Who Should Direct The Avengers

Who Should Direct The Avengers

There are many different directors that could handle The Avengers but only one is the best man for the job.

Editorial Opinion
By Hawksblueyes - Mar 27, 2010 06:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Avengers




With all the anticipation surrounding The Avengers and who should direct it, I thought I would throw my two cents in.

There are many directors out there that could probably kick out an epic movie with the characters involved but I think one stands above the rest. This is due to the fact that he has already directed a very similar movie with just as much (maybe more) history and weight attached to it as The Avengers. Not only did this director please the hard core, decades old fan base with a movie that people said shouldn't be done, but he blew their minds with this movie and gained new fans in the process.

First let's take a look at The Avengers and what makes them special.





1.The Avengers have been around forever.

They have been a staple at Marvel and in the fans hearts for over 40 years. They have been all over the galaxy, encountered aliens, gods, monsters and traveled through time.

Sounds similar to another franchise we all know.

2.The Avengers have many members but six stand out as the central core that holds the team together and keeps the fans interested.

Captain America
Iron Man
Thor
Hank Pym
Janet Pym
Hawkeye

3. Of these six, three could be considered the nucleus.

Captain America
Iron Man
Thor

4.This core and the nucleus within it is there because of trust and friendship. This friendship is what makes the group dynamics click within the story and what continues to draw the fans after all these years.

Again this sounds very similar to another franchise we are all familiar with.





Now revisit points 1-4 and everywhere it saysThe Avengers replace it with..... Star Trek.

For point #2 replace....

Captain America
Iron Man
Thor
Hank Pym
Janet Pym
Hawkeye

with...

James T. Kirk
Spock
Dr. McCoy (Bones)
Scotty
Uhura
Sulu

For point #3 replace....

Captain America
Iron Man
Thor

with...
James T. Kirk
Spock
Dr. McCoy (Bones)

Star Treks followers are some of the most passionate, loyal fans of any franchise existing today and JJ Abrams left them wanting more.

I believe with the characters and action that both of these movies bring to the table it would be difficult not to want Abrams in the directors chair for The Avengers.

There are too many similarities to be ignored.


JJ Abrams is by far, the best choice to direct The Avengers!!!

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Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 3/27/2010, 7:00 PM
:)
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 3/27/2010, 7:18 PM
When you said "Sounds similar to another franchise we all know." I immediately knew you were talking Trek.

Abrams would make a kick-ass Avengers film, just like he'd make a kick-ass Superman movie. I'd be more than happy to see him direct either one, you don't f*ck with the guy who co-created Lost. Though he may be too busy with Trek 2 to do the Avengers. We'll see I guess. I would not be surprised to hear that he was on the short list, since ST '09 was big at the box office and with the critics.

Good article :)
DogsOfWar
DogsOfWar - 3/27/2010, 7:36 PM
He would be a great choice Hawks. Good Stuff!! ST 2 is shooting late this year so it is possible if he went right into it afterwards but that would be tough to do.

Don't know if its been posted but I found another decent Chris as Cap manip. A little too flashy for me but a good job nonetheless.

P862010
P862010 - 3/27/2010, 7:44 PM
Danny Boyle go watch sunshine and see what he got out of Evans
xman
xman - 3/27/2010, 7:52 PM
wow yeah he would b the best pick
Ven0m
Ven0m - 3/27/2010, 7:53 PM
bah its irrating how he looks nothing like steve rogers.
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 3/27/2010, 8:06 PM
I say Matt Vaughn or Louis Lettier
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 3/27/2010, 8:18 PM
Great editorial HAWKS! I've been a supporter of Abrams directing The Avengers for a while as well! :)

Guys, check out my BIOSHOCK 2 Fan Cast!!! Just click the link!!!
Ryden
Ryden - 3/27/2010, 8:23 PM
Nice article but you left out THE INCREDIBLE HULK when discussing core members.

I still say Letterier is the best choice just now, but they'll most likley go with the biggest name they can find. Peter Jackson would do an AMAZING job with Avengers.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 3/27/2010, 8:28 PM
Thanks guys.

Ryden: The Hulk is a founding member. He is not, nor could he ever be considered a core member.

He was there at the very beginning and that's it. These six have been around through thick and thin. Each one has been the leader and one of them is on almost every team.
Ryden
Ryden - 3/27/2010, 8:35 PM
@Hawks- nope, he was a foudning member. If you are apart of the very first incarnation of a team...that makes you a founding member, doesn't matter how long he stayed he was a founding member...simple as. Besides Hulk is one of the best things ABOUT the Avengers.

I meant to say founding member btw not core...my apologies. But Hulk is a big part of that world and that team, in my opinion it wouldn't be as interesting if Hulk wasn't a team member in the first film at least. It needs to be the original team, with Hawkeye and Black Widow.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 3/27/2010, 8:40 PM
Ryden: I agree with everything you just said. It's a given he's going to be in the movie. You know as well as I do that he never plays well with others for long.

I was just comparing the core members of Star Trek with those of the Avengers.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 3/27/2010, 8:45 PM
I'll take Abrams who can do depth, action, drama, and humor over Leterrier. He'd be an okay choice for Avengers I guess, but there are better choices out there in my opinion.

Peter Jackson, Abrams, Ridley Scott, even Spielberg (even though I really doubt he'd do it) are directors who I'd prefer to see over Leterrier. Not knocking LL, just saying, I think the other directors I mentioned are more proven than he is. LL would be my back-up choice.
VikingBeserker
VikingBeserker - 3/27/2010, 8:45 PM
I thought you were proposing Zac Snyder after 300 and Watchmen.
StephenStrange
StephenStrange - 3/27/2010, 8:53 PM
I don't care a bit if Hulk is in Avengers or not.
I think the best thing about The Avengers is...

The Avengers: Iron Man, Thor and Cap
TheQuestion
TheQuestion - 3/27/2010, 9:06 PM
Great article Hawks. I loved Star Trek. it was one of my favorite movies of 2009. I would be pleased is he directed Avengers. LL would be a good second choice. He seems to have stepped up his game with COT. If that movie is as awesome as it looks, then he wouldbe a solid choice.
peterparker420
peterparker420 - 3/27/2010, 9:07 PM
Sure JJ Abrams would make a great avengers movie..
but he'll be busy doing STAR TREK 2..People could
even suggest NOLAN..but he will be busy with his baby
BATMAN 3... and NO I don't think Zack Snyder would do it, nor do I want him to! So really there is only ONE logic choice(see what I did there!), anyway, the only choice is the MAN himself one of the few directors who "gets" the superhero world and that is....

JON FAVREAU!!!!!
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ANIL- I completly AGREE!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 3/27/2010, 9:10 PM
Favs won't be doing Avengers, at least not directing. He's already said he won't. He will be an executive producer though.
peterparker420
peterparker420 - 3/27/2010, 9:34 PM
Really, I thought he was making time to do it.

IM3 is coming after THOR..before captain america
after CAP he should have time..or is my timeline
wrong?

well I found THIS and my dream died!!

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/10/14/jon-favreau-will-not-direct-the-avengers/
DrJoeGonzo
DrJoeGonzo - 3/27/2010, 9:45 PM
Ridley scott
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 3/27/2010, 9:48 PM
Interesting points. Abrams would probably be a very good choice.
Ryden
Ryden - 3/27/2010, 9:56 PM
@mulder- you've got to be joking, Hulk IS apart of the Avengers just as much as Cap, Iron Man and Thor..in fact MORE SO than Cap considering Hulk was on the original team.

@Anil- Nah I don't want to see Hulk as the villain, if that were to happen it kind of makes TIH meaningless. Hulk is a hero, who is hard to control and is misunderstood...it's much more interesting than some Jekly/Hyde villain. Loki should be the villain, have him control Hulk and cause a bit of havoc...then have Iron Man, Cap, Thor, Hawkeye and S.H.I.E.L.D try and capture Hulk. When they do they realise he was merley a pawn in Loki's grand scheme, then Hulk joins the team and they take out Loki.

Simples :)
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 3/27/2010, 10:04 PM
Either Jon Favreau or Louis Leterrier.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 3/27/2010, 10:05 PM
Yeah, Hulk being the only villain would be kind of lame to me.

Have Hulk cause a bit of mayhem, he's taken down, Banner tells them what happened and how he lost control or something, Loki is revealed, big fight, the end. Possible Loki team up with Abomination in said big fight. That would make me jizz.
JLanphear
JLanphear - 3/27/2010, 10:13 PM
Abrams would make a badass Avengers film. Srsly. But I personally would rather he make a DC film of some sort. He'll be too busy with Trek 2 though for Avengers (which is another THANK GOD).
48and2
48and2 - 3/27/2010, 10:49 PM
Not just because I consider you two of my better friends on here, but I also think our thought processes are alot alike:

Between Anil Rickly, and Tyler's lists - those would be my pics. And for me it's too early to narrow it down to just one of those. I need to see what Leterrier does in the meanwhile, Clash especially. And what Abrams does.

I'm QUITE POSITIVE Abrams could make an excellent Avengers movie, but his style is, for one - tends toward cosmic sci fi, and two, his little trick so far has been "give the audience a magical sense of what if" - keep us on the edge of our seats by leveraging a sense of wonder, if you will. Which is MUCH more suited to Trek. I'd rather have him take us through a Trek trilogy than do the Avengers.

On the Hulk issue, I feel he's got to be in there. It is a direct and integral part of the original canon of The Avengers. I see alot of people suggest it, and I know I'm not the only. And not to seem unimaginitive, but what was done with Hulk/Thor Vs. would work well. Loki controlling Banner/Hulk. Also the bad hulk/good hulk facet, and the fact that we'll get Norton back as a supporting cast member will bring added dimension, depth, and quality.

I really think it's too early to be set on anyone for the direction of the Avengers, especially considering that entire production hinges on the financial success of IM 2, Thor, and Cap.
DrJoeGonzo
DrJoeGonzo - 3/27/2010, 10:49 PM
Ridley scott
48and2
48and2 - 3/27/2010, 11:01 PM
The two worst missed casting opportunities since I've been reading this site, imho: 1. Ryan Reynolds doing GL as opposed to Wally West/The Flash, and BEFORE and/or INSTEAD of Deadpool,

and 2. Chris Pine as Cap.

I know alot of you guys don't see it

But it's all right there just in Trek and Carriers.

The arc that Evans goes through in FF, though similar (and even highly applicable to what will need to happen with Cap), is so so much more one dimensional than what Pine does in Trek and Carriers. Even though Evans is 90% better than most for the role, I will always see Pine having been a great missed opportunity for Cap... always.
48and2
48and2 - 3/27/2010, 11:04 PM
@Anil Rickly - I was thinking that about Hulk too. Have Loki get his hands on the whole Hulkverse we're talking some cosmic scale mayhem and drama.
48and2
48and2 - 3/27/2010, 11:16 PM
hah man I was seriously just thinking it, and had been thinking about that a couple of weeks ago - I guess after watching Planet Hulk, and TIH blu ray features.

Considering they already have the Abomination worked out (though of course they'll JUST HAVE TO spend $5 mil on retooling him lol).

My only concern is that if they do that - it could end up like Spiderman 3. Too much too fast... plus isn't Zack Penn writing the script? - I find that a bit terrifying. And if you get Hank and Janet Pym and Hawkeye in there (though they simply must be to some capacity - at least cameos), we're dealing with like 10+ main characters. I think they need to get Orci and Kurtzman, or Goyer and Nolan and give them about an entire year or more to write the script, and we'll be ok.
48and2
48and2 - 3/27/2010, 11:23 PM
to my knowledge, you and me were the only who were highly vocal about Pine playing Cap - and you know if it'd had just been for Trek, I'd not have been so insanely vocal about it - but after I saw Carriers, I was pretty blown away by what this guy can do.

I will check the links, I'm just on a super slow connection where I am right now. That's why I don't do more of that, and crazy schedules trying to feed myself and do my music. Right now my candle's burnt at both ends lol. Also winter was extraordinarily rough where I am, this year - I'm still decompressing from that and feeling better every day. Beyond relieved. Actually it's a cold night again tonight, so staying up to feed the fire for a bit. I became so thrifty this year, decided I'd run completely on wood and cut it all myself. Pretty much saved about 2K, but it's a hell of a hassle sometimes... probably won't ever do it again.
48and2
48and2 - 3/27/2010, 11:37 PM
that's a good point - LOTR did pull off the balance. Trek too - original Star Wars. But there has never beena build up like this done (to my knowledge). I just hope IM2, Thor, and Cap do so well as to open up all those possibilities that LOTR had. I think they probably will. What I do know about alot of people, is that they're not aware how rich the source material is and that IM, Thor and Cap are leading up to what they're leading up to. The cameos help alot, but they're gonna have to do some serious marketing to get people to realize and understand what's gonna eventually happen here.
48and2
48and2 - 3/27/2010, 11:43 PM
@Gaston - I'd say most people would consider what Abrams did with Trek (as stated in this article) - "living up to the hype and keeping the original fans happy" - Abrams has already "handled such a large scale movie".

Leterrier, I'm going to wait and see how Clash turns out, because it is in the vein of the super epic. If he does a good job with it, I'm not opposed to him. I mean dude come on, it's Zeus lol.
48and2
48and2 - 3/27/2010, 11:59 PM
@Anil Rickly - "i think if this movie is done right...will DECIMATE ALL AVATAR RECORDS...I BET MY NUTS ON IT "

lol it's gotta be 3d though. Now it's for sure those 3d glasses is what boosted Avatar's profits so high. It's really Amazing though that Titanic did what it did, and held that record for so long - for that fact alone, Cameron is mindblowingly successful. But those 3d glasses pushed Avatar.

Considering we're in a recession, it is still amazing. Even though movies do well in recessions/depressions, because of the escapism factor. But economically I always find it funny, because before this recession hit, every weekend for the last thirty years it's like "this movie has the new highest opening gross" - weekend after weekend. It's called INFLATION duh lol.

I mean they're charging upwards of $5 for the glasses now - you know they cost about ten cents to make and not much more to distribute - AND they get "recycled". And they're going to hike the price again (which is on the front page and was on the national news lastnight), which is going to price alot of families out of going to a theatre. I really do find it disgusting, and if the movie industry/theatres (I'm not sure how the distribution on them works) think they can pull this one over on moviegoers, they're gonna hate it when they start seeing things even out best case scenario.

If a theatre wanted to do good business, and not this cannibalistic shark capitalism bullshit, they should charge a surcharge every so often and allow you to bring your glasses back. Or something like that.

Anyway, if The Avengers is to make ginormous profits, it's going to have to be done in pre production 3d - like Avatar. Not all this post junk imo.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 3/28/2010, 12:07 AM
Gaston: I like the avatar and user-name :)

And wow, I totally forgot about Leader. I would absolutely prefer to see him at the end of Avengers in a team up with Loki as opposed to Abommy. That cliffhanger in TIH is too juicy to pass up.
WeaponX
WeaponX - 3/28/2010, 1:52 AM
I'd really like to see Ridley Scott take a swing at it.
DDD
DDD - 3/28/2010, 4:03 AM
Good article Hawks@!

I agree with you and Tyler about JJ!
He would be perfect for the Avengers
but I don't think he'll have time!

LL is a pretty good action director but
is a little skimpy on character development!
I think JJ is the King of character development
even over Jackson! JJ knows and his
scriptwriters know that the characters are the
most important thing in a story of any kind!

We as the audience associate with people and
their feelings much more than the idea behind
it all! But what we all want for this AVENGERS
movie is both! Character development AND action!
Good luck to whomever directs it! I personally
want JJ Abrams!
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