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Joss Whedon Will Direct 'The Avengers 2'
Remember that period of time right before 'The Avengers' came out? When the hype was reaching a fever pitch and unease bubbled as to whether it could live up to such rampant expectation? Luckily, the movie smashed our expectations, and when the bottom line clocked in at over $1 billion, it was a cinch we'd be getting plenty more cinematic Avengers tales. The question then became, would Joss Whedon return to helm future films? No small portion of the greatness of 'The Avengers' was Whedon's directing and screenplay. The studio would have to be crazy not to bring him back, but it's not as if we haven't seen studios do crazy things in the past. Well rejoice fellow geeks, Marvel has announced that not only will Whedon write and direct 'The Avengers 2,' but he has also signed a three-year deal with the company. The deal also involves his helping the studio develop a TV series for ABC and allows him to "contribute creatively to the next phase of Marvel’s cinematic universe.”
Thrilled does not even begin to cover it. Sure, a certain amount of the excitement that will inevitably follow this announcement will be chalked up to fanboy loyalty. Though even if you had never seen a single episode of 'Buffy' or 'Firefly,' it's hard to argue that 'The Avengers' was a triumph. This collaboration with Marvel continues to feel like long-overdue validation for the immensely talented Whedon. I'm of course looking forward to what Whedon does with the next Avengers movie, but this concept of ongoing creative contribution is even more intriguing. I have a feeling Whedon is not the type of guy to step on anyone's toes, but the idea of him being able to lend his talents and comic book expertise to future projects when called upon is fantastic. It could also mean Whedon will direct a Marvel property outside of The Avengers, which would be amazing. Marvel is demonstrating a commitment to quality that is redefining the superhero movie genre and the next three years should be very interesting.
What do you guys think? Excited Whedon is helming 'Avengers 2?' What other projects do you think he might contribute to in one form or another? Could he direct other properties?
Source: LA Times
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Tags: Avengers, Avengers 2, Joss, Marvel, Whedon, confirmed, deal, directing, returning, three-year
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Comment by DAN of the Dead on August 8, 2012 at 10:21pm -
Whedon's creative strength is in his storytelling with multiple heroes. Whedon has an weird instinct for giving each principal character a signature moment to shine in his stories (look at "Serenity" for another example). I am relieved that he will be at the helm for the next Avengers movie.
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Comment by SidMeister on August 8, 2012 at 9:57pm -
When Spill first posted an article about Joss Whedon talking about himself directing Avengers 2 it got me irritated because none of us had seen The Avengers yet to see if he did a good job or not.So i disgreed preemptively But now that i've seen The Avengers I can say:" Hell yeah!" and well "duhh" Disney aint stupid enough to switch directors after the INSANE success of the first film. So NOW im looking forward to what Whedon does next with Avengers 2.
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Comment by TheMantaBluRay on August 8, 2012 at 9:49pm -
Directing AND Writing from Joss Whedon is exactly what I needed to hear.
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Comment by That Guy AKA That Chick on August 8, 2012 at 9:36pm -
Hooray Suflay!!!
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Comment by Gift of the Magi on August 8, 2012 at 8:49pm -
I hear so few things these days that make me happpy to both love movies and be an unabashed geek. This is one of them.
Now do this poor, tired, world-weary geek a favor, and make a DAMNED GOOD DOCTOR STRANGE MOVIE!
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Staff Comment by Fungusmonkey on August 8, 2012 at 8:19pm -
They had him doctor the Captain America script when he got hired on for Avengers, so most likely his "creative contributions" will be working on the other upcoming scripts to get them to all tie together. As for the TV show... the only one I think he could knock out of the park for Marvel would be Alias. Strong female protagonist, colorful cast of side characters, it would let you introduce all the "street level" heroes like Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Daredevil, as well as having very loose ties to the Spidey universe and the whole SHIELD/Avengers connection with Ms. Marvel and Ant-Man.
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Comment by Dreux Pronounced Drew on August 8, 2012 at 5:31pm -
Then, Tom Woods, why not express that over your apparent intellectual indifference? I'm going to assume, probably wrongfully, that you one of those people that says that The Avengers "is a good action movie, but not a great FILM", or something along those lines. Not everything has to be a Lars Von Trier film. They can just be entertaining, admirably well-made and well-balanced, character-driven blockbusters (something we don't see very often, if at all; Terminator 2 might have been the last one that really sticks out in my memory).
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Comment by DJBlaze on August 8, 2012 at 4:55pm -
I am terribly... terribly.. excited!!! Thank the Lord Jesus! haha
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Comment by Mad King Andy on August 8, 2012 at 4:51pm -
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Comment by AndrewWILLSONThe ShogunOfAustin on August 8, 2012 at 4:18pm -
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