 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$220–225 million
Box office	$1.519 billion

The Avengers is a 2012 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. It is produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sixth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the last movie of Phase One. It premiered in Los Angeles on April 11, 2012 and was released in the United States on May 4. The movie was written and directed by Joss Whedon. It stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel L. Jackson, with Stellan Skarsgård, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Paul Bettany in supporting roles. It was positively welcomed from audiences, fans, and film critics alike. Three sequels have been released, titled Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

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