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Where was The Avengers filmed?

2012 film, directed by Joss Whedon.

  • Pittsburgh

The story is set in New York City, about 315 miles (507 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
New York City; Kolkata
Filmed in
Pittsburgh
Distance
About 315 miles (507 km) between New York City and the nearest filming location.
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About The Avengers

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Released
2012
Director
Joss Whedon
Cast
Don CheadleJillian MorgeseRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansMark RuffaloChris HemsworthScarlett JohanssonJeremy RennerClark Gregg
Genre
ActionScience FictionCrossover FictionSuperheroSpeculative Fiction
Based on
Avengers
Awards
MTV Movie Award for Best Villain; Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film; Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation; Long Form

The Asgardian Loki encounters the Other, the representative of an extraterrestrial race known as the Chitauri.

Erik Selvig is leading a team studying the Tesseract.

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