The film is written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble casts, which includes Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renney, Mark Ruffalo, and Cobie Smulders. The Avengers tells the story of Nick Fury, director of the Peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., who recruits Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America to save the World from destruction.
Development of The Avengers began when Marvel Studios received a grant from Merrill Lynch in April 2005. After the success of the film Iron Man in 2008, Marvel announced that The Avengers would be released in July 2911. With the signing of Scarlett Johansson in March 2009,, the film was pushed back for a 2012 release. Whedon was brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the screenplay that was originally written by Zak Penn. Production began in april 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico before moving to Cleveland, Ohio in August and New York City in September.
The Avengers is scheduled to be released on May 4, 2012 in the United States, May 1, 2012 in Singapore, April 25, 2012 in Taiwan.
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