The Avengers is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. Produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Skydance Productions, Hasbro Entertainment And Marvel Studios. It was written by Joss Whedon and Zak Penn and directed by Sam Raimi, the film features an ensemble cast including Guy Pearce, Matt Damon, Uma Thurman, Christian Slater, Sean Bean, Eric Bana, Dennis Quaid, Djimon Hounsou, Jessica Biel, Ralph Fiennes, Richard E. Grant, Rick Yune, David Thewlis, Craig Fairbass and Megan Fox. In the film, Nick Fury and the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Thor, Carol Danvers, T'Challa, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton to form a team capable of stopping the Terrorist Group called Hydra from subjugating Earth.