Tuesday, April 13, 2010

What's that, Bubo...Joss Whedon WILL direct The Avengers! UPDATED


Deadline claims this is true, so here's the news!
I'm told Marvel Studios is in final negotiations for Buffy the Vampire Slayer series architect Joss Whedon to direct Marvel Studios' The Avengers. That's the fast-tracked film that 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 will likely be involved, but I've listed the actors in active superhero duty. Whedon has been rumored for this job for awhile, and is high on the fanboy wish-list. He's an interesting choice: despite his writing/producing TV series resume, his lone feature directing effort,
Serenity, was not a hit.
It was a hit, just not by stupid people standards!

Yes, I'm a Whedonite.

UPDATE!!!

Variety Confirms IT!!!
Marvel Studios is wrapping up a deal for Whedon to helm "The Avengers," which assembles the superheroes in one pic on May 4, 2012, that Paramount will distrib. Whedon will also rework Zak Penn's script.
Get Excited!!!!

1 comment:

Kyle Leach said...

So happy about this V. He'll be awesome. :)

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