Running time 143 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $220 million Box office $1.519 billion Marvel's The Avengers (classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland), or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American based on the superhero team, produced by and distributed. It is in the.

The film was written and directed by and features an that includes,,,,,,,,,, and. In the film,, director of the peacekeeping organization, recruits,, the, and to form a team that must stop Thor's brother from subjugating Earth. The film's development began when Marvel Studios received a loan from in April 2005.

After the success of the film in May 2008, Marvel announced that The Avengers would be released in July 2011. With the signing of Johansson in March 2009, the film was pushed back for a 2012 release.

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Whedon was brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the original screenplay. Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in August and New York City in September.

The film was converted to 3D in post-production. The Avengers premiered on April 11, 2012, at Hollywood's and was released theatrically in the United States on May 4, 2012.

The film received positive reviews from critics, as well as including and nominations for achievements in visual effects. It has set or tied numerous box office records, including the in North America. The Avengers grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide, and became the during its theatrical run—as well as the first Marvel production to generate $1 billion in ticket sales and also the. The film was released on and on September 25, 2012.

A sequel, titled, was released on May 1, 2015, while two additional sequels, and, are currently in development and scheduled for release on May 4, 2018 and May 3, 2019, respectively. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Plot The encounters the Other, the leader of an extraterrestrial race known as the. In exchange for retrieving the Tesseract, a powerful energy source of unknown potential, the Other promises Loki an army with which he can subjugate Earth., director of the espionage agency, and his lieutenant Agent arrive at a remote research facility during an evacuation, where physicist Dr. Is leading a research team experimenting on the Tesseract.

Agent explains that the object has begun radiating an unusual form of energy. The Tesseract suddenly activates and opens a, allowing Loki to reach Earth. Loki takes the Tesseract and uses his scepter to enslave Selvig and a couple of other agents, including, to aid him in his getaway. In response to the attack, Fury reactivates the '. Agent is sent to to recruit to trace the Tesseract through its emissions.

Coulson visits to have him review Selvig's research, and Fury approaches with an assignment to retrieve the Tesseract. In, Barton steals needed to stabilize the Tesseract's power while Loki causes a distraction, leading to a brief confrontation with Rogers, Stark, and Romanoff that ends with Loki's surrender. While Loki is being escorted to S.H.I.E.L.D.,, his adoptive brother, arrives and frees him, hoping to convince him to abandon his plan and return to Asgard. After a confrontation with Stark and Rogers, Thor agrees to take Loki to S.H.I.E.L.D.' S flying aircraft carrier, the.

Upon arrival, Loki is imprisoned while Banner and Stark attempt to locate the Tesseract. The Avengers become divided, both over how to approach Loki and the revelation that S.H.I.E.L.D. Plans to harness the Tesseract to develop weapons as a deterrent against hostile extraterrestrials. As the group argues, Barton and Loki's other possessed agents attack the Helicarrier, disabling one of its engines in flight and causing Banner to transform into the Hulk. Stark and Rogers work to restart the damaged engine, and Thor attempts to stop the Hulk's rampage. Romanoff fights Barton, and knocks him unconscious, breaking Loki's mind control. Loki escapes after killing Coulson and ejecting Thor from the airship, while the Hulk falls to the ground after attacking a S.H.I.E.L.D.

Fury uses Coulson's death to motivate the Avengers into working as a team. Stark and Rogers realize that for Loki, simply defeating them will not be enough; he needs to overpower them publicly to validate himself as ruler of Earth. Loki uses the Tesseract, in conjunction with a device Selvig built, to open a wormhole above to the Chitauri fleet in space, launching his invasion. Rogers, Stark, Romanoff, Barton, and Thor rally in defense of New York City, the wormhole's location. Banner arrives and transforms into the Hulk, and together the Avengers battle the Chitauri while evacuating civilians. The Hulk finds Loki and beats him into submission.

Romanoff makes her way to the wormhole generator, where Selvig, freed from Loki's mind control, reveals that Loki's scepter can be used to shut down the generator. Meanwhile, Fury's superiors from the World Security Council attempt to end the invasion by launching a nuclear missile. Stark intercepts the missile and takes it through the wormhole toward the Chitauri fleet. The missile detonates, destroying the Chitauri mothership and disabling their forces on Earth.

Stark's suit runs out of power, and he falls back through the wormhole just as Romanoff closes it. Stark goes into freefall, but the Hulk saves him from crashing into the ground. In the aftermath, Thor returns Loki and the Tesseract to Asgard, while Fury expresses confidence that the Avengers will return if and when they are needed. In a mid-credits scene, the Other confers with about the failed attack on Earth.

In a, the Avengers eat in silence at a restaurant. A self-described genius, billionaire,, and with an of his own invention. Downey was cast as part of his four-picture deal with Marvel Studios, which includes and The Avengers.

Downey said that he initially pushed Whedon to make Stark the lead: 'Well, I said, 'I need to be in the opening sequence. I don't know what you're thinking, but Tony needs to drive this thing.' He was like, 'Okay, let's try that.' We tried it and it didn't work, because this is a different sort of thing, the story and the idea and the theme is the theme, and everybody is just an arm of the octopus.' About the character's evolution from previous films, Downey said, 'In Iron Man, which was an origin story, he was his own epiphany and redemption of sorts. Iron Man 2 is all about not being an island, dealing with legacy issues and making space for others...

In The Avengers, he's throwing it down with the others'. A veteran who was enhanced to the peak of human physicality by an experimental serum and frozen in suspended animation before waking up in the modern world. Evans was cast as part of a deal to star in three Marvel films, in addition to The Avengers. Evans said that Steve Rogers is much darker in The Avengers: 'It's just about him trying to come to terms with the modern world. You've got to imagine, it's enough of a shock to accept the fact that you're in a completely different time, but everybody you know is dead. Everybody you cared about... He was a soldier, obviously, everybody he went to battle with, all of his brothers in arms, they're all dead.

He's just lonely. I think in the beginning it's a fish-out-of-water scene, and it's tough. It's a tough pill for him to swallow. Then comes trying to find a balance with the modern world.' Regarding the dynamic between Rogers and Tony Stark, Evans said, 'I think there's certainly a dichotomy—this kind of friction between myself and Tony Stark, they're polar opposites. One guy is flash and spotlight and smooth, and the other guy is selfless and in the shadows and kind of quiet and they have to get along. They explore that, and it's pretty fun.'

A genius scientist who, because of exposure to, transforms into a monster when enraged or agitated. Ruffalo, who was considered to play Banner in before took the role, was cast after negotiations between Marvel and Norton broke down. About replacing Norton, Ruffalo said, 'I'm a friend of Ed's, and yeah, that wasn't a great way for all that to go down. But the way I see it is that Ed has bequeathed this part to me. I look at it as my generation's.' About the character, he said, 'He's a guy struggling with two sides of himself—the dark and the light—and everything he does in his life is filtered through issues of control. Voyager Editor Librarian Crackle more. I grew up on the, which I thought was a really nuanced and real human way to look at the Hulk.

I like that the part has those qualities'. Regarding the Hulk's place on the team, Ruffalo said, 'He's like the teammate none of them are sure they want on their team.

He's a loose cannon. It's like, 'Just throw a grenade in the middle of the group and let's hope it turns out well!' This is the first production in which the actor playing Banner also plays the Hulk. Ruffalo told magazine, 'I'm really excited. No one's ever played the Hulk exactly; they've always done CGI.

They're going to do the Avatar stop-action, stop-motion capture. So I'll actually play the Hulk. That'll be fun'. The used to create the Hulk's body was modeled after bodybuilder and male stripper Steve Romm, while the Hulk's face was modeled after Ruffalo. To create the Hulk's voice, Ruffalo's voice was blended with those of and others; however, the Hulk's only speaking line ('Puny god.' ) was provided solely by Ruffalo. The of, based on the deity of the.

Hemsworth was cast as part of a multiple movie deal. He had previously worked with Joss Whedon on.

Hemsworth said that he was able to maintain the strength he built up for by increasing his food intake, consisting of chicken breasts, fish, steak, and eggs every day. When asked exactly how much, Hemsworth said, 'My body weight in protein pretty much!' He remarked that Thor's motivation 'is much more of a personal one, in the sense that it's his brother that is stirring things up. Whereas everyone else, it's some bad guy who they've gotta take down. It's a different approach for me, or for Thor. He's constantly having to battle the greater good and what he should do vs. It's his little brother there...

I've been frustrated with my brothers at times, or family, but I'm the only one who is allowed to be angry at them. There's a bit of that.' A highly trained spy working for S.H.I.E.L.D. About the character and her relationship with Hawkeye, Johansson said, 'Our characters have a long history. They've fought together for a long time in a lot of battles in many different countries.

We're the two members of this avenging group who are skilled warriors – we have no superpowers. De Que Color Es Tu Paracaidas Libro Pdf 50. Black Widow is definitely one of the team, though. She's not in the cast simply to be a romantic foil or eye candy. She's there to fight, so I never felt like I was the only girl. We all have our various skills and it feels equal'. Regarding her training, Johansson said, 'Even though Iron Man 2 was 'one-for-them,' I'd never done anything like that before.

I'd never been physically driven in something, or a part of something so big. For The Avengers, I've spent so many months training with our stunt team, and fighting all the other actors, it's crazy. I do nothing but fight—all the time.'

A master working as an agent for S.H.I.E.L.D. Renner said it was a very physical role and that he trained physically and practiced archery as much as possible in preparation. About the role, Renner said, 'When I saw Iron Man, I thought that was a really kick-ass approach to superheroes. Then they told me about this Hawkeye character, and I liked how he wasn't really a superhero; he's just a guy with a high skill set. I could connect to that.' Regarding Hawkeye's sniper mentality, Renner said, 'It's a lonely game. He's an outcast.

His only connection is to Scarlett's character, Natasha. It's like a left hand/right hand thing. They coexist, and you need them both, especially when it comes to a physical mission.'

Renner said Hawkeye is not insecure about his humanity. 'Quite the opposite, he's the only one who can really take down the Hulk with his [tranquilizer-tipped] arrows. He knows his limitations. But when it comes down to it, there has to be a sense of confidence in any superhero.'

Thor's adoptive brother and nemesis, based on the Norse mythological deity of the. About his character's evolution from the film Thor, Hiddleston said, 'I think the Loki we see in The Avengers is further advanced. You have to ask yourself the question: How pleasant an experience is it disappearing into a wormhole that has been created by some kind of super nuclear explosion of his own making? So I think by the time Loki shows up in The Avengers, he's seen a few things.' About Loki's motivations, Hiddleston said, 'At the beginning of The Avengers, he comes to Earth to subjugate it and his idea is to rule the human race as their king. And like all the delusional autocrats of human history, he thinks this is a great idea because if everyone is busy worshipping him, there will be no wars so he will create some kind of world peace by ruling them as a tyrant. But he is also kind of deluded in the fact that he thinks unlimited power will give him self-respect, so I haven't let go of the fact that he is still motivated by this terrible jealousy and kind of spiritual desolation.'

An agent with S.H.I.E.L.D. Who oversees many of the division's field operations. Gregg was cast as part of a multi-picture deal with Marvel. Gregg said his role was expanded in The Avengers: '[What] Agent Coulson had become in terms of the import of this particular story, and how important his job is in bringing the Avengers together, it kind of felt a little surreal, like somebody was playing a prank and that wasn't the real script. But it wasn't, it was the real thing, I got to show up and do that stuff, and it felt like such an amazing payoff to what the journey had been and the fact I had been doing it for five years.' Gregg said Whedon provided insight into his character's backstory, particularly about Coulson being a fan of Captain America.

A high-ranking agent with S.H.I.E.L.D. Who works closely with Nick Fury. Smulders, whom Joss Whedon once considered for his, was selected from a short list of potential actresses including. Smulders' deal would integrate her into nine films. Regarding her preparation, Smulders said, 'I hired this amazing black-ops trainer to teach me how to hold a gun, take me to a shooting range, how to hit, how to hold myself, how to walk and basically how to look. I don't do a ton of fighting in the movie, which is why I wasn't offered a trainer, but I wanted to look like I had the ability to.'

On relating to the character, Smulders said, 'I can relate to her being a mom and being a businesswoman and trying to work full-time and raising a family and having a career. We're asked to do a lot of things these days.

I feel she is just all about her job and keeping things going.' The director of S.H.I.E.L.D., who was revealed in previous films to be coordinating the 'Avengers Initiative'. Jackson was brought to the project with a deal containing an option to play the character in up to nine Marvel films. Jackson said he does more in The Avengers than in any of the previous films: 'You don't have to wait until the end of the movie to see me'. About the role, Jackson said, 'It's always good to play somebody [who] is a positive in society as opposed to somebody who is a negative... I tried to make him as honest to the story and as honest to what real-life would seem.'

Jackson compared the character to Ordell in, calling him 'a nice guy to hang out with. You just don't want to cross him'. And reprise their roles from previous films as and, respectively. Returns to voice Frequent Whedon collaborator portrays the Other, and portrays his master, (unnamed in the film), in a post-credit scene.

And appear as members of the World Security Council. Avengers co-creator has a cameo appearance in a news report. Cameos as a security guard, and Polish film director appears as, Romanoff's interrogator., who later went on to play Agent Daniel Sousa in the series, appears as a police officer. Production Development. 'It goes back to the very first incarnation of The Avengers, it goes to, it goes to everything about it. It makes no sense, it's ridiculous. There's a thunder god, there's a green ' giant rage monster, there's Captain America from the 40s, there's Tony Stark who definitely doesn't get along with anybody.

Ultimately these people don't belong together and the whole movie is about finding yourself from community. And finding that you not only belong together but you need each other, very much. Obviously this will be expressed through punching but it will be the heart of the film.' —, director of The Avengers, about the film., the CEO of Marvel Studios, first announced plans to develop the film in April 2005, after Marvel Enterprises declared independence by allying with to produce a slate of films that would be distributed. Marvel discussed their plans in a brief presentation to analysts; the studio's intention was to release individual films for the main characters—to establish their identities and familiarize audiences with them—before merging the characters together in a film. Screenwriter, who wrote (2008), was hired by Marvel Studios to write the film in June 2007. In the wake of the, Marvel negotiated with the to ensure that it could create films based on its comic book counterparts, including Captain America, and The Avengers.

After the successful release of (2008) in May, the company set a July 2011 release date for The Avengers. In September 2008, Marvel Studios reached an agreement with Paramount—an extension of a previous partnership—which gave the company distribution rights for five future Marvel films. Casting began in October 2008 with Downey's signing. Though was also reported to be reprising his role of for The Avengers, he later stated that he did not think the character would appear in the film.

At the same time, two major prospects occurred for Marvel: was brought in as an executive producer for the film, and the company signed a long-term lease with Raleigh Studios to produce three other big-budget films— Iron Man 2, (2011), and (2011)—at their complex., who voiced Hulk in The Incredible Hulk, stated that he would be involved in the film. In February 2009, signed a nine-picture deal with Marvel Entertainment to play Nick Fury in Iron Man 2 and other films. In September 2009,, who played Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk stated that he was open to returning in the film. The next month, executive producer Jon Favreau stated that he would not direct the film, but would 'definitely have input and a say'. Favreau also expressed concerns, stating, 'It's going to be hard, because I was so involved in creating the world of Iron Man, and Iron Man is very much a tech-based hero, and then with Avengers you're going to be introducing some supernatural aspects because of Thor. [Mixing] the two of those works very well in the comic books, but it's going to take a lot of thoughtfulness to make that all work and not blow the reality that we've created'.

In March 2009, actress Scarlett Johansson replaced in portraying Natasha Romanoff in Iron Man 2, a deal that subsequently attached her to The Avengers. The female superhero was included in an earlier draft of the script written before Johansson's involvement. The following day, Marvel announced that the film's release date had been pushed back to May 4, 2012, almost a full year later. Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston joined the film's cast in June, returning as Thor and Loki, respectively. In July 2009, Penn talked about the crossover process, stating, 'My job is to kind of shuttle between the different movies and make sure that finally we're mimicking that comic book structure where all of these movies are connected... There's just a board that tracks 'Here's where everything that happens in this movie overlaps with that movie'... I'm pushing them to do as many animatics as possible to animate the movie, to draw boards so that we're all working off the same visual ideas.

But the exigencies of production take first priority'. In January 2010, Marvel Studios chief was asked if it would be difficult to meld the fantasy of Thor with the high-tech science fiction in Iron Man and The Avengers. 'No,' he said, 'because we're doing the /Stan Lee// Thor. We're not doing the blow-the-dust-off-of-the-old-Norse-book-in-your-library Thor. And in the Thor of the Marvel Universe, there's a race called the Asgardians. And we're linked through this Tree of Life that we're unaware of.

It's real science, but we don't know about it yet. The 'Thor' movie is about teaching people that'. In March, it was reported that Penn had completed the first draft of the script, and that Marvel editor-in-chief and Avengers comic-book writer had received copies. Also in March, accepted an offer to play Captain America in three films including The Avengers. Pre-production By April 2010, was close to completing a deal to direct the film and to rework Penn's script, and was officially announced in July 2010. When Whedon received Penn's draft, he told Feige he felt the studio did not 'have anything' and they should 'pretend this draft never happened'.

Whedon went on to write a five page treatment of his plan for the film, and created the tagline 'Avengers: Some Assembly Required', riffing on the 'Avengers Assemble' slogan from the comic books. Marvel quickly began working to sign Whedon to write and direct, only stipulating that he include the Avengers against Loki, a battle among the heroes in the middle, a battle against the villains at the end, and he get the movie done for its May 2012 release. On the hiring, Arad stated: 'My personal opinion is that Joss will do a fantastic job. He loves these characters and is a fantastic writer.

It's part of his life so you know he is going to protect it. I expect someone like him is going to make the script even better'. Feige added, 'I've known Joss for many years. We were looking for the right thing and he came in and met on it. We want[ed] to find a director that’s on the verge of doing something great, as we think Joss is.' Whedon stated at the 2010, that what drew him to the film is that he loves how 'these people shouldn't be in the same room let alone on the same team—and that is the definition of family'. Joss Whedon at the 2010 The casting process continued into much of 2010, with the additions of,, and.

Ruffalo replaced Edward Norton, whom Marvel declined to have back. 'We have made the decision to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in The Avengers,' stated Feige. 'Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members.

The Avengers demands players who thrive working as part of an ensemble, as evidenced by Robert, Chris H, Chris E, Samuel, Scarlett, and all of our talented casts. We are looking to announce a name actor who fulfills these requirements, and is passionate about the iconic role in the coming weeks.'

In response, Norton's agent Brian Swardstrom decried Feige's statement, calling it 'purposefully misleading' and an 'inappropriate attempt to paint our client in a negative light'. In October 2014, Norton claimed it was his own decision never to play Hulk again because he 'wanted more diversity' with his career, and did not want to be associated with only one character. In August 2010, it was reported that Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios were planning to start shooting in February. Simultaneously, it was declared that the film would be shot in 3D, although Mark Ruffalo later that this was not the case. In October 2010, in and the in, New York City, were announced as filming locations, with set construction slated to begin in November, but as Whedon later explained, 'Originally we were supposed to be in Los Angeles, then for a short period we were supposed to be in New York, and then somehow we ended up in Albuquerque.' Also that October, agreed to pay Paramount at least $115 million for the worldwide distribution rights to Iron Man 3 and The Avengers. The deal also allowed Paramount to continue to collect the 8 percent box office fee it would have earned for distributing the film and a marquee credit—placement of the company's on marketing materials and the film's opening titles.

As a result, the onscreen production credit reads 'Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures' though the film is solely owned, distributed, financed, and marketed by Disney. Paramount's retained pay TV rights. In December 2010, Governor of New Mexico and Marvel Studios Co-president Louis D'Esposito announced The Avengers would film primarily in, with principal photography scheduled for April through September 2011. Parts of the film were also scheduled to be shot in Michigan, but a plan to film in ended after Governor issued a budget proposal that would eliminate a film tax incentive. Three months later in March, Governor of Ohio announced before Mayor 's State of the City address that The Avengers would film in. Concept illustrator and designer of Iron Man's Mark VII armor Phil Saunders stated that 'Joss Whedon was looking for something that had the 'cool' factor of the suitcase suit [from Iron Man 2], while still being a fully armored, heavy duty suit that could take on an army in the final battle.'

To that end, Saunders borrowed ideas that had been proposed in Iron Man 2 as well as some ideas that had been abandoned in Iron Man and merged them together in a modular suit that has big ammo packets on the arms and a backpack. The also provided science consultation for the film.

Casting reached its final stages the following year. In February 2011, acquired the role of Maria Hill, after participating in screen tests conducted by Marvel for the role of a key S.H.I.E.L.D. Member, who Samuel L.

Jackson described as Nick Fury's sidekick. Over the successive months, the film's cast expanded to include, Paul Bettany, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Paltrow was cast at Downey's insistence; prior to this, Whedon had not intended the film to include supporting characters from the heroes' individual films, commenting, 'You need to separate the characters from their support systems in order to create the isolation you need for a team.' Part of The Avengers film set on in New York City.

Began on April 25, 2011, in,, with the Group Hug. In June 2011, stuntman Jeremy Fitzgerald injured his head while attempting a stunt involving a 30-foot fall from a building after getting hit by an arrow. A Marvel spokesperson later told that despite the injury, Fitzgerald recovered and continued working on set. The following month, took place about an hour outside, Pennsylvania in the. A chase sequence was also shot in at Creekside Mushroom Farms, the world's largest single-site mushroom farm, which provided 150 miles of abandoned limestone tunnels 300 feet below the ground for filming. Production relocated to Cleveland, Ohio in August 2011, where filming transpired over a period of four weeks.

The city's East 9th Street was chosen as a double for New York City's to be used in climactic battle scenes. Soldiers assigned to the -based provided background action during the battle scenes in Cleveland. Staff Sergeant Michael T. Landis stated the use of real soldiers made the scenes more realistic and helped portray the military in a more positive light, explaining that, 'It's easy for us to make on-the-spot corrections to tactics and uniforms, the director actually took our recommendation on one scene and let us all engage the enemy as opposed to only the gunners in the trucks engaging'. Filming also took place in the large at the near. The station's was used to portray a S.H.I.E.L.D. Research facility.

A series of explosions were filmed at the powertrain plant in as part of the battle sequence that began in Cleveland. Scenes from the film were also shot on and the.

Public Square's southwest quadrant was turned into Stuttgart, Germany, for filming. Principal photography concluded in New York City, where filming occurred over two days. Filming locations in New York City included and.

For scenes taking place in Manhattan, visual effects supervisor Jake Morrison shot aerial footage for over three days to use as background plates, elaborating that his main objective was to 'get as much aerial work in as possible for the audience to see the big expanses, the wide establishing shots, while also making sure that the effects work doesn't look too computer generated'. 'We're getting much better at making entirely computer-generated environments,' Morrison explained, 'but there is no substitute for starting with a real image and adding what you need.' Cinematographer stated that he composed the frame with a 1.85:1 to cope with the varying heights of the main characters, explaining that 'shooting 1.85:1 is kind of unusual for an epic film like this, but we needed the height in the screen to be able to frame in all the characters like Hulk, Captain America and Black Widow, who is much smaller. We had to give them all precedence and width within the frame. Also, Joss [Whedon] knew the final battle sequence was going to be this extravaganza in Manhattan, so the height and vertical scale of the buildings was going to be really important.'

The film was McGarvey's first venture shooting with a digital camera, the. The and were used for some shots, and shots were captured on with the. About his visual approach, McGarvey remarked, 'Joss and I were keen on having a very visceral and naturalistic quality to the image. We wanted this to feel immersive and did not want a 'comic book look' that might distance an audience with the engagement of the film.

We moved the camera a lot on Steadicam, cranes and on dollies to create kinetic images; and we chose angles that were dramatic, like low angles for heroic imagery.' Post-production In December 2011, Disney announced that the film would be to 3D.

Said Whedon, 'I'm not a big fan of extreme long lens, talky movies – I like to see the space I'm in and relate to it, so 3D kinda fits my aesthetic anyway. And the technology has advanced so far in the past couple years.' Whedon also said that 'there definitely are movies that shouldn't be in 3D' but ' The Avengers isn't obnoxiously 3D.

There's no, 'Oh look, we're going to spend 20 minutes going through this tunnel because it's in 3D!' And no one is pointing at the screen the entire time. But it's an action movie. Things tend to hurtle toward the screen anyway'. In January 2012, it was reported that the film would be digitally remastered for and open in IMAX theaters on May 4, 2012, the same day it opens in regular theaters.

The film's IMAX release follows Marvel's IMAX releases of Iron Man 2 and Thor. In a May 2012 interview, Whedon said that it was his decision to include Thanos in a post-credits scene, although the character is not identified in the film. 'He for me is the most powerful and fascinating Marvel villain. He's the great grand daddy of the badasses and he's in love with and I just think that's so cute. For me, the greatest Avengers [comic book] was Avengers Annual #7 (1977) that did followed by #2 (1977) that contained the death of. Those were some of the most important texts and I think underrated milestones in Marvel history and Thanos is all over that, so somebody had to be in control and had to be behind Loki's work and I was like 'It's got to be Thanos.'

And they said 'Okay' and I'm like 'Oh my God!' ' An additional coda involving the Avengers eating shawarma was shot on April 12, 2012, a day after the world premiere.

Evans wore a prosthetic jaw while filming the scene to cover the beard he had grown. Shawarma sales in Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Boston reportedly skyrocketed in the days following the film's release. Whedon stated the inspiration for the shawarma scene came from the events surrounding the filming of the scene where dies in 's arms in the episode, '. After filming the scene, Whedon and actors and Denisof, who portrayed Fred and Wesley, respectively, 'went out for drinks and ended up just sitting around quietly, exhausted from the day's events,' which Whedon then mimicked in the scene for the film.

Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk (bottom) wearing a suit and prosthetics on his upper half to simulate the Hulk's size The film contains more than 2,200 visual effects shots completed by 14 companies: (ILM),,,, Fuel VFX, Evil Eye Pictures,, Cantina Creative, Trixter,, Whiskytree,, The Third Floor and Method Design. ILM was the lead vendor and shared responsibility for creating many of the film's key effects, including the Helicarrier, the New York cityscape, digital body doubles, Iron Man and the Hulk. To create the on-screen Hulk, Ruffalo performed in a motion-capture suit on set with the other actors while four motion-capture HD cameras (two full body, two focused on his face) captured his face and body movements., ILM's visual effects supervisor, said, 'We really wanted to utilize everything we've developed the last 10 years and make it a pretty spectacular Hulk.

One of the great design decisions was to incorporate Mark Ruffalo into the look of him. So, much of Hulk is based on Ruffalo and his performance, not only in motion capture and on set, but down to his eyes, his teeth, and his tongue.' ILM digitally recreated the vast majority of the New York cityscape used in the film. In total, ILM artists rendered an area of about ten city blocks by about four city blocks.

To do this, ILM sent out a team of four photographers to take pictures of the area in a shoot that lasted 8 weeks. Disney and agreed for Tower from to be included in the film, but the idea was dropped because much of the skyline had already been completed. Weta Digital took over duties for animating Iron Man during the forest duel from ILM. Guy Williams, Weta's visual effects supervisor, said, 'We shared assets back and forth with ILM, but our pipelines are unique and it's hard for other assets to plug into it. But in this case, we got their models and we had to redo the texture spaces because the way we texture maps is different.' Williams said the most difficult part was re-creating Iron Man's reflective metal surfaces. Scanline VFX completed the reveal shots of the Helicarrier, from the moment Black Widow and Captain America arrive on the carrier deck to the point where it lifts off.

Evil Eye Pictures composited digital backgrounds into shots filmed against a greenscreen for scenes taking place inside the Helicarrier. Colin Strause of Hydraulx said, 'We did the opening ten minutes of the movie, other than the opening set-up in space' including Loki's arrival on Earth and subsequent escape from the S.H.I.E.L.D. Luma Pictures worked on shots featuring the Helicarrier's bridge and incorporated the graphic monitor displays that were developed by Cantina Creative. Fuel VFX completed shots taking place in and around Tony Stark's penthouse at Stark Tower. Digital Domain created the asteroid environment, where Loki encounters The Other.

Method Design in Los Angeles created the film's closing credits. Steve Viola, creative director at Method Design, said, 'This piece was a two-minute, self-contained main on end sequence created entirely in CG. For each of the shots in the sequence, we designed, modeled, textured, and lit all of the environments and many of the foreground objects. We received assets from Marvel to include in the piece, then heavily re-modeled and re-surfaced them to create a post-battle macro sequence. We also designed a custom typeface for the Main Title of The Avengers as well as 30 credits set in-scene.' Further information: and In November 2011, Marvel announced that, who Captain America: The First Avenger, would write and compose the score for The Avengers.

Silvestri said, 'I've worked on films where there have been a number of stars and certainly worked on films where there have been characters of equal weight in terms of their level of importance and profile in the film, but this one is somewhat extreme in that regard because each of these characters has their own world and it's a very different situation. It's very challenging to look for a way to give everyone the weight and consideration they need, but at the same time the film is really about the coming together of these characters, which implies that there is this entity called the Avengers which really has to be representative of all of them together.' Silvestri developed the score with the at in London, England.

Whedon said, 'The score is very old-fashioned, which is why [Silvestri] was letter-perfect for this movie because he can give you the heightened emotion, the [] school of 'I'm just feeling a lot right now!' But he can also be extraordinarily cue and character specific, which I love.' In March 2012, American band announced through its Facebook page that its song ' would be included on the film's soundtrack. Additionally, the Indian rock band released a music video for its single 'Hello Andheron', which serves as the theme song for the film's Indian release. Released the soundtrack inspired by the film, Avengers Assemble, on May 1, 2012, the same day as the score. Fans at the film's world premiere, outside Hollywood's In February 2012, Disney announced that the film's title would be changed in the United Kingdom to avoid confusion with the, as well as its. This led to confusion over the film's actual title.

Magazine reported that the film would be titled Marvel Avengers Assemble while The Hollywood Reporter said that it would be called simply Avengers Assemble. Marvel's UK website refers to the film as Marvel's Avengers Assemble, although David Cox of, in arguing that it was one of the worst film titles ever, considered this to be an error in the production notes, albeit grammatically clearer. According to the and the, the title is Marvel Avengers Assemble. In FilmFestivalTraveler.com addressed the discrepancy, writing, ' The Avengers — formally titled Marvel's The Avengers onscreen, though no apostrophe-s appears on the posters.' Producer Kevin Feige said there are only two words in the UK title, one more than in the U.S.

Title, and stated that 'decisions like that aren't made lightly and there are lots of marketing research, lawyers and things that get into the mix on it'. The film's world premiere was April 11, 2012, at Hollywood's.

The Avengers closed the 11th Annual with a screening on April 28, 2012. The film received an expanded one-week theatrical push for the 2012 U.S.

Weekend, increasing the number of theaters from 123 to 1,700. Marketing The film was promoted at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International, during which a teaser trailer narrated by Samuel L. Jackson was shown followed by an introduction of the cast. In June 2011, Marvel Studios announced that it would not hold a panel at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International after studio executives decided it was not prepared to compete with its own past and fan expectations with filming still in production. In July 2011, a teaser trailer that was meant to be the post-credits scene of Captain America: The First Avenger was briefly leaked online.

Speculated it came from a preview screening and described the footage as 'shaky, fuzzy, flickering and obviously filmed on a cell phone'. Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston, Cobie Smulders, and Clark Gregg promoting the film at the 2011 In August 2011,, and Marvel Studios presented a look at ' upcoming film slate, which included The Avengers, at the in. The presentation featured footage from the film and appearances by the cast members. Later in August, Disney dismissed Marvel's executive vice president of worldwide marketing, vice president of worldwide marketing and manager of worldwide marketing to bring their functions. In October 2011, Marvel Studios held a presentation at the that featured new footage and a panel discussion including producer Kevin Feige and several cast members. The first full-length trailer was also released in October.

Said, 'The two-minute teaser handily establishes the movie's premise' and is 'heavy on the assembling, but fans are also treated to plenty of action, as well glimpses [ ] of Iron Man's new armor and, best of all, the new take on the Incredible Hulk. Naturally, Robert Downey Jr.' S Tony Stark gets the best lines'. However, called it, 'Awesome. Or it would be if we hadn't seen all of this before and expected every single thing that we saw in the trailer'. The trailer, which debuted exclusively on, was downloaded over 10 million times in its first 24 hours, breaking the website's record for the most-viewed trailer. This record was surpassed by the trailer for, which was downloaded more than 12.5 million times in its first 24 hours.

The trailer received 20.4 million views in the 24 hours after it debuted. A second full-length trailer was released on iTunes in February 2012, reaching a record 13.7 million downloads in 24 hours. The theatrical trailers of The Avengers appeared with many films, including, and.

In January 2012, Marvel Studios held a global Twitter chat. The 30-minute live tweeting event featured writer/director Joss Whedon, cast members Samuel L.

Jackson, Tom Hiddleston and Clark Gregg and a 10-second tease of the 30-second commercial that would air during in February. According to the, Disney paid an estimated $4 million for the 30-second spot.

On May 1, 2012, executives from Marvel Studios, along with actors Tom Hiddleston and Clark Gregg, rang the opening bell of the in honor of the film's theatrical release. Tie-in comics. Further information: In December 2011, Marvel announced that an eight-issue comic-book prelude to the film, written by and Eric Pearson with art by and Daniel HDR, would be released in March 2012. In February 2012, Marvel announced the release of a second limited series comic book tie-in, Black Widow Strikes written by, who wrote Captain America: First Vengeance, the comic-book prequel to Captain America: The First Avenger. The story is set between Iron Man 2 and The Avengers and follows Black Widow as she runs down some loose ends from Iron Man 2. Additionally, the title Avengers Assemble was launched in March 2012, written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by and features the same Avengers line-up as the film battling a new incarnation of the supervillain team.

Promotional partners Paul Gitter, 's president of consumer products, commented that the build-up to the film helped strengthen retail partnerships: 'Retailers have been less tolerant with [intellectual property] films, so we decided that if we started on this coordinated strategy several years ago, retailers would give us shelf space throughout the years and we would have a more sustainable position in the marketplace'. In September 2011, set photos of Robert Downey Jr.

Driving a new model were published online. An Acura spokesperson later released a statement confirming the company's involvement with the film, 'As you may know, Acura has been in the Marvel Comics Universe films as the official car of their fictional law enforcement agency called S.H.I.E.L.D. That relationship continues for The Avengers. The open-top sports car that was photographed yesterday is a one-off, fictional car that was made just for the movie and will not be produced. That said, as you may also know, our CEO has said publicly that we are studying the development of a new sportscar, but we can't say any more about it at this time.' In December 2011, Acura announced that a new styled along the lines of the built for The Avengers would be unveiled at the 2012. A series of 10 S.H.I.E.L.D., based on the with modifications by Cinema Vehicle Services, were also made for the film.

In February 2012, it was announced that Marvel has partnered with fragrance company JADS to promote The Avengers with character-based fragrances. The announcement was just ahead of the 's annual February exhibition, where representatives held a sampling booth of the products. Other promotional partners include bracelet-maker Colantotte,,,,, Land O'Frost,,,, and. In total, Marvel and its parent-company Disney secured an estimated $100 million in worldwide marketing support for the film.

Notable exclusions include, and, who had partnered with Marvel in the past when their films were distributed by Paramount. Disney does not generally promote through outlets. Video game A video game based on the film was planned for concurrent release. The game was to be a / for the,,, and and published by, with developing the console versions and the version. After THQ closed both studios, the game was cancelled. Intellectual property rights for an Avengers video game reverted to Marvel, which said it was exploring potential publishing and licensing opportunities.

In May 2012, and Marvel Entertainment announced that they were partnering to develop a motion-controlled game titled for the Wii U and Xbox 360. The game was inspired by the ' storyline and features 20 different characters. Marvel also announced a four-chapter titled Avengers Initiative, with one chapter focusing on each of Hulk, Captain America, Thor and Iron Man. Home media The film was released by on,, and on September 25, 2012 in the United States and as early as August 29, 2012 in various international markets. Producer Kevin Feige said the Blu-ray features a new titled and 'a number of deleted scenes and a few storylines that fell by the wayside during the editing process' including 'a few more scenes with the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill, played by Cobie Smulders' and 'some slightly different versions of Maria Hill and Nick Fury's interaction with the World Security Council'.

The film was also collected in a 10-disc titled ' which includes all of the films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was released on April 2, 2013. Some fans have criticized the UK DVD and Blu-ray release for omitting Joss Whedon's audio commentary, and for altering the scene involving Phil Coulson's death from the film's theatrical version. Disney's UK division said the 'less graphic depiction of Agent Coulson's confrontation with Loki' occurred because '[e]ach country has its own compliance issues relative to depictions of violence. Unfortunately, another region's elements were inadvertently used to create the UK in-home release'.

Upon its first week of release on home media in the U.S., the film topped the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks overall disc sales, as well as the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart with 72% of unit sales coming from Blu-ray, a record for a new release in which both the DVD and Blu-ray formats were released simultaneously. Reception Box office The Avengers grossed $623.4 million in North America and $895.5 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $1.519 billion. It became the as well as. It is the highest-grossing adaptation, the highest-grossing and was the highest-grossing film ever released by Walt Disney Studios, at the time of its release.

The film's worldwide opening of $392.5 million is the fourth largest. The Avengers also became the fifth film distributed by and the twelfth film overall to earn more than $1 billion. It reached this milestone in 19 days, matching the record for speed previously set by and Deathly Hallows – Part 2.

Its grosses exceeded its estimated $220 million production cost 12 days after its release. It was the first Marvel production to generate $1 billion in ticket sales. North America The film became the, the highest-grossing 2012 film, the highest-grossing film distributed by Disney, the highest-grossing superhero film and the highest-grossing film based on comics. It opened Friday, May 4, 2012, on around 11,800 screens across 4,349 theaters, and earned $80.8 million, marking the second-biggest opening and second-biggest single-day gross. The film's Friday gross included an $18.7 million midnight run, a record for a superhero film Without midnight grosses, the film earned the largest opening-day gross ($62.1 million). It also set a Saturday- and Sunday-gross record ($69.6 million and $57.1 million respectively).

In total, it earned a total of $207,438,708 for its debut weekend, setting an, including an IMAX opening-weekend record of $15.3 million and a record for opening-weekend grosses originating from 3D showings ($108 million). The opening-weekend audience was evenly split among those under and over the age of 25, with 60% of the audience male, 55% couples, 24% families and 21% teenagers. Earning $103.1 million on its second weekend, the film set a record for the largest second-weekend gross. Other records set by the film include the biggest weekend per-theater average for a wide release ($47,698 per theater), the fastest film to reach $100 million and each additional $50 million through $550 million, and the largest cumulative gross through every day of release until, and including, its forty-third day (with the exception of its first day).

It was in first place at the North American box office for three consecutive weekends. The film set a record for the highest monthly share, with its $532.5 million total (through May 31, 2012) accounting for 52% of the total earnings at the North American box office during May. Records The following are records set by the film upon its theatrical release. * While eight films have reached $100 million after two days, the film's gross by the end of the second day exceeded all of them. Outside North America The film became the third-highest-grossing film, the highest-grossing Disney-distributed film, the highest-grossing 2012 film, and the highest-grossing superhero film. It opened Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in 10 countries, earning $17.1 million.

It opened in 29 more countries on April 26 and 27, earning $73.1 million in three days. Through Sunday, April 29, it earned an opening-weekend total of $185.1 million from 39 countries. It was in first place at the box office outside North America for four consecutive weekends.

The film set opening-day records in New Zealand, Malaysia and Iceland, a single-day record in the Philippines, as well as both single- and opening-day records in Singapore and in Thailand. It also earned the second-highest-grossing opening day in Australia ($6.2 million), behind Deathly Hallows – Part 2, in Mexico, in the Philippines and in Vietnam.

It set opening-weekend records in many territories, including Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Peru and Central America. It also earned the second largest five-day opening in Australia ($20.2 million). In the UK, Ireland and Malta, the film earned £2.5 million ($4.1 million) on its opening day and £15.8 million ($25.7 million) during the weekend, setting an opening-weekend record for a superhero film. It became the market's highest-grossing superhero film. In Latin America, it became the highest-grossing film ($207 million) and the first film to earn more than $200 million.

It also became the highest-grossing film in the Philippines, in Singapore and in Indonesia. Critical response. At the film's Toronto premiere. Ruffalo's performance was critically lauded. The website reported a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 8/10 based on 328 reviews.

The website's consensus reads, 'Thanks to a script that emphasizes its heroes' humanity and a wealth of superpowered set pieces, The Avengers lives up to its hype and raises the bar for Marvel at the movies.' On, the film achieved an average score of 69 out of 100 based on 43 reviews, signifying 'generally favorable reviews'. Reported that audiences gave the film a rare 'A+' grade.

Of The Hollywood Reporter gave a positive review of the film, remarking, 'It's clamorous, the save-the-world story is one everyone's seen time and again, and the characters have been around for more than half a century in 500 comic book issues. But Whedon and his cohorts have managed to stir all the personalities and ingredients together so that the resulting dish, however familiar, is irresistibly tasty again.'

To journalist, the film epitomized an exceptional blockbuster. 'It's also the blockbuster,' Travers said, 'I saw in my head when I imagined a movie that brought together the idols of the Marvel world in one shiny, stupendously exciting package. It's Transformers with a brain, a heart and a working sense of humor.'

Justin Chang of Variety wrote, 'Like a superior, state-of-the-art model built from reconstituted parts, Joss Whedon's buoyant, witty and robustly entertaining superhero smash-up is escapism of a sophisticated order, boasting a tonal assurance and rich reserves of humor that offset the potentially lumbering and unavoidably formulaic aspects of this 143-minute team-origin story.' Of the Los Angeles Times complimented the film's frenetic pace, while of the commented that it 'provides its fans with exactly what they desire. Whether it is exactly what they deserve is arguable'. Conversely, of believed that 'while The Avengers is hardly worth raging about, its failures are significant and dispiriting.

The light, amusing bits cannot overcome the grinding, hectic emptiness, the bloated cynicism that is less a shortcoming of this particular film than a feature of the genre.' The performances of several cast members was a frequent topic in the critiques.

In particular, Mark Ruffalo's portrayal of Dr. Bruce Banner/the Hulk was well received by commentators. Joe Neumaier opined that his performance was superior to the rest of the cast; 'Ruffalo is the revelation, turning Banner into a wry reservoir of calm ready to become a volcano.' Similarly, 's proclaimed Ruffalo's acting to be one of the film's highlights—alongside Downey. 's concluded: 'Ruffalo successfully refreshes the Hulk myth, playing Banner as an adorably bashful nerd-genius who, in contrast to the preening hunks on the team, knows better than to draw attention to himself.'

Travers asserted that the actor resonated a 'scruffy warmth and humor' vibe, while Turan felt that he surpassed predecessors Edward Norton and in playing the character. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote that 'the smartest thing the filmmakers did was to get Mark Ruffalo to play Bruce Banner as a man so sensitive that he's at war, every moment, with himself.

(The film finally solves the Hulk problem: He's a lot more fun in small doses.)' Referring to Downey, Joe Morgenstein of —despite complimenting Downey's performance—favored his work in Iron Man over his acting in The Avengers: 'His Iron Man is certainly a team player, but Mr. Downey comes to the party with two insuperable superpowers: a character of established sophistication—the industrialist/inventor Tony Stark, a sharp-tongued man of the world—and his own quicksilver presence that finds its finest expression in self-irony.' Neumaier praised Evans, stating that he accurately conveyed his character's internal conflicts.

Commentators appreciated the character development and dialogue. Reviewer wrote that the script 'sparkles as brightly as the special effects; these people may be wearing ridiculous costumes but they're well fleshed-out underneath.' Scott suggested that certain parts of the film permeated a charm that he felt was similar to the western film (1959). Longworth felt that while Whedon's script demonstrated the backstory of the characters, the film does not explore it 'in a substantive way'.

• As part of the deal transferring the distribution rights of The Avengers and from to the, Paramount's logo appears in the films' opening titles, promotional materials and merchandise. Nevertheless, is credited at the end of the film. • In an interview with, producer Kevin Feige stated that the Tesseract is based on the from Marvel comics. After, in an interview with, he stated that it was also the Space. • Feige confirmed in an magazine that the 'master' in the post-credits scene is.

Tony Stark tries to create an AI that would help defend earth - and ends up creating the mechanical super prick Ultron. The Avengers must assemble once again and clean up his mess. Genre Comment by didnt like it.

Sh3 was so needy and soft. 2015-05-11T20:57:31Z Comment by I felt that the Avengers and its sequel while being good, just lack that X-factor that makes good movies great. 2015-05-11T06:00:51Z Comment by That's a 'fuck you' of a laugh if I've ever heard one 2015-05-05T02:42:40Z Comment by Honestly, I would rather for the individual phase movies to have the character moments, and for Avengers to go full blockbuster movie. 2015-05-04T16:37:42Z Comment by What happened to Betty huh Bruce? 2015-05-04T16:34:07Z Comment by Awww come on. They were a shiny set of Beats, and Tony even said he pays for everything lol. 2015-05-04T16:27:18Z Comment by screw you go watch it again 2015-05-03T17:31:45Z Comment by bullshit 2015-05-03T17:30:39Z Comment by you're bitter Korey 2015-05-03T17:28:45Z Comment by I could've sworn X MEN did that first.

2015-05-03T17:18:07Z Comment by @drew-gars: Somebody should make a T-shirt out of that. 2015-05-03T11:26:37Z Comment by i came off avengers 2 feeling somewhat unimpressed, it didnt leave the shivering sense of badass when i came out after watching the first avengers, for me its a high matinee. 2015-05-02T05:01:13Z Comment by Avengers: Age of Ultron: Positives: great chemistry from the cast; great performances from James Spader as Ultron, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettany as The Vision; well done visual effects, fun action sequences and great fight scenes. Negatives: When Ultron becomes evil. When Ultron activates (and I mean he just turned on), He just starts looking up what humans did in the past, and then he turns on the Avengers. Mixed: The foreshadowing to future events. I wanna say they're marketing the later movies, then again, it also foreshadowing what gonna happen to these character and reveals their pasts.

Final Verdict: 9.9/10 I highly recommend it. 2015-05-01T22:19:03Z Comment by HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! 2015-05-01T21:22:38Z Comment by Avengers 1 is the only movie in my iPad. 2015-05-01T20:10:43Z Comment by Toasties Assemble!!!! 2015-05-01T20:09:55Z • • • • • License: all-rights-reserved.