THE AVENGERS (2012)

 

Directed by: Joss Whedon

Based on characters created by: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

Based on characters appearing in Marvel Comics

Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Gwyneth Paltrow, Maximiliano Hernandez, Paul Bettany, Alexis Denisof, Powers Boothe, Jenny Agutter, Stan Lee, Jerzy Skolimowski, Warren Kole, Stellan Skarsgard

143 minutes

(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, intense action sequences)

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 Tony Stark a.k.a. the Iron Man; Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America; Bruce Banner, a.k.a. The Hulk; Thor; Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow; and Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye, to save the world from the powerful Loki and the alien invasion.

The sixth movie in the "Marvel Cinematic Universe" franchise.

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