The Avengers is an upcoming American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast, which includes Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel L. Jackson. In The Avengers, Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, and... Captain America to save the world from destruction. Development of The Avengers began when Marvel Studios received a grant 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 Scarlett 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 that was originally written by Zak Penn.
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| Release date: | May 4, 2012 |
| Directed by: | Joss Whedon |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 143 Minutes |
| Producer: | Kevin Feige |
| Editor: | Jeffrey Ford, Paul Rubell, Lisa Lassek |
| Cinematography: | Seamus McGarvey |
| Screenplay by: | Joss Whedon |
| Estimated budget: | $225,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Avengers |
| Genre: | Action, Science Fiction |