Marvel's The Avengers [5] classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland[1] [6] or simply The Avengersis a American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. In the film, Nick Fury and the spy agency S.
With the signing of Johansson as Romanoff in MarchRenner as Barton in Juneand Ruffalo replacing Norton as Banner in Julythe film was pushed back for a release. Whedon was brought on board in April and rewrote the original screenplay by Zak Penn. The film has more than 2, visual effects shots.
The film received praise for Whedon's direction and screenplay, visual effects, action sequences, acting, and musical score. InThe Avengers was featured as one of the greatest films of all time in an Empire magazine poll. It received a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 85th Academy Awardsamong numerous other accolades.
The Asgardian Loki encounters the Otherthe leader of an extraterrestrial race known as the Chitauri. In exchange for retrieving the Tesseract[c] a powerful energy source of unknown potential, the Other promises Blommor och Trädgård an army with which he can subjugate Earth.
Nick Furydirector of the espionage agency S. Erik Selvig is leading a team experimenting on the Tesseract. The Tesseract suddenly activates and opens a wormholeallowing Loki to reach Earth. Loki steals the Tesseract and uses his scepter to enslave Selvig and other agents, including Clint Bartonto aid him.
In response, Fury reactivates the " Avengers Initiative ". Agent Natasha Romanoff heads to Kolkata to recruit Dr. Bruce Banner to trace the Tesseract through its gamma radiation emissions. Loki is in Stuttgartwhere Barton steals the iridium needed to stabilize the Tesseract's power, leading to a confrontation with Rogers, Stark, and Romanoff that ends with Loki's surrender.
While Loki gets escorted to S. Stark and Rogers intervene and Loki is taken to S. The Avengers become divided over how to approach Loki and the revelation that S. As they argue, Loki's agents attack the Helicarrier, and the stress causes Banner to transform into the Hulk.
Stark and Rogers work to restart the damaged engine, and Thor attempts to stop the Hulk's rampage. Romanoff knocks Barton unconscious, breaking Loki's mind control. Loki escapes after killing Coulson and Fury uses Coulson's death to motivate the Avengers into working as a team.
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. The Rödven gräs beats Loki into submission. Romanoff makes her way to the generator, where Selvig, freed from Loki's mind control, reveals that Loki's scepter can shut down the generator.