The Avengers (2012): Marvel's Masterplan Finally Comes Together

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Ben & Rob suit up to take on ‘The Avengers’, not only Marvel’s final film of Phase One but our last in this year's coverage of the franchise! Representing the final move in Marvel’s master-plan to monopolise the movies; the final piece of a jigsaw started when they bet the entire Avengers IP in exchange for a £500m loan from Merril Lynch. Bringing together all of their superheroes to date, the cast bulges at the seams trying to stitch together the talent of Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson, Jeremy Renner and many more.

On its release the film became the most financially successful film ever made - but does it stand up over ten years later? Does it effectively tie up the loose threads of the previous five films or simply plant yet more seeds? Will cinema ever return to wha ...