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Phase OneMovieEssential
The Avengers
2012
8.1
2h 23m
Science FictionActionAdventure
Timeline Position
#11 of 76 in chronological order · #8 in release order
Takes place in 2012
Earth's Mightiest Heroes assemble to stop Loki's invasion of New York
Released April 25, 2012 as part of Phase One: Avengers Assembled.
Overview
When an unexpected enemy emerges and 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. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!
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Cast
Robert Downey Jr.
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Chris Evans
Steve Rogers / Captain America
Mark Ruffalo
Bruce Banner / The Hulk
Chris Hemsworth
Thor
Scarlett Johansson
Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
Jeremy Renner
Clint Barton / Hawkeye
Tom Hiddleston
Loki
Clark Gregg
Agent Phil Coulson
Cobie Smulders
Agent Maria Hill
Stellan Skarsgård
Selvig
Samuel L. Jackson
Nick Fury
Gwyneth Paltrow
Pepper Potts
Paul Bettany
Jarvis (voice)
Alexis Denisof
The Other
Tina Benko
NASA Scientist
What to Watch Before and After The Avengers
Post-Credit Scenes
The Avengers has 2 credits scenes
Show what happens (spoilers)
The Avengers has 2 credits scenes
Show what happens (spoilers)
Mid-creditsSets up the future
Loki's alien handler reports the failed invasion of Earth to his master and warns that challenging the humans means courting death. The master turns and grins. It is Thanos.
The first look at the villain the next six years of movies would build toward.
Post-creditsJust for fun
The worn-out Avengers sit in a wrecked shawarma restaurant, eating in total silence after the Battle of New York.
Set up in the credits of
Iron Man · Post-credits
Go to Iron Man →Post-creditsSets up the futureTony Stark comes home to find Nick Fury waiting for him in the dark. Fury tells him he is not the only superhero in the world and says he is there to talk about the Avengers Initiative.
The scene that started it all. It was the first hint that these movies would share one universe.
Leads toThe Avengers
The Incredible Hulk · Pre-credits
Go to The Incredible Hulk →Pre-creditsSets up the futureTony Stark finds General Ross drinking alone in a bar after his failed hunt for Bruce Banner, and tells him a team is being put together.
The first time a character crossed over from one MCU movie into another.
Leads toThe Avengers
Thor · Post-credits
Go to Thor →Post-creditsSets up the futureFury takes Erik Selvig into a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, shows him a glowing blue cube called the Tesseract, and asks him to study it. Selvig agrees, without realizing Loki is speaking through him.
The Tesseract holds the Space Stone, making this the first Infinity Stone to appear on screen.
Leads toThe Avengers
Captain America: The First Avenger · Post-credits
Go to Captain America: The First Avenger →Post-creditsSets up the futureSteve Rogers, freshly thawed and taking his frustration out on a punching bag, is visited by Fury, who brings him a mission that could change the world.
In theaters, the scene was followed by the first teaser trailer for The Avengers.
Leads toThe Avengers
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