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: A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who works closely with Jackson's Nick Fury.<ref name="SmuldersCostume" /> Smulders, whom Joss Whedon once considered for his [[Wonder Woman#Live-action film|unproduced live-action Wonder Woman film]], was selected from a short list of potential actresses including [[Morena Baccarin]]. Smulder's deal would integrate her into nine films.<ref name="HollywoodReporter3" /><ref name="Variety3" /> On her costume, Smulders stated that she had tried on portions of a [[catsuit]] and saw conceptual drawings. She went on to say that "[i]t's fascinating to me. I feel like wardrobe becomes very creative on these types of movies because they literally spend weeks designing just the pants or the emblem. It's such an all-consuming process, so I'm excited to see how it all turns out."<ref name="SmuldersCostume" />
: A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who works closely with Jackson's Nick Fury.<ref name="SmuldersCostume" /> Smulders, whom Joss Whedon once considered for his [[Wonder Woman#Live-action film|unproduced live-action Wonder Woman film]], was selected from a short list of potential actresses including [[Morena Baccarin]]. Smulder's deal would integrate her into nine films.<ref name="HollywoodReporter3" /><ref name="Variety3" /> On her costume, Smulders stated that she had tried on portions of a [[catsuit]] and saw conceptual drawings. She went on to say that "[i]t's fascinating to me. I feel like wardrobe becomes very creative on these types of movies because they literally spend weeks designing just the pants or the emblem. It's such an all-consuming process, so I'm excited to see how it all turns out."<ref name="SmuldersCostume" />


[[Clark Gregg]] and [[Stellan Skarsgård]] reprise their roles from previous films as [[Phil Coulson]] and Erik Selvig respectively.<ref name="Gregg" /><ref name="Expressen" /> [[Paul Bettany]] returns to voice [[Edwin Jarvis#Film|JARVIS]].<ref name="Bettany" /> Creator [[Stan Lee]] will have a [[cameo appearance]].<ref name="Lee" />
[[Clark Gregg]] and [[Stellan Skarsgård]] reprise their roles from previous films as [[Phil Coulson]] and Erik Selvig respectively.<ref name="Gregg" /><ref name="Expressen" /> [[Paul Bettany]] returns to voice [[Edwin Jarvis#Film|JARVIS]].<ref name="Bettany" /> [[Amanda Righetti]] has been cast in a role as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent assumed to be [[Sharon Carter]]<ref>http://moviecultists.com/2011/07/20/amanda-righetti-assembles-with-the-avengers/</ref>. Creator [[Stan Lee]] will have a [[cameo appearance]].<ref name="Lee" />


==Production==
==Production==

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The Avengers
File:The Avengers 2012 logo.jpg
Official logo
Directed byJoss Whedon
Screenplay byJoss Whedon
Produced byKevin Feige
StarringRobert Downey, Jr.
Chris Evans
Chris Hemsworth
Tom Hiddleston
Samuel L. Jackson
Scarlett Johansson
Jeremy Renner
Mark Ruffalo
Cobie Smulders
CinematographySeamus McGarvey[1]
Edited byPaul Rubell[1]
Jeffrey Ford[1]
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures
Release date
  • May 4, 2012 (2012-05-04)
CountryTemplate:Film US
LanguageEnglish

The Avengers is an upcoming American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It was announced in April 2005 and is based upon the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. The film is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe which crosses over several Marvel superhero films including Iron Man (2008), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). The film is written and directed by Joss Whedon and stars Robert Downey, Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans. The Avengers is scheduled to be released on May 4, 2012, in 3D.[2][3]

Premise

When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster.[1]

Cast

A billionaire industrialist who seeks to pacify the world with a mechanical suit of armor of his own invention. Downey, Jr. was cast as part of his four-picture deal with Marvel Studios, which includes Iron Man 2 and The Avengers.[4]
A World War II veteran who was enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental serum. Evans was cast as part of a deal to star in three Marvel films, in addition to The Avengers.[5] About the character's dual presence in both World War II and the modern era, Evans stated, "In The Avengers, they start to explore this. He's a fish out of water, a man not in his time, and he's just coming to terms with the way the world is now and how it's changed since the '40s." Regarding the dynamic between Captain America and Tony Stark, Evans remarked, "I think there's certainly a dichotomy — this kind of friction between myself and Tony Stark, they're polar opposites. One guy is flash and spotlight and smooth, and the other guy is selfless and in the shadows and kind of quiet and they have to get along. They explore that, and it's pretty fun".[6]
The Asgardian god of thunder. Hemsworth was cast as part of a multiple movie deal.[7] He had previously worked with Joss Whedon on The Cabin in the Woods.[8] Hemsworth stated that he was able to maintain the strength he built up for Thor by increasing his food intake, consisting of a number of chicken breasts, fish, steak and eggs a day. When asked exactly how much, Hemsworth joked, "My body weight in protein pretty much!"[9]
The Asgardian god of mischief.[7] In regard to his character's evolution from the film Thor, Hiddleston stated that "I think the Loki we see in The Avengers is further advanced. You have to ask yourself the question: how pleasant an experience is it disappearing into a wormhole that has been created by some kind of super nuclear explosion of his own making? So I think by the time Loki shows up in The Avengers he's seen a few things."[10]
Cast of The Avengers at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International, with Joss Whedon and Kevin Feige.
The director of the super-spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D., Jackson was brought to the project with a deal containing an option to play the character in up to nine Marvel films.[11]
A highly trained spy working for S.H.I.E.L.D.[12] Whedon confirmed that Johansson's Romanoff would be the only female member of the Avengers, but not the only female character in the film.[13]
A master archer known as "the World's Greatest Marksman".[14] Renner stated that it will be a very physical role and will be training physically and practicing archery as much as possible in preparation.[15]
A genius scientist who, because of exposure to gamma radiation, transforms into a monster when enraged or excited. Ruffalo was cast after negotiations between Marvel and Edward Norton broke down.[16] About replacing Edward Norton, Ruffalo stated, "I'm a friend of Ed's, and yeah, that wasn't a great way for all that to go down. But the way I see it is that Ed has bequeathed this part to me. I look at it as my generation's Hamlet". About the character he stated, "He's a guy struggling with two sides of himself—the dark and the light—and everything he does in his life is filtered through issues of control. I grew up on the Bill Bixby TV series, which I thought was a really nuanced and real human way to look at The Hulk. I like that the part has those qualities".[17] Regarding the Hulk's place on the team Ruffalo stated, "He's like the teammate none of them are sure they want on their team. He's a loose cannon. It's like, 'Just throw a grenade in the middle of the group and let's hope it turns out well"![18] Ruffalo also told New York magazine that unlike previous incarnations he will actually play the Hulk, "I'm really excited. No one's ever played the Hulk exactly, they've always done CGI. They're going to do the Avatar stop-action, stop-motion capture. So I'll actually play the Hulk. That'll be fun".[19] About his preparation for the role Ruffalo joked, "I've lost 15 pounds and I've put another five on of just strapping, pure USDA beef... They want me mean and lean, but they don't want me big and buff".[20]
A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who works closely with Jackson's Nick Fury.[23] Smulders, whom Joss Whedon once considered for his unproduced live-action Wonder Woman film, was selected from a short list of potential actresses including Morena Baccarin. Smulder's deal would integrate her into nine films.[24][25] On her costume, Smulders stated that she had tried on portions of a catsuit and saw conceptual drawings. She went on to say that "[i]t's fascinating to me. I feel like wardrobe becomes very creative on these types of movies because they literally spend weeks designing just the pants or the emblem. It's such an all-consuming process, so I'm excited to see how it all turns out."[23]

Clark Gregg and Stellan Skarsgård reprise their roles from previous films as Phil Coulson and Erik Selvig respectively.[26][27] Paul Bettany returns to voice JARVIS.[28] Amanda Righetti has been cast in a role as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent assumed to be Sharon Carter[29]. Creator Stan Lee will have a cameo appearance.[30]

Production

Development

Marvel Studios chair-CEO Avi Arad first announced plans to develop an Avengers film in April 2005 after Marvel Enterprises declared independence by pacting with Merrill Lynch to produce a slate of films that will be distributed by Paramount Pictures.[31] In September 2006 Marvel confirmed their crossover plans in a brief presentation to Wall Street analysts. The studio's plan was to release individual films for the main characters, to establish their identities and familiarize audiences with them, before merging the characters together in an Avengers movie.[32] Marvel Studios announced in July 2007 that screen writer Zak Penn, who wrote The Incredible Hulk, had been hired to write the film and will be titled, The Avengers.[33] Penn confirmed his involvement but said he did not believe work would begin soon.[34]

In January 2008, Marvel struck a deal with the striking Writers Guild of America so that the company could go back to work on films based on its comic book characters, including Captain America, Ant-Man and The Avengers.[35] After the successful release of Iron Man in May, Marvel announced that The Avengers is scheduled for release in July 2011.[36] In September Paramount signed an agreement with Marvel Studios that locks Paramount in as the worldwide distributor of Marvel's next five self-produced feature films. The partnership extended a 2005 agreement that saw Paramount agreeing to distribute as many as ten Marvel films.[37] In October it was announced that Robert Downey, Jr. and Don Cheadle would reprise their Iron Man 2 roles as Iron Man and War Machine respectively in The Avengers. It was also announced that Jon Favreau will executive produce the film.[4] Also in October, Marvel Studios signed a long-term lease with Raleigh Studios to film four big-budget movies at Raleigh's Manhattan Beach, California complex. The films are Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers.[38] Lou Ferrigno, who voiced Hulk in 2008's The Incredible Hulk, stated that he would be involved in the film.[21]

In February 2009, Samuel L. Jackson signed a nine-picture deal with Marvel Entertainment to play the role of Nick Fury in Iron Man 2 and other films including vehicles for Captain America, Thor, the Avengers, and S.H.I.E.L.D.[11] In March it was reported that Scarlett Johansson had replaced Emily Blunt in Iron Man 2, a deal that also tied her to The Avengers.[12] The following day Marvel announced that the release date for The Avengers had been pushed back to May 4, 2012, almost a full year later.[39] In June, Marvel's president of production Kevin Feige confirmed that Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston would reprise their roles as Thor and Loki, respectively, in The Avengers.[7]

In July screenwriter Zak Penn talked about the crossover process, stating, "My job is to kind of shuttle between the different movies and make sure that finally we're mimicking that comic book structure where all of these movies are connected... There's just a board that tracks 'Here's where everything that happens in this movie overlaps with that movie'... I'm pushing them to do as many animatics as possible to animate the movie, to draw boards so that we're all working off the same visual ideas. But the exigencies of production take first priority".[40] The following month, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Fiege stated he would introduce more characters into The Avengers and that the Hulk would factor in the film.[41] In September, Edward Norton stated that he was open to returning as The Hulk for The Avengers.[42] The next month, executive producer Jon Favreau stated that he would not direct the film but will "...definitely have input and a say". Favreau also expressed concerns stating, "It's going to be hard, because I was so involved in creating the world of Iron Man and Iron Man is very much a tech-based hero, and then with 'Avengers' you're going to be introducing some supernatural aspects because of Thor. ... [Mixing] the two of those works very well in the comic books, but it's going to take a lot of thoughtfulness to make that all work and not blow the reality that we've created".[43]

In January 2010, Kevin Feige was asked if it will be difficult to meld the fantasy of Thor with the high-tech science fiction in Iron Man and The Avengers. "No," he said, "because we're doing the Jack Kirby/Stan Lee/Walt Simonson/J. Michael Straczynski 'Thor.' We're not doing the blow-the-dust-off-of-the-old-Norse-book-in-your-library 'Thor.' And in the 'Thor' of the Marvel Universe, there's a race called the Asgardians. And we're linked through this Tree of Life that we're unaware of. It's real science, but we don't know about it yet. The 'Thor' movie is about teaching people that".[44] In March it was reported that Zak 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.[45] Also in March it was reported that Chris Evans would reprise the role of Captain America in The Avengers.[5] In April 2010, Variety reported that Whedon was close to completing a deal to direct the film, and to rework Penn's script.[2]

Pre-production

Director Joss Whedon at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.

At the 2010 Wizard World convention Avengers creator Stan Lee and Marvel Studios CEO Avi Arad confirmed Joss Whedon's involvement.[46] Arad praised the decision by stating, "My personal opinion is that Joss will do a fantastic job. He loves these characters and is a fantastic writer... It's part of his life so you know he is going to protect it... I expect someone like him is going to make the script even better".[47]

In June 2010, it was reported that Jeremy Renner was in final negotiations to play Hawkeye in the film.[14]

The following month, Marvel Comics said it declined to have Edward Norton reprise his role as Bruce Banner.[48] The next day Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, confirmed the report stating, "We have made the decision to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in The Avengers. 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. The Avengers demands players who thrive working as part of an ensemble, as evidenced by Robert, Chris H, Chris E, Sam, Scarlett, and all of our talented casts. We are looking to announce a name actor who fulfills these requirements, and is passionate about the iconic role in the coming weeks."[49] In response Norton's agent Brian Swardstrom called Feige's statement "purposefully misleading" and an "inappropriate attempt to paint our client in a negative light".[50]

Joss Whedon announced at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International that he is directing The Avengers. Whedon mentioned that he was a fan of the early Avengers comics while growing up.[51] He also said he is still writing an outline for the film and that what drew him to the movie is that he loves how "these people shouldn't be in the same room let alone on the same team — and that is the definition of family".[52] Whedon also confirmed that Jeremy Renner would play Hawkeye.[53] It was reported during the convention that Mark Ruffalo would replace Edward Norton as Bruce Banner in a deal reached by Ruffalo's agency with Marvel.[16] During the Marvel Studios panel, it was announced Clark Gregg would reprise his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson.[26]

In August 2010, it was reported that Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios are planning to start shooting in February.[54] It was also reported that the film will be shot in 3-D.[3]

In October 2010, it was reported that Marvel Studios will shoot The Avengers at Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York,[55] and at Steiner Studios in Brooklyn, New York City.[56] Set construction is slated to begin in November and Grumman Studios President Parviz Farahzad said the production is expected to use the facility for months.[55] Also in October, The Walt Disney Company agreed to pay Paramount at least $115 million for the worldwide distribution rights to Iron Man 3 and The Avengers.[57]

In December 2010, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Marvel Studios Co-President Louis D'Esposito announced that The Avengers will film primarily in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with principal photography scheduled for April through September 2011. Parts of the film will also be shot in New York and Michigan.[58]

Don Cheadle revealed in a January 2011 interview that he will not be appearing in The Avengers despite previous reports.[59]

In February 2011, Marvel began conducting screen tests for the role of a key member of S.H.I.E.L.D. who Samuel L. Jackson described as Nick Fury's sidekick.[24] Four days later it was reported that Cobie Smulders was wrapping up a deal for the role later revealed to be that of Maria Hill.[25] Also in February it was reported that The Avengers will not be filming in Detroit, Michigan. The decision came after Governor Rick Snyder's budget proposal that would eliminate the current film tax incentive and instead call for $25 million in each of the next two years for future movie projects.[60]

In March 2011, Ohio Governor John Kasich announced before Mayor Frank G. Jackson's State of the City address that The Avengers will film in Cleveland.[61]

The Science & Entertainment Exchange provided a science consultation for the film.[62]

Filming

Principal photography began on April 25, 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico with filming scheduled to continue in Cleveland, Ohio and New York City.[1] The following day Paul Bettany confirmed he would return to voice Tony Stark's computerized assistant, JARVIS.[28] In May 2011, Gwyneth Paltrow stated that she might "possibly" appear very briefly in the film as Pepper Potts.[63] Also in May, Stan Lee confirmed through his Twitter account that he will have a cameo appearance in the film unless they "shoot it on the moon".[30] In June, stuntman Jeremy Fitzgerald injured his head while attempting a stunt involving a 30-foot fall from a building after getting hit by an arrow. A Marvel spokesperson later told TMZ.com that, "[Fitzgerald] was fine. He slid briefly along the side of the building. He got right back up and did several more takes."[64]

In July 2011, it was reported that secondary filming will take place about an hour outside of Pittsburgh, in the Butler area.[65]

Marketing

The film was promoted at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International during which a teaser trailer narrated by Samuel L. Jackson was shown followed by an introduction of the cast.[26] In June 2011, Marvel Studios announced it would not be holding a panel in Hall H at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International despite expectations. With filming still in production, studio leaders decided that, as far as Hall H goes, it wasn’t prepared to compete with its own past and wild fan expectations.[66]

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