the avengers 2012 film was directed by an australian
the film was written and directed by joss whedon and features an ensemble cast that includes robert downey jr  chris evans  mark ruffalo  chris hemsworth  scarlett johansson  jeremy renner  tom hiddleston  clark gregg  cobie smulders  stellan skarsgrd  and samuel l jackson
joss whedon lrb lsb widn rsb rrb lrb born joseph hill whedon on june 23  1964 rrb is an american screenwriter  film and television director  film and television producer  comic book author  and composer