The Avengers is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. Produced by Marvel Entertainment and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro. Directed by Sam Raimi and written by Joss Whedon and Zak Penn, the film features an ensemble cast including Guy Pearce, Matt Damon, Uma Thurman, Christian Slater, Sean Bean, Eric Bana, Dennis Quaid, Marisol Nichols, Tom Hanks, Christoph Waltz, Jon Bernthal, Jared Harris, Kate Beckinsale, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Cudlitz and Orlando Jones. In the film, Nick Fury and the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Thor, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton to form a team capable of stopping the Terrorist Group called Hydra from subjugating Earth.
