Joss Whedon to Direct Avengers? Reportedly so.
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Many sites are reporting this, with the main scoop coming from Deadline New York
http://www.superherohype.com/news/avengersnews.php?id=9279
http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/04/13/joss-whedon-to-direct-the-avengers-e
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http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017689.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&re
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The EW article brings up a good point. If he casts Whedonverse alums, who would he cast and in what roles. Variety also reports that he is "reworking" the script, which I think is pretty common for a director to do.
Thoughts?
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I don't know how much latitude he'll have for casting and writing given that this is the movie that is supposed to bring numerous other Marvel 'verse threads together so it's bound to be pretty tightly controlled. Could be a hairy assignment but it's the best news I've heard for a while.
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So , apparently Joss has seen the light , and is no longer atheist , then ? 
http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/04/13/joss-whedon-to-direct-the-avengers-e
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FILLION for Captain America !
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Nobody believed me when I posted this 2 weeks ago....
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Originally posted by Storymark:
Nobody believed me when I posted this 2 weeks ago....
I believed you, but was still skeptical. So many rumors these days, one can't be sure.
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Your thread was dated April 1st of course nobody took you serious
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Also, two weeks ago, it wasn't a sure thing, he was just a finalist. Lots of the time, getting excited for the shortlist for a film is just a bad idea, you mostly end up getting disappointed.
And it's true, I don't think he'll be able to cast that many, since a lot of the main roles will already be cast. Cameos, maybe. Small little roles, sure. But a lot of it will have come before.
Here's hoping he does a bit of a rewrite, and it's amazing. Just a long time to wait until May 2012 is all.
*Marks calendar, sits back, starts twiddling thumbs*
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And it's true, I don't think he'll be able to cast that many, since a lot of the main roles will already be cast. Cameos, maybe. Small little roles, sure. But a lot of it will have come before.
I'd be OK with that, as long as it's done in good taste and doesn't try and draw attention away from the movie by having too many characters pop in (for an example, like Wolverine).
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Nobody believed me when I posted this 2 weeks ago....
I believed you, I just didn't care a whole lot. Like I said then, If he were WRITING, and directing the film that would be pretty awesome. As it stands he's got a gig as a director for a movie....big deal.
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Directing a movie isn't like directing a TV show; in TV, guest directors work for contract, while the producers and exec. producers hold the real power (no, not the writers; but many head writers are also exec. producers). In movies, the director is basically the show-runner; he has complete control of everything and can rewrite the script as needed (look at Michael Bay writing the RotF script while his writers were on strike --or hell, Kuzui throwing out Joss' original BtVS script and telling his actors to improvise). This'll have Joss' stamp, don't you worry.
And it'll have Samuel L. Jackson. The same Sam Jackson who has a well-known tendency to take on small-budget vanity projects (like Snakes on a Plane or Afro Samurai) just because they tickle his fancy. And now he gets to work with Joss Whedon, one of the best Storytellers and entertainers in the business, who also has a long history of recycling his actors to do quirky small-budget experimental stuff. This could well be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Hmm. Maybe that Dr. Horrible sequel will feature a new character. . .
My only worry is Robert Downey Jr. We know that Joss has trouble with actors ad-libbing or improvising (at least, he did until Serenity --where he knew all the actors well enough to trust them). RDJ is one of those actors who ad-libs everything. That hilarious running patter in Iron Man? Favreau just turned on the camera and let RDJ go wild. It's really the only way to direct someone like that, but I'm not sure it's Joss' style. Joss & Downey are both top of their fields; I really hope they can work well together --I've seen too many good movies ruined by "creative differences" between equally-skilled artists.
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