The Avengers (movie)
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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Directed by | Joss Whedon |
Screenplay by | Joss Whedon |
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Produced by | Kevin Feige |
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Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
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Music by | Alan Silvestri |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $220–225 million |
Box office | $1.519 billion |
Other websites
change- The Avengers on IMDb