When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution. Romanoff knocks Barton unconscious, breaking Loki's mind control. Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio in August and New York City in September. WebThe Avengers (2012) PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi 8 Rate 69 Metascore Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity. Director: [148] In February 2012, Marvel announced the release of a second limited series comic book tie-in, Black Widow Strikes written by Fred Van Lente, who wrote Captain America: First Vengeance, the comic-book prequel to Captain America: The First Avenger. SR Exclusives; Movie News; even with his rip-off version of Mjolnir, which honestly seemed like more of a hindrance than a help during battle. We wanted this to feel immersive and did not want a 'comic book look' that might distance an audience with the engagement of the film. [131] Whedon said, "The score is very old-fashioned, which is why [Silvestri] was letter-perfect for this movie because he can give you the heightened emotion, the [Hans Zimmer] school of 'I'm just feeling a lot right now!' Jeremy Renner, Votes: LouisBut What Is It? Chris Hemsworth, "[252] To Rolling Stone journalist Peter Travers, the film epitomized an exceptional blockbuster. | [65] In February 2009, Samuel L. Jackson signed a nine-picture deal with Marvel Entertainment to play Nick Fury in Iron Man2 and other films. The 30-minute live tweeting event featured writer/director Joss Whedon, cast members Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, and Clark Gregg and a 10-second tease of the 30-second Super Bowl commercial that would air during Super Bowl XLVI in February. The film became the third-highest-grossing film of all time,[223] the highest-grossing Disney-distributed film,[224] the highest-grossing film of 2012,[225] and the highest-grossing superhero film. They also appeared in the mid-credits scene of Captain Marvel (2019), set immediately after Infinity War and before Endgame. Banner, Rogers, Stark and Lang travel to New York City in 2012. Director: There's a thunder god, there's a green 'id' giant rage monster, there's Captain America from the 40s, there's Tony Stark who definitely doesn't get along with anybody. The film's development began when Marvel Studios received a loan from Merrill Lynch in April 2005. Fuel VFX completed shots taking place in and around Tony Stark's penthouse at Stark Tower. And in the Thor of the Marvel Universe, there's a race called the Asgardians. Banner, as the Hulk, is also defeated by Thanos but is sent to Earth by Heimdall to inform Stephen Strange, the keeper of the Time Stone, as well as his friend Wong, of Thanos' impending arrival. Years later, Fury assesses various individuals for the initiative, including Tony Stark and Steve Rogers. Loki uses the Tesseract and a wormhole generator Selvig built to open a wormhole above Stark Tower to the Chitauri fleet in space, launching his invasion. Whedon also referenced Dr. Strangelove (1964), The Abyss (1989), His Girl Friday (1940), and Black Hawk Down (2001). is building weapons of mass destruction using the Tesseract, during which the brainwashed Barton attacks the Helicarrier, provoking Banner to transform into the Hulk and go on a rampage. [61] After the successful release of Iron Man (2008) in May, the company set a July 2011 release date for The Avengers. Thanos summons his army to retrieve the Stones, intent on using them to destroy the universe and create a new one. When Thanos arrives, Vision urges Maximoff to destroy the Mind Stone. [99] In June 2011, stuntman Jeremy Fitzgerald injured his head while attempting a stunt involving a 30-foot fall from a building after getting hit by an arrow. [48] This resulted in some criticism and backlash online regarding Cameron. Tony was meant to snap, but peter didnt want him to die, and couldn&39;t stand it either so he took the only way out of seeing that happen was to snap in Tony&39;s place. (Earth-81426) Yellowjacket died. After Pym is defeated, Loki uses the opportunity to invade Earth. [272] Much of the cast returns, with the addition of Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver, Paul Bettany as Vision, and James Spader as Ultron. Get the latest news, original content, and special offers from Marvel. )"[261], Referring to Downey, Joe Morgenstein of The Wall Street Journaldespite complimenting Downey's performancefavored his work in Iron Man over his acting in The Avengers: "His Iron Man is certainly a team player, but Mr. Downey comes to the party with two insuperable superpowers: a character of established sophisticationthe industrialist/inventor Tony Stark, a sharp-tongued man of the worldand his own quicksilver presence that finds its finest expression in self-irony. [72] In March, it was reported that Penn had completed the first draft of the script, and that Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada and Avengers comic-book writer Brian Michael Bendis had received copies. [100] The following month, secondary filming took place about an hour outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the Butler area. In exchange for retrieving the Tesseract,[b] a powerful energy source of unknown potential, the Other promises Loki an army with which he can subjugate Earth. As a result, the onscreen production credit reads "Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures" though the film is solely owned, distributed, financed, and marketed by Disney. $459.01M, PG-13 William Hurt, Votes: In various territories (Germany, Switzerland, Russia, United Kingdom and Ireland), the cut scene was used for the DVD release (why this was done i.e. [250] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare "A+" grade on an "A+ to F" scale. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe. To create the on-screen Hulk, Ruffalo performed in a motion-capture suit on set with the other actors while four motion-capture HD cameras (two full body, two focused on his face) captured his face and body movements. Vin Diesel, Votes: Director: Jon Favreau Director: "[128], ILM digitally recreated the vast majority of the New York cityscape used in the film. Mark Ruffalo, Notes: This was initially posted a month or so ago at the kink meme, here for a prompt about Tony being surprisingly good with kids. Upon learning of what happened he becomes the murderous vigilante Ronin to kill those he believes did not deserve to be spared by the Blip. [7] In September 2008, Marvel Studios reached an agreement with Paramountan extension of a previous partnershipwhich gave the company distribution rights for five future Marvel films. You can smell crazy on him. What if people thought Loki was ridiculous? [38] In September 2009, Edward Norton, who played Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk stated that he was open to returning in the film. [38][39] Scott Foundas of Variety felt that the actors now "wear these roles as comfortably as second skins". [4][211] It remained in first place at the box office for three consecutive weekends. We received assets from Marvel to include in the piece, then heavily re-modeled and re-surfaced them to create a post-battle macro sequence. Loki rubbed his chin. When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan. What If the World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes? But it's an action movie. It's real science, but we don't know about it yet. 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[176][177] Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the film on Ultra HD Blu-ray on August 14, 2018. | As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with a fellow Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier. 868,151 The IMAX release followed Marvel's IMAX releases of Iron Man 2 and Thor. He's the great grand daddy of the badasses and he's in love with Death and I just think that's so cute. The team was eventually established in the crossover-style film The Avengers (2012), which, followed by Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), established a series of four films that headlined the MCU and became the sixth highest-grossing film series of all time, with the MCU franchise overall ranking first. After Bucky Barnes is accused of killing King T'Chaka of Wakanda in an explosion, Rogers and Wilson seek to protect him from an arrest warrant, causing them to clash with Stark, Rhodes, Romanoff and T'Challa, son of T'Chaka. "Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members. Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi. Also, Joss [Whedon] knew the final battle sequence was going to be this extravaganza in Manhattan, so the height and vertical scale of the buildings was going to be really important." Action, Adventure, Comedy. But Whedon and his cohorts have managed to stir all the personalities and ingredients together so that the resulting dish, however familiar, is irresistibly tasty again. | After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. What if people didn't buy this super soldier frozen in ice? | "[83] In response, Norton's agent Brian Swardstrom decried Feige's statement, calling it "purposefully misleading" and an "inappropriate attempt to paint our client in a negative light". Stars: The experience was available for a limited time starting in mid-October 2019 at select Void VR locations.

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