AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!

The long-anticipated Marvel Comics superhero epic, The Avengers, will be released on May 4, 2012 with a star-studded cast who each has appeared in their own film or made a cameo. The film has been produced by Marvel Studios and will be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, based upon the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It crosses over several successful Marvel superhero films including Iron Man (2008), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Joss Whedon directed and wrote the film.

Development of The Avengers began when Marvel Studios received a grant from Merrill Lynch in April 2005. Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in August and New York City in September.

The movie is scheduled to be released on May 4, 2012 in the United States and a two-minute trailer has already been released. Watch the trailer and meet the cast below:

Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark Iron Man
Downey made his screen debut in 1970 at the age of five when he appeared in his father's film “Pound.” His most recent films, not including “Iron Man” and “Iron Man 2,” include “Tropic Thunder” (2008), “The Soloist” (2009), “Sherlock Holmes” (2009) and “Due Date” (2010). In “The Avengers,” he plays Tony Stark, an egotistical billionaire industrialist who seeks to accomplish world peace with a mechanical suit of armor, the Iron Man suit, he invented. Reuters
Chris Evans as Steve Rogers Captain America
Evans made his screen debut in 2000 in “The Newcomers.” His most recent films, not including “Captain America: The First Avenger,” include “Push” (2009), “The Losers” (2010), “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” (2010) and “What’s Your Number?” (2011). He is also known as Johnny Storm a.k.a. Human Torch from the “Fantastic Four” films. In “The Avengers,” Evans plays Steve Rogers, a World War II veteran who was enhanced to the peak of human physicality by an experimental serum, the Super Soldier Serum. Reuters
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner The Hulk
Mark Ruffalo plays Dr. Bruce Banner/ The Hulk. Dr. Banner, a scientist that was exposed to gamma radiation, and consequently turns into a giant green monster when he's angry. Reuters
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Hemsworth made his screen debut in the 2009 film “A Perfect Getaway.” His most recent films, not including “Thor,” include “Star Trek” (2009) and “Ca$h” (2010). In “The Avengers,” Hemsworth plays Thor, the Norse god of thunder. Reuters
Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton Hawkeye
Jeremy Renner plays Clint Barton/ Hawkeye, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and master archer. In the comic world Hawkeye is known as the "World's Greatest Marksman." Reuters
Scarlett Johansson
Rumors abounded that Justin Timberlake and actress Scarlett Johansson had a thing in 2007, but they were never substantiated or confirmed. Reuters
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
Samuel L. Jackson has played Nick Fury in several Marvel action movies. Reuters
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