The Avengers (film, 2012)

The Avengers
Directed by	Joss Whedon
Produced by	Kevin Fiege Stan Lee
Written by	Stan Lee Jack Kirby (original) Joss Whedon
Starring	Samuel L. Jackson Robert Downey Jr. Mark Ruffalo Chris Hemsworth Chris Evans Scarlett Johansson Jeremy Renner Tom Hiddleston
Cinematography	Seamus McGarvey
Editing by	Paul Rubell Jeffrey Ford
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures Marvel Studios
Release date(s)	May 4, 2012
Country	United States
Language	English
Preceded by	Captain America: The First Avenger
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The Avengers is an up-coming 2012 superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics series The Avengers. It is scheduled for release on May 4, 2012 and is currently in post-production. It is being produced by Marvel Studios and will be the first Marvel Comics film adaptation to be distributed by Disney, Marvel's new parent company. The movie is a part of a series of films produced independently by Marvel which are set in the same universe.

Cast

• Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
• Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark
• Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk/Dr. Bruce Banner
• Lou Ferrigno as the voice of The Hulk
• Chris Hemsworth as Thor
• Chris Evans as Captain America/Steve Rogers
• Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff
• Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye/Clint Barton
• Tom Hiddleston as Loki
• Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
• Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson
• Stellan Skarsgard as Dr. Erik Selvig
• Paul Bettany as the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S.