The Avengers is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Entertainment and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures And Hasbro, it is Written by Joss Whedon and Zak Penn and directed by Sam Raimi, the film features an ensemble cast including Guy Pearce, Eric Bana, Sean Bean, Rachel Weisz and Casper Van Dien as the Avengers, alongside Richard E. Grant, Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid. In the film, Nick Fury and the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Thor Odinson, Janet Van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym to form a team capable of stopping Thor's brother Loki from subjugating Earth.
