Marvel's The Avengers (also known as Avengers Assemble in the UK & Ireland), or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 film and the sixth and last in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase One. It was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film was directed by Joss Whedon, from a screenplay by himself, based on a story by himself and Zak Penn.
Release dates[]
- El Capitan Theatre, United States: April 11, 2012
- United States: May 4, 2012
Briefing[]
Loki returns for revenge, teaming up with the Chitauri, for a full-scale war over New York. To take on this threat, Director Nick Fury initiates the Avengers Initiative, bringing together six of Earth's mightiest heroes.
Debriefing[]
Cast[]
Main[]
- Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark (Iron Man).
- Chris Evans as Steve Rogers (Captain America).
- Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner (Hulk).
- Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson.
- Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow).
- Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton (Hawkeye)
- Tom Hiddleston as Loki Laufeyson
- Stellan Skarsgård as Dr. Erik Selvig.
- Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Supporting[]
- Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Deputy Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts.
- Paul Bettany as the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S..
- Maximiliano Hernández as Jasper Sitwell, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Alex Denisof as The Other.
- Tina Benko as NASA scientist.
- Jerzy Skolimowski as Georgi Luchkov.
- Kirill Nikiforov as weaselly thug.
- Jeff Wolfe as tall thug
- M'Laah Singh as young girl.
- Rashmi Rustagi as Calcutta woman.
- Powers Boothe as Councilman Gideon Malick. The character's name is later revealed in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
- Jenny Agutter as Councilwoman Hawley. The character's name is later revealed in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
- Arthur Darbinyan as World Security Council member.
- Donald Yi as World Security Council member.
- Warren Kole as bridge tech playing Galaga
- Alicia Sixtos as carrier bridge tech.
- Jesse Garcia as carrier bridge tech.
- Dieter Riesle as Dr. Heinrich Scäfer.
- Kenneth Tigar as German old man.
- Walter Perez as young S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot.
- Harry Dean Stanton as security guard.
- Josh Cowdery as maintenance guy.
- Ashley Johnson as Beth.
- Katsumi Komatsu as Japanese family member.
- Yumiko Komatsu as Japanese family member.
- Momoku Komatsu as Japanese family member.
- Robert Clohessy as Sergeant Silva.
- Enver Gjokaj as Officer Saunders.
- Fernanda Toker as office woman.
- Andrea Vecchio as news reporter.
- Robin Swoboda as news reporter.
- Brent McGee as faceless pilot.
- Jamie McShane as celebration montage interviewee.
- Michael Zhang as celebration montage interviewee.
- William Christopher Stevens as celebration montage interviewee.
- Kelly Robins Hicks as celebration montage interviewee.
- Romy Rosemont as Shawna Lynde, celebration montage interviewee.
- James Eckhouse as Senator Boynton.
- Stan Lee as inteviewee.
- Thomas Roberts as himself.
- Pat Kiernan as himself.
- Damion Poitier as Thanos.
Mentioned-only characters[]
Production[]
Notes[]
- The Iron Man stunt double was Clay Donahue Fontenot.
- The Tony Stark stunt double was Glenn Foster.
- The Nick Fury stunt double was Ousaun Elam.
- The Captain America stunt double was Samuel Hargrave.
- The Captain America parkour double was Levi Meeuwenberg.
- The Thor stunt double was Matt Lefevour.
- The Black Widow stunt double was Heidi Moneymaker.
- The Bruce Banner stunt double was Anthony Molinari.
- The Hulk stunt double was Troy Brenna.
- The Loki stunt double was Paul Lacovara.
- The Hawkeye stunt double was Alex Chansky.
- The Phil Coulson stunt double was Andrew Dylan.
- The Maria Hill stunt double was Kylie Furneaux.
Trivia[]
- "The Revengers", the second to last episode of Gossip Girl, is named after the film.
See also[]
External links[]
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