2012 - The Avengers - KayLing88 Entertainment Review

Marvel's The Avengers, or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast.

Plot

The Asgardian Loki encounters the Other, the leader of an extraterrestrial race known as the Chitauri. In exchange for retrieving the Tesseract, a powerful energy source of unknown potential, the Other promises Loki an army with which he can subjugate Earth. Nick Fury, director of the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D., and his lieutenant Agent Maria Hill arrive at a remote research facility during an evacuation, where physicist Dr. Erik Selvig is leading a research team experimenting on the Tesseract. Agent Phil Coulson explains that the object has begun radiating an unusual form of energy. The Tesseract suddenly activates and opens a wormhole, allowing Loki to reach Earth. Loki takes the Tesseract and uses his scepter to enslave Selvig and a couple of other agents, including Clint Barton, to aid him in his getaway.

Publication Information

Title : The Avengers
Directed by : Joss Whedon
Produced by : Kevin Feige
Screenplay by : Joss Whedon
Story by : Zak Penn, Joss Whedon
Based on : The Avengers by
- Stan Lee
- Jack Kirby
Music by : Alan Silvestri
Cinematography : Seamus McGarvey
Edited by :
- Jeffrey Ford
- Lisa Lassek
Production company : Marvel Studios
Distributed by :
- Walt Disney Studios
- Motion Pictures
Release dates :
- April 11, 2012 : El Capitan Theatre
- May 4, 2012 : United States
Running time : 143 minutes
Country : United States
Language : English