The Avengers

…the blockbuster adaptation (2012) of the Avengers, the Marvel comic-book series. The latter proved to be a box-office smash, grossing more than \$1 billion worldwide. Before completing work on that movie, Whedon also shot, in black and white, a low-budget modern-day version (2012) of the William Shakespeare comedy Much Ado…

…history, with titles such as The Avengers (2012), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), and Black Panther (2018) being just a few of the many films that, together, grossed billions of dollars around the world. Disney continued producing numerous live-action movies based on its animated classics, among them Alice in Wonderland…

…Marvel’s independently produced films, including The Avengers (2012) and Iron Man 3 (2013). The union of Disney and Marvel linked two great traditions in American popular entertainment and cartoon art.

…its live-action film debut in The Avengers (2012). Directed and cowritten by Joss Whedon, the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the film united the various properties in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a blockbuster production that was a hit with both fans and critics. The Avengers earned more than…

…returned as Captain America in The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). The made-for-television miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) saw the mantle of Captain America

…returned in the role in The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

…as the jade giant in The Avengers (2012). Ruffalo returned as the Hulk in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

…Universe, reprising his role for The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

…Man sequels (2010 and 2013), The Avengers (2012) and its sequels (2015, 2018, and 2019), Captain America: Civil War (2016), and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). In 2020 he starred in the family comedy Dolittle, which was based on the character created by Hugh Lofting

…a number of subsequent blockbusters: The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

…in other Marvel movies, including The Avengers (2012).

…America: The First Avenger (2011), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

…reprise in the superhero blockbusters The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Widow (2021). She switched gears

…role that she reprised for The Avengers (2012), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). She also appeared in the comic caper Mortdecai (2015), as the wife of a flamboyant art dealer and spy (Johnny Depp). In 2019 Paltrow was cast as the mother of an

…as Bruce Banner/the Hulk in The Avengers (2012), and he reprised the role in subsequent Marvel universe movies in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019. He received a second Oscar nomination for his portrayal of real-life wrestler Dave Schultz in the biopic Foxcatcher (2014), about John du