The Avengers (Earth-2021358 film)

The Avengers is a 2012 film directed by Joss Whedon based on the Avengers. It is the sixth film in the Earth-2021358 Marvel Cinematic Universe and the final of Phase One. It stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Edward Norton, Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, and Tom Hiddleston. It is the first film in the Avengers franchise and follows the previous Marvel Cinematic Universe films. The film, which forms the team of Captain America, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man, The Wasp, Black Widow, and Hawkeye has them pitted against Loki and his army of Skrulls, as the Avengers is being formed by Nick Fury. The idea of an Avengers film came ever since the Marvel Cinematic Universe had begun. Norton replaces Mark Ruffalo from The Incredible Hulk. The film was released on May 4, 2012.

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