Joss Whedon Shares SPIDER-MAN Regrets And Whether He'll Still Consult At Marvel Studios

Joss Whedon Shares SPIDER-MAN Regrets And Whether He'll Still Consult At Marvel Studios

Much was made out of Joss Whedon's deal to consult on the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies after he signed on to direct Avengers: Age of Ultron, but will he serve in that same role for Phase 3? The filmmaker also weighs in on not getting to direct the new Spider-Man...

By JoshWilding - Apr 23, 2015 06:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
Source: Yahoo! Movies

Two massive Marvel movies was more than enough for Joss Whedon, and after spending the past four or five years of his life in their Cinematic Universe, he's now understandably hoping to try out some other projects. However, that means he won't get to direct the new Spider-Man in the two-part Avengers: Infinity War, and had this to say about missing out on that. "Yeah [I’d like to have worked on Spider-Man], he’s the poster child. He’s the first book I read, and I think that’s true for a lot of people. There are so many things I would want to do, even with these characters [The Avengers], even with just one of these characters. But the fact of the matter is: they’re doing fine, and I’ve probably got to move on." Paul Bettany - a.k.a. The Vision - will get to spend some time with Spidey though, and seems very excited about the prospect. "I think it’s great that Marvel and Sony have worked this out. Because these films are made by fans and to see Spider-Man come to life in these movies, where he should be… is going to be great." Do you agree with these two?

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spang2005
spang2005 - 4/23/2015, 6:42 AM
First!
A2K
A2K - 4/23/2015, 6:42 AM
Spider-Man seems to be the most appropriate character for Joss to deal with, but if not him I hope Chris Lord and Phil Miller somehow get to have a go with the live action incantation as opposed to the animated version.
McGee
McGee - 4/23/2015, 6:42 AM
Whedon and Wright learned the hard way that Feige's wife is an evil temptress.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 4/23/2015, 6:44 AM
I don't see a problem with a cartoon Spider-Man movie as long as it's aimed at kids.
Kyos
Kyos - 4/23/2015, 6:45 AM
@JoshWilding

On the Momoa article there's something going on that somehow automatically transfers me to a "watch AoU online" site within seconds of opening the article. It sucks! :)
BestAtWhatIDo
BestAtWhatIDo - 4/23/2015, 6:45 AM
Whedon would have been PERFECT for Spider-Man. To be honest, I would have liked for him to take on that property and someone with more vision like Gareth Edwards, Rian Johnson, or even Edgar Wright take on Avengers. Marvel's MO appears to be getting people (that aren't Robert Downey Jr) on the cheap . . .
MutantWarrior
MutantWarrior - 4/23/2015, 6:46 AM
[frick] spammers!
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 4/23/2015, 6:46 AM
I just blocked deepblack and it stopped redirecting for me.

[frick] you, deepblack!
McGee
McGee - 4/23/2015, 6:46 AM
Let us pray both Russo Brothers possess the ability to focus on the thought of baseball.
Kurne
Kurne - 4/23/2015, 6:46 AM
Bettany is awesome.
Kyos
Kyos - 4/23/2015, 6:47 AM
@batz11

Ah, I see. Stupid [foo foo]s doing shit like that. >:(
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 4/23/2015, 6:47 AM
Eurgh just announce who's Spider Man already, sick of waiting
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 4/23/2015, 6:48 AM
Spider-Man will be the new face of the MCU.
McGee
McGee - 4/23/2015, 6:49 AM
B&Y...but what of 45 year old men who live with their Nanas and collect Garbage Pail Kids cards? They can watch the animated Spidey too, right?
batz11
batz11 - 4/23/2015, 6:50 AM
Yeah, you gotta be quick, I found if you 'stop' your browser once the cbm page loads, you have time to Block them...f'er did it on this page now...guess the html comments could be a thing of the past, ug...
StreakOfBlue
StreakOfBlue - 4/23/2015, 6:50 AM
Okay then.
Desr0w
Desr0w - 4/23/2015, 6:50 AM
Whedon gonna leave MCU?
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 4/23/2015, 6:51 AM
McGee, they can only watch it ironically.
Kurne
Kurne - 4/23/2015, 6:51 AM
Just got him. Ha.
StreakOfBlue
StreakOfBlue - 4/23/2015, 6:52 AM
Is Spider-Man going to be in Infinity War?
Kurne
Kurne - 4/23/2015, 6:53 AM
I'm scared of viewing deep's comment even for fun.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 4/23/2015, 6:53 AM
I still don't understand why a guy like Whedon would quit on the MCU. He has said all along that it was his dream to be able to make comic book movies, was 2 about the same characters really all he wanted to do or is something else going on?
kinghulk
kinghulk - 4/23/2015, 6:57 AM
saw the film last night and loved it.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 4/23/2015, 6:59 AM
@kinghulk

I'm glad to hear that many here who saw it really enjoyed it.
MisterHolmes
MisterHolmes - 4/23/2015, 6:59 AM
YAY!!!! That means i can stop paying attention to Solo Spiderman movies that have no affect on the MCU!
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 4/23/2015, 7:00 AM
@DrunkenNukem

An X-Men movie helmed by Whedon would be so awesome.
YeezusWept
YeezusWept - 4/23/2015, 7:01 AM
Handle these ads please. They're getting out of control.
McGee
McGee - 4/23/2015, 7:02 AM
You can only watch the animated Spider-man ironically dio. I'm sorry.
McGee
McGee - 4/23/2015, 7:04 AM
LMFAO!!!

I always wondered why you and dio spent so much time together at Arbys.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 4/23/2015, 7:08 AM
Gusto stitches the Arby's roast beef together to make homemade edible underwear. I bought some from his Pinterest site.
speedyg33
speedyg33 - 4/23/2015, 7:13 AM
Never used the block button until these aholes with the ads came along.
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