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‘The Avengers’ Preview: Trailer, Plot Details, and Cast

Chris Hemsworth as Thor in 'The Avengers' - © Marvel Studios

superheroes assemble to save the world in Marvel’s The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon. The PG-13 comic book-inspired action dramedy is set to open in theaters on May 4, 2012.

Chris Evans stars as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Robert Downey Jr plays Tony Stark/Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth is Thor, and Mark Ruffalo plays Bruce Banner/The Hulk. Scarlett Johansson is Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Jeremy Renner plays Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Samuel L Jackson is Nick Fury, and Tom Hiddleston stars as Loki.

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Official Synopsis: Marvel’s The Avengers is the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that 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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Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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