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Joss Whedon WRITING and DIRECTING ‘AVENGERS 2′, also developing Marvel TV show.

August 7th, 2012 by Caffeine Powered

This news is the fantastic, folks. The fantastic.

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/Film reports that on the Walt Disney Investors Conference Call (zzzz), the studio confirmed that Whedon would be back to write and direct “The Avengers 2.” So breathe easy fanboys, your franchise remains in good hands. It’s a smart move by Marvel, who are likely paying a prettier penny than they are used to, but they realize Whedon delivered the best movie both critically and commercially than they have ever done, and trying to do it without him would be ruining a lot of goodwill. And hell, it’s not like they can’t afford him at this point. And that’s not all. Whedon is also developing a live action TV-series with Marvel characters as well.

Goddamn. This makes too much sense to actually be happening.

  • http://www.omega-level.net Caffeine Powered

    No really guys, this is fucking awesome. Where is the confetti? The salsa-covered Mexican men and women pulling their butts apart for us? This is going to be clutch. J-Wheddy (we are close friends) helming the script from the get-go, Marvel finally hanging onto a director who knocked it out of the park for them.

    Hell yeah.

  • http://www.omega-level.net/ Eduardo Pluto

    I do like a sense of continuity to the whole thing. Hopefully his infectiousness of mirth (and I mean that sincerely, even though it sounds ridiculous) will carry over to the next movie. Avengers was just a really good time, and I can only imagine that his writing/directing was a major part of that.

  • http://www.omega-level.net Caffeine Powered

    Preach it, brah! It’s a party in here now.

  • JohnnyHotsauce

    I’ll give my geekiest W00t here.
    Now what series is J-Whedonius (we’re closer friends) developing??? Let the speculation begin. (I pray to the gods its Runaways)

  • http://www.facebook.com/benjamin.santiago Benjamin Santiago

    I’m glad J Dub (we’re super bros) is getting the respect he deserves.

  • seth

    I,m super excited that joss is going to be writing and making avengers 2. It,s one of my favorite movies of the summer and one of, if not the best superhero movie i have seen in a long time. I,m not calling it the best until i have seen dark knight rises. I will say it,s in a tie with pixars superhero movie as being the most fun superhero movie ever.

  • http://www.omega-level.net Rendar Frankenstein

    Total geek-out! Who do you want to see in the next Avengers flick? Who’s in your nerdlust lineup?

  • JohnnyHotsauce

    I think they gotta find a way to introduce Cpt. Marvel, but I don’t want it getting too crowded…

  • http://www.omega-level.net Rendar Frankenstein

    Johnny, there’s only one Captain Marvel, and he’s a real “super man” who screams SHAZAM! and then fucks shit up.

    Seriously, though, my nerdlust screams for Ant-Man, Winter Soldier, (more) Maria Hill, and a grey Hulk.