Marvel’s The Avengers or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name.
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Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, The Avengers is the sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Written and directed by Joss Whedon, The Avengers feature 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
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 and would bring together Tony Stark (Downey), Steve Rogers (Evans), Bruce Banner (Ruffalo), and Thor (Hemsworth) from Marvel’s previous films.
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Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio in August and New York City in September.
The Avengers premiered in Los Angeles on April 11, 2012, and was released in the United States on May 4, as the last film of Phase One of the MCU.
In the film, Nick Fury and the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, and Thor to form a team capable of stopping Thor’s brother Loki from subjugating Earth.
Who is the leader of The Avengers?
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Captain America and Iron Man are regarded as the leaders of the Avengers.
Both heroes have jockeyed for first-in-command throughout the years, culminating in an all-out brawl in “Captain America: Civil War.”
Captain America is a natural-born field commander and the heart of the team.
But Iron Man is a genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropist and he uses his brains to lead the Avengers into battle.
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