PLAY Now 😱 Avengers: Age of Ultron is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers . Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , it is the sequel to The Avengers (2012) and the 11th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Written and directed by Joss Whedon , the film features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr. , Chris Hemsworth , Mark Ruffalo , Chris Evans , Scarlett Johansson , Jeremy Renner , Don Cheadle , Aaron Taylor-Johnson , Elizabeth Olsen , Paul Bettany , Cobie Smulders , Anthony Mackie , Hayley Atwell , Idris Elba , Linda Cardellini , Stellan Skarsgård ...