<P> Zak Penn, who wrote The Incredible Hulk, was hired to write a script for The Avengers in June 2007 . In April 2010, Joss Whedon closed a deal to direct the film, and to rework Penn's script . Marvel announced that Edward Norton would not be reprising the role of Bruce Banner / Hulk, and in July 2010, Mark Ruffalo was cast in his place . Downey, Evans, Hemsworth, Johansson, Renner, Hiddleston and Jackson reprised their respective roles from previous films . Principal photography began in April 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio in August, and New York City in September . The premiere was held on April 11, 2012 at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and the film was released in North America on May 4 . </P> <P> Gwyneth Paltrow, who portrayed Pepper Potts in Iron Man and Iron Man 2, was included in the film at Downey's insistence . Prior to this, Whedon had not intended the film to include supporting characters from the heroes' individual films, commenting, "You need to separate the characters from their support systems in order to create the isolation you need for a team ." Avi Arad said that Sony Pictures and Disney discussed incorporating the OsCorp Tower from The Amazing Spider - Man into the climax of The Avengers, but Feige said that "the deal was never close to happening ." The supervillain Thanos appears in a mid-credits scene, portrayed by Damion Poitier . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> U.S. release date </Th> <Th> Director (s) </Th> <Th> Screenwriter (s) </Th> <Th> Producer </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Iron Man 3 </Th> <Td> May 3, 2013 (2013 - 05 - 03) </Td> <Td> Shane Black </Td> <Td> Drew Pearce and Shane Black </Td> <Td> Kevin Feige </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Thor: The Dark World </Th> <Td> November 8, 2013 (2013 - 11 - 08) </Td> <Td> Alan Taylor </Td> <Td> Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Captain America: The Winter Soldier </Th> <Td> April 4, 2014 (2014 - 04 - 04) </Td> <Td> Anthony and Joe Russo </Td> <Td> Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Guardians of the Galaxy </Th> <Td> August 1, 2014 (2014 - 08 - 01) </Td> <Td> James Gunn </Td> <Td> James Gunn and Nicole Perlman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Avengers: Age of Ultron </Th> <Td> May 1, 2015 (2015 - 05 - 01) </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Joss Whedon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ant - Man </Th> <Td> July 17, 2015 </Td> <Td> Peyton Reed </Td> <Td> Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish and Adam McKay & Paul Rudd </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> U.S. release date </Th> <Th> Director (s) </Th> <Th> Screenwriter (s) </Th> <Th> Producer </Th> </Tr>

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