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The Avengers

United States

2012

Color
1.85:1
English
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DIR Joss Whedon

EXEC Avi Arad, Louis D'Esposito, Jon Favreau, Alan Fine, Stan Lee, Patricia Whitcher

PROD Kevin Feige

SCR Zak Penn, Joss Whedon

DP Seamus McGarvey

CAST Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Cobie Smulders, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo, Stellan Skarsgård, Paul Bettany, Lou Ferrigno, Clark Gregg, Jenny Agutter

ED Jeffrey Ford, Paul Rubell

PROD DES James Chinlund

Tribeca (Closing Night)

Synopsis

The superhero team up of a lifetime—iconic Marvel characters Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow—band together to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security. Packed with action and spectacular special effects, The Avengers stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, and Samuel L. Jackson. –Tribeca Film Festival

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Joss Whedon

Joseph Hill “Joss” Whedon (born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, occasional composer and actor, and founder of Mutant Enemy Productions. He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), Angel (1999–2004), Firefly (2002) and Dollhouse (2009–2010). He is also notable for his work in film, comic books, and online media. Many of Whedon’s projects, as well as Whedon himself, enjoy a cult status. –wikipedia 

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Daniela

29May12

A couple minutes into the movie, I was like, "Oh god, what have I gotten myself into . . ?"

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29May12

"Holy shit, it's Harry Dean Stanton!"

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29May12

Joss Whedon knows that he's now the arcane god-king of nerddom, right?

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Jack Hemingway

28May12

after seeing all the stand alone films I wasn't expecting a whole lot but damn, this was amazingly fun. The Epitome of the summer blockbuster.

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Daily Briefing. Summertime! "Avengers," "Prometheus," Etc.

By David Hudson on April 30, 2012

A solid round of first reviews for Avengers and a lengthy new trailer for Prometheus.

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Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

By Flimmer​faktor on May 7, 2012

Im Jahre 1963 brachten Stan Lee und Jack Kirby die erste Ausgabe der Comicreihe The Avengers heraus. Fast ein halbes Jahrhundert später sind die beliebten Helden auch für die Kinoindustrie…  read review

A Geektastic, Fangasmic, Nerdtacular.

By Michael Harbour on May 7, 2012

CAUTION: SPOILERS.

I have quibbles. But only quibbles: A little long on the set-up. The invasion through a hole in the sky is a ridiculous trope which needs to be retired. The Iron Man/Thor…  read review

Film review: The Avengers (2012)

By Miasma on May 7, 2012

This review @ my blog

The Avengers…  read review

THE FUN OF SUPERHERO ACTION IS BACK.

By Cody Hoskins on May 5, 2012

It’s an awkward state to tell where I stand on the appeal of superheroes when I haven’t seen that many films of that category, the last one being The Dark Knight, which I found too overrated, too multi…  read review

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