

Then comes trying to find a balance with the modern world." Regarding the dynamic between Rogers and Tony Stark, Evans said, "I think there's certainly a dichotomy-this kind of friction between myself and Tony Stark, they're opposites. I think in the beginning it's a fish-out-of-water scene, and it's tough. He was a soldier, obviously, everybody he went to battle with, all of his brothers in arms, they're all dead. You've got to imagine, it's enough of a shock to accept the fact that you're in a completely different time, but everybody you know is dead. Evans said that Steve Rogers is much darker in The Avengers: "It's just about him trying to come to terms with the modern world. Evans was cast as part of a deal to star in three Marvel films, in addition to The Avengers. Downey earned $50 million from the film, "once box-office bonuses and backend compensation factored in".Ĭhris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America:Ī World War II veteran who was enhanced to the peak of human physicality by an experimental serum and frozen in suspended animation before waking up in the modern world. In The Avengers, he's throwing it down with the others". Iron Man 2 is all about not being an island, dealing with legacy issues and making space for others. I don't know what you're thinking, but Tony needs to drive this thing.' He was like, 'Okay, let's try that.' We tried it and it didn't work, because this is a different sort of thing, the story and the idea and the theme is the theme, and everybody is just an arm of the octopus." About the character's evolution from previous films, Downey said, "In Iron Man, which was an origin story, he was his own epiphany and redemption of sorts. He said he initially pushed Whedon to make Stark the lead: "Well, I said, 'I need to be in the opening sequence. Downey was cast as part of his four-picture deal with Marvel Studios, which included Iron Man 2 (2010) and The Avengers. as Tony Stark / Iron Man:Ī self-described genius, billionaire, playboy, and philanthropist with an electromechanical suit of armor of his own invention. Three sequels have been released: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). In 2017, The Avengers was featured as one of the 100 greatest films of all time in an Empire magazine poll. The film grossed over $1.5 billion worldwide, setting numerous box office records and becoming the third-highest-grossing film of all time and the highest-grossing film of 2012, as well as the first Marvel production to generate $1 billion in ticket sales. The film received praise for Whedon's direction and screenplay, visual effects, action sequences, acting, and musical score, and garnered numerous awards and nominations including Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for achievements in visual effects. The Avengers premiered in Los Angeles on April 11, 2012, and was released in the United States on May 4, as the last film of Phase One of the MCU. The film has more than 2,200 visual effects shots. Production began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio in August and New York City in September. Whedon was brought on board in April 2010 and rewrote the original screenplay by Zak Penn. With the signing of Johansson as Natasha Romanoff in March 2009, the film was pushed back for a 2012 release. After the success of the film Iron Man in May 2008, Marvel announced that The Avengers would be released in July 2011 and would bring together Tony Stark (Downey), Steve Rogers (Evans), Bruce Banner (Ruffalo), and Thor (Hemsworth) from Marvel's previous films. The film's development began when Marvel Studios received a loan from Merrill Lynch in April 2005. recruit Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, and Thor to form a team capable of stopping Thor's brother Loki from subjugating Earth. In the film, Nick Fury and the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. Written and directed by Joss Whedon, the film features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner as the Avengers, alongside Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Marvel's The Avengers (classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland), or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name.

The Avengers (2012) Review ABOUT THE MOVIE THE AVENGERS (2012)
