The Avengers (2012)

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The Avengers is considered as one of the greatest movies of all time. It is the 3rd highest grossing movie of all time till it was passed by Jurassic World in 2015. The Avengers is based on Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, and so many other Marvel superheroes. Sound excited?  That will be probably yes. It is the sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and as well as the first Marvel production to generate $1 billion in ticket sales. The film garnered numerous critical awards and nominations and has set or tied numerous box office records. In the film Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor's brother Loki from subjugating Earth.


After the success of the film Iron Man, Marvel announced that The Avengers would be released in July 2011. With the signing of Johansson in March 2009, the film was pushed back for a 2012 release. Production began in April 2011 and the film was converted to 3D in post-production. The Avengers premiered on April 11, 2012, at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre and was released theatrically in the United States on May 4, 2012. The film received  positive reviews and set numerous records during its theatrical run. And it became the third highest grossing film worldwide, as well as highest-grossing 2012 film. It was the first Marvel production to generate $1 billion in ticket sales.

The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon, produced by ( Kevin Feige)Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.  Story was written by Zak Pennand Joss Whedon. Film released in April 11, 2012 El Capitan Theatre, May 4, 2012 in United States,  with 143 minutes running time, which grossed over   $ 1.520 billion. Against it’s budget $ 220 million. A sequal Avengers: Age of Ultron released on May 1, 2015. Another sequal Avengers: Infinity War (dived in to 2 parts)are scheduled to be released on May 4, 2018 with Part 2 scheduled for May 3, 2019.
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Here is the  movie trailer.


Plot

Thor's brother 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. film Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization 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 agents, including Clint Barton, to aid him in his getaway.


In response to the attack, Fury reactivates the "Avengers Initiative".  Agent Natasha Romanoff recruit Dr. Bruce Banner to trace the Tesseract through its gamma radiation emissions. Coulson visits Tony Stark to have him review Selvig's research, and Fury approaches Steve Rogers with an assignment to retrieve the Tesseract. In Stuttgart, Barton steals iridium needed to stabilize the Tesseract's power while Loki causes a distraction, ended with Loki's surrender to Rogers, Stark, and Romanoff. While Loki is being escorted to S.H.I.E.L.D. Thor, brother of Loki arrives and frees him, hoping to convince him to abandon his plan and return to Asgard. After a confrontation with Stark and Rogers, Thor agrees to take Loki to S.H.I.E.L.D’s flying aircraft carrier, the Helicarrier. There Loki is imprisoned while Banner and Stark attempt to locate the Tesseract.



The Avengers become divided, both over how to approach Loki and the revelation that S.H.I.E.L.D. plans to harness the Tesseract to develop weapons as a deterrent against hostile extraterrestrials. During the argue Barton and Loki's other possessed agents attack the Helicarrier, disabling its engines in flight and causing Banner to transform into the Hulk. Stark and Rogers try to restart the damaged engine, and Thor attempts to stop the Hulk's rampage. Romanoff fights Barton, and knocks him unconscious, breaking Loki's mind control. Loki escapes after killing Coulson and ejecting Thor from the airship, while the Hulk falls to the ground after attacking a S.H.I.E.L.D. fighter jet. Fury uses Coulson's death to motivate the Avengers into working as a team. Stark and Rogers realize that for Loki, simply defeating them will not be enough, he needs to overpower them publicly to validate himself as ruler of Earth. Loki uses the Tesseract to9 open a wormhole above Stark Tower to the Chitauri fleet in space, launching his invasion.




The Avengers rally in defense of New York City, the wormhole's location, but quickly realize they will be overwhelmed as wave after wave of Chitauri descend upon Earth. Banner arrives and transforms into the Hulk, and together he, Rogers, Stark, Thor, Barton, and Romanoff battle the Chitauri while evacuating civilians. The Hulk finds Loki and beats him into submission. Romanoff makes her way to the wormhole generator, where Selvig, freed of Loki's control, reveals that Loki's scepter can be used to shut down the generator. Meanwhile, Fury's superiors attempt to end the invasion by launching a nuclear missile at Midtown Manhattan. Stark intercepts the missile and takes it through the wormhole toward the Chitauri fleet. The missile detonates, destroying the Chitauri mothership and disabling their forces on Earth. Stark's suit runs out of power, and he falls back through the wormhole just as Romanoff closes it. Stark goes into free fall, but the Hulk saves him from crashing to the ground.









In the aftermath, Thor returns Loki and the Tesseract to Asgard, while Fury expresses confidence that the Avengers will return if and when they are needed. In a mid-credits scene, the Other confers with his master about the failed attack on Earth. In a post-credits scene, the Avengers eat in silence at a shawarma restaurant.

This is the ending  of the movie.


Plot credited; Wikipedia

Cast
·         Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America
·         Robert Downey  as Tony Stark / Iron Man
·         Mark Ruffalo as Dr. Bruce Banner / Hulk
·         Chris Hemsworth as Thor
·          Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye
·         Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
·         Tom Hiddleston as Loki
·         Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson
·         Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
·         Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
·          Stellan Skarsgård as Dr. Erik Selvig
Avengers co-creator Stan Lee has a cameo appearance in a news report. Harry Dean Stanton cameos as a security guard, and Polish film director Jerzy Skolimowski appears as Georgi Luchkov, Romanoff's interrogator.

Production and filming and Marketing

The film's development began when Marvel Studios received a loan from Merrill Lynch in April 2005. After the signing of Johansson in March 2009, the film was pushed back for a 2012 release. Whedon was brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the original screenplay by Zak Penn. Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in August and New York City in September. The film was converted to 3D in post-production. In September 2008, Marvel Studios reached an agreement with Paramountan extension of a previous partnership which gave the company distribution rights for five future Marvel films.
A chase sequence was also shot in Worthington, Pennsylvania at Creekside Mushroom Farms, the world's largest single-site mushroom farm, which provided 150 miles of abandoned limestone tunnels 300 feet below the ground for filming. The city's East 9th Street was chosen as a double for New York City's 42nd Street to be used in climactic battle scenes. Army Reserve soldiers assigned to the Columbus, Ohio based 391st Military Police Battalion provided background action during the battle scenes in Cleveland.
Casting began in October 2008 with Downey's signing. In February 2009, Samuel L. Jackson signed a nine-picture deal with Marvel Entertainment to play Nick Fury in Iron Man 2 and other films. Favreau also expressed that to combine whole superheroes and their powers to a one movie. Marvel quickly began working to sign Whedon to write and direct, only stipulating that he include the Avengers against Loki, a battle among the heroes in the middle, a battle against the villains at the end, and he get the movie done for its May 2012 release.

Also in October 2010 The Walt Disney Studios agreed to pay Paramount at least $115 million for the worldwide distribution rights to Iron Man 3 and The Avengers. The deal also allowed Paramount to continue to collect the 8 percent box office fee it would have earned for distributing the film and a marquee credit—placement of the company's production logo on marketing materials and the film's opening titles. The Science & Entertainment Exchange also provided science consultation for the film.

Principal photography concluded in New York City, where filming occurred over two days. Filming locations in New York City included Park Avenue and Central Park. Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey stated that he composed the frame with a 1.85:1 aspect ratio to cope with the varying heights of the main characters. The film contains more than 2,200 visual effects shots completed by 14 companies. The station's Space Power Facility was used to portray a S.H.I.E.L.D. research facility. A series of explosions were filmed at the Chevrolet powertrain plant in Parma. Disney and Sony Pictures agreed for OsCorp Tower from The Amazing Spider-Man  to be included in the film, but the idea was dropped because much of the skyline had already been completed.


In November 2011, Marvel announced that Alan Silvestri, who scored Captain Americawould write and compose the score for The Avengers.TheIndian rock band Agnee released a music video for its single "Hello Andheron", which serves as the theme song for the film's Indian release. Hollywood Records released the soundtrack concept album inspired by the film. In February 2012, Disney announced that the film's title would be changed in the United Kingdom to avoid confusion with the British TV series of the same name, as well as its 1998 film adaptation. The trailer, which debuted exclusively on iTunes Movie Trailers, was downloaded over 10 million times in its first 24 hours, breaking the website's record for the most-viewed trailer. This record was surpassed by the trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, which was downloaded more than 12.5 million times in its first 24 hours.

Critical Response And Box office

Upon release, the film set several records at the North American box office, and world wide. Film recived positive review by critics as well as fans. Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 8/10 based on 315 reviews. On Metacritic, the film achieved an average score of 69 out of 100 based on 43 reviews, signifying "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film a rare "A+" grade.

The Avengers grossed $623.4 million in North America and $895.2 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $1.518 billion. It became the third highest-grossing film worldwide, as well as highest-grossing 2012 film. It is the highest-grossing comic-book adaptation, the highest grossing superhero film and the second highest-grossing film ever released by the Walt Disney Studios. The film's worldwide opening of $392.5 million is the fourth largest. The Avengers also became the fifth film distributed by Disney and the twelfth film overall to earn more than $1 billion. It reached this milestone in 19 days, matching the record for speed previously set by Avatar and Deathly Hallows Part 2, it was eventually surpassed by Furious 7 in April 2015. Its grosses exceeded its estimated $220 million production cost 12 days after its release. It was the first Marvel production to generate $1 billion in ticket sales.

Accolades

The Avengers has garnered numerous awards and nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects and a British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Special Visual Effects. The film has also been nominated for three Critics' Choice Movie Awards, thirteen People's Choice Awards(winning three), eleven Teen Choice Awards (winning two), six Saturn Awards and so many other awards.

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