The rumor gaining steam on the web is that Marvel Studios is in final negotiations for Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse) to direct The Avengers.
The movie would mark Whedon's only second big-screen feature - the first being Serenity, the follow-on sequel to his TV series Firefly. Whedon has deep ties to the comic book world outside of the genre nature of his shows, not just producing and writing comics based on his properties, but the Astonishing X-Men as well. He was at one time attached to writing and directing a Wonder Woman feature film for Warner Bros, but that stalled before any final script approval or casting was made.
The fast-tracked film would amount to an all-star team of Marvel superheros, including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), as well as SHIELD leader Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Other signature superheros from the comic will likely be involved. Marvel has considered all of the individual superhero movies to be an intro to The Avengers.
After Iron Man 2, Marvel has three pictures left on a distribution deal with Paramount before it moves to Disney, and the studio has been churning them out. Iron Man 2 gets released in May, Captain America will begin shooting this summer in Europe, Thor is in production, and Marvel Studios has Runaways (based on the comic book series created by Lost writer Brian K. Vaughan) coming together.
I hope this turns out to be true, because he's exactly the kind of fanboy himself that knows the genre and would make the movie great. His television work was terrific, but there was a huge leap in quality from Firefly to Serenity, and that film really showcases the attitude a future Avengers movie would benefit from.
The Avengers is scheduled to premier May, 2012.
The movie would mark Whedon's only second big-screen feature - the first being Serenity, the follow-on sequel to his TV series Firefly. Whedon has deep ties to the comic book world outside of the genre nature of his shows, not just producing and writing comics based on his properties, but the Astonishing X-Men as well. He was at one time attached to writing and directing a Wonder Woman feature film for Warner Bros, but that stalled before any final script approval or casting was made.The fast-tracked film would amount to an all-star team of Marvel superheros, including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), as well as SHIELD leader Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Other signature superheros from the comic will likely be involved. Marvel has considered all of the individual superhero movies to be an intro to The Avengers.
After Iron Man 2, Marvel has three pictures left on a distribution deal with Paramount before it moves to Disney, and the studio has been churning them out. Iron Man 2 gets released in May, Captain America will begin shooting this summer in Europe, Thor is in production, and Marvel Studios has Runaways (based on the comic book series created by Lost writer Brian K. Vaughan) coming together.
I hope this turns out to be true, because he's exactly the kind of fanboy himself that knows the genre and would make the movie great. His television work was terrific, but there was a huge leap in quality from Firefly to Serenity, and that film really showcases the attitude a future Avengers movie would benefit from.
The Avengers is scheduled to premier May, 2012.
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