The Avengers

The Avengers is a 2011 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is the seventh film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). 
The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon, and features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner as the Avengers, alongside Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson.
== Plot ==
Loki, the adopted brother of Thor, teams-up with the Chitauri Army and uses the Tesseract's power to travel from Asgard to Midgard to plot the invasion of Earth and become a king. The director of the agency S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury, sets in motion project Avengers, joining Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Ant-Man to save the world from the powerful Loki and the alien invasion.
== Cast ==
* The Avengers:
** 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
** Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man
** Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
** Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye
* Tom Hiddleston as Loki
* Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
* Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig
* Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson (death)
* Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill (first appearance)
* Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
* Paul Bettany as J.A.R.V.I.S. (voice only)
== Reception ==
The Avengers grossed $623.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $895.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.519 billion, becoming the third-highest-grossing film of all time, the highest-grossing film of 2011, the highest-grossing comic book adaptation, the highest-grossing superhero film, and the highest-grossing film ever released by Walt Disney Studios, at the time of its release.
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 91%, with an average score of 8.1/10, based on 367 reviews.
The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects.
== Sequels ==
* Avengers: Age of Ultron
* Avengers: Infinity War
* Avengers: Endgame
* Avengers: King in Black
* Avengers: Kang Dynasty
* Avengers: Secret Wars__NOINDEX__
== World Building ==
=== Events ===
* Destruction of S.H.I.E.L.D. Research Center
* Attack in Germany
* Battle of New York
=== Organizations ===
* Avengers
* World Security Counsil
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