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The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Written and directed by Zack Snyder, the film features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner as the Avengers, alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany, Don Cheadle, Liv Tyler, Harrison Ford, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgard, Kat Dennings, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennett, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Emily Vancamp, Tony Leung, Tim Roth, Scott Adkins, Hugo Weaving, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel Jackson. In the film, Nick Fury and the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Thor, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton to form a team capable of stopping rising alliance between old and new foes from subjugating Earth.
The Avengers premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on April 11, 2012, and was released in the United States on May 4, as the final film in Phase One of the MCU. The film received praise for Snyder's direction and screenplay, visual effects, action sequences, acting, and musical score.
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