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| director=[[Joss Whedon]]

| director=[[Joss Whedon]]

| producer=Kevin Fiege<br />[[Stan Lee]]

| producer=Kevin Fiege<br />[[Stan Lee]]<br />Jon Favreau

| writer=Stan Lee <br />[[Jack Kirby]] (original)<br />Joss Whedon

| writer=Stan Lee <br />[[Jack Kirby]] (original)<br />Joss Whedon<br />Zak Penhn

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| starring=[[Samuel L. Jackson]]<br />[[Robert Downey Jr.]]<br />[[Mark Ruffalo]]<br />[[Chris Hemsworth]]<br />[[Chris Evans]]<br />[[Scarlett Johansson]]<br />[[Jeremy Renner]]<br />[[Tom Hiddleston]]

| starring=[[Samuel L. Jackson]]<br />[[Robert Downey Jr.]]<br />[[Mark Ruffalo]]<br />[[Chris Hemsworth]]<br />[[Chris Evans]]<br />[[Scarlett Johansson]]<br />[[Jeremy Renner]]<br />[[Tom Hiddleston]]

| distributor=[[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br />[[Marvel Studios]]

| distributor=[[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br />[[Marvel Studios]]

| released=May 4, 2012

| released=May 4, 2012

| runtime=

| runtime=143 minutes

| country=[[United States]]

| country=[[United States]]

| language=[[English]]

| language=[[English]]

}}

}}

'''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.

'''The Avengers''' is a 2012 [[superhero]] film, based on the [[Marvel Comics]] series ''[[The Avengers]]''. It was released to theaters on May 4, 2012. It is produced by [[Marvel Studios]] and is the first Marvel Comics film adaptation to be distributed by [[Disney]], Marvel's new parent company (although the logo for [[Paramount Pictures]], former distributor of Marvel Studios films, appears on marketing materials and in the film's opening titles in place of the Disney logo). The movie is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a series of films produced independently by Marvel which are set in the same universe.

==Cast==

==Cast==

*[[Samuel L. Jackson]] as [[Nick Fury]]

*[[Samuel L. Jackson]] as [[Nick Fury]]

*[[Clark Gregg]] as Phil Coulson

*[[Clark Gregg]] as Phil Coulson

*[[Stellan Skarsgard]] as Dr. Erik Selvig

*[[Stellan Skarsgard]] as Dr. Erik Selvig

*[[Paul Bettany]] as the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S.

*[[Paul Bettany]] as the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S.