Joss Whedon Confirms That He Is Directing The Avengers

Joss Whedon Confirms That He Is Directing The Avengers

Never did get that press release from Marvel! But just now at SDCC, Whedon has confirmed he is helming the fanboy Mecca known as The Avengers..

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By MarkCassidy - Jul 22, 2010 03:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Avengers
Source: Whedonesque

Picking up various bits of info at the moment, but the confirmation comes courtesy of Whedonesque.

When asked about the film, Whedon said..

"It’s not an official thing, I think because Marvel couldn’t afford a press release, Can I make that an official thing? I am directing THE AVENGERS!" -








Its no surprise of course, but nice to have it FINALLY confirmed. Marvel for whatever reason, have never sent out any kind of official press release.


Whedon also says:

"I started to work on an internet piece with Warren Ellis called Wastelanders, but then Avengers came up and he said 'I'll just wait then." it's a little early, I am still writing an outline and reworking it. What interested me is these people (Avengers) shouldn't be in the same room as one another & that to me is the definition of family"

"i honestly watch (JJ's) Star Trek and its the gold standard for a team movie/summer action and it makes me throw up w/fear about Avengers"

The EW panel with Whedon and JJ Abrahms is currently underway, but both are now discussing their next projects, Super 8(Abrams) and Cabin In The Woods(Whedon). If any more Avengers related stuff comes up I'll update so keep your eyes peeled.


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JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 7/22/2010, 4:00 PM
Dammit ROR, you just beat me to it! :P
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 7/22/2010, 4:07 PM
fantastic! his run on astonishing x-men was great, and is still considered one of the best x-men runs. he knows how to write super heroes.

i can definately live with this!
LucasMend
LucasMend - 7/22/2010, 4:09 PM
Oh god no, well but lets see how he does it
tazmaniak
tazmaniak - 7/22/2010, 4:13 PM
Up until now, it was confirmed by everybody but Whedon and Marvel.
TheAmazingSmitty
TheAmazingSmitty - 7/22/2010, 4:21 PM
Ha, I loved what he said about family. He'd better make a great Avengers movie!
SHAZAM171
SHAZAM171 - 7/22/2010, 4:22 PM
YYYEEEEEESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!! GO JOSS!!!!!!!!!!
ISleepNow
ISleepNow - 7/22/2010, 4:23 PM
Limp..
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 7/22/2010, 4:27 PM
Great news, though I already figured he had it! Another crack at an ensemble cast and having characters who are at odds with each other work as a team for the greater good. Perfect guy for the job.
ukboy28
ukboy28 - 7/22/2010, 4:29 PM
avengers will either be awful or unbelievably amazing!!!

hopefully it it'll fall into the amazing bracket :O
JonF
JonF - 7/22/2010, 4:29 PM
...And we're off!
SpiderParker14
SpiderParker14 - 7/22/2010, 4:29 PM
YEAH, BABY, YEAH!
ClintEastwood
ClintEastwood - 7/22/2010, 4:33 PM
[frick] that.
lalosuper3001
lalosuper3001 - 7/22/2010, 4:40 PM
i loooove Whedon! It's gonna be awesome! I just don't know how they will do a sequel if he kills tony stark and the wasp on the very first movie...
aw hell. it's all good anyways!
YAY!
superdog
superdog - 7/22/2010, 4:42 PM
I'm shocked at this information
ClintEastwood
ClintEastwood - 7/22/2010, 4:44 PM
[frick] that.
DDD
DDD - 7/22/2010, 4:44 PM
Grrrreat!!!

Now everybody can quit saying it's not official!
When he says that JJ Abram's Star Trek is the
gold standard and he's going to follow it and it
makes him violently ill to the stomach to think
about this huge undertaking it makes me KNOW that
Joss Whedon is the perfect guy to direct THE
AVENGERS, family members indeed!

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE & MAKE MINE MARVEL FOREVER!!!!!
Cranburn
Cranburn - 7/22/2010, 4:47 PM
YES!!!!!!
Creature
Creature - 7/22/2010, 4:48 PM
Really? You guys were absolutely bashing this great choice before
selinakyle
selinakyle - 7/22/2010, 4:51 PM
so maybe Norton will be back?no? ok. was worth asking. :(
Luigi
Luigi - 7/22/2010, 4:52 PM
He may be directing but he hasn't really had any power over the movie (ex. him wanting Norton back, yes I'm still mad about that) yet so it's hard to care.
blueballs
blueballs - 7/22/2010, 5:02 PM
Booyah grandma! I'm officially excited, and big giant FU to all the Whedon haters out there ha lmfao
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 7/22/2010, 5:08 PM
@ creature

i think you need to realize that everyone on this site is an individual, and we're not part of some hive mind.

i, for one, have wanted him to direct since i first heard it was a possibility.
AshleyWilliams
AshleyWilliams - 7/22/2010, 5:13 PM
Great choice for director! Bravo Marvel!
RedDevil
RedDevil - 7/22/2010, 5:28 PM
I pray he makes us happy cus when this goes down the shithole his career is not only over but a plague of angry fans will haunt his soul forever.........
Anyways good luck to him, hope it turns out well.
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 7/22/2010, 5:29 PM
I have wanted Whedon since the news was first rumored.

Joey Misfit@ Huh? Apparently you have never watched Firefly or Serenity. Definitely an adult series and movie.

...and people are still whining about Norton who would have had a few minutes, at best, in the Avengers movie.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 7/22/2010, 5:37 PM
Funny he should compare The Avengers to Star Trek. I did an editorial a while back on the very same thing.

((( Who Should Direct The Avengers )))
selinakyle
selinakyle - 7/22/2010, 5:41 PM
im not whining ranger! :(
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 7/22/2010, 5:45 PM
Nice!:)
AverageCitizen99
AverageCitizen99 - 7/22/2010, 5:49 PM
@Ror
Awesome catch! :)

@Intruder
100% true. About the chemistry.
DDD
DDD - 7/22/2010, 5:59 PM
Marvel Rules@, Firefly and Serenity were not
a Buffy-Angel show!

Whedon is gonna rock THE AVENGERS like a mutha-
frakker!!!!!!

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ROMACK
ROMACK - 7/22/2010, 6:01 PM
Cool Beans! Whedon will take care of this movie, and keep it from being too congested and busy.
AngelAragiel
AngelAragiel - 7/22/2010, 6:09 PM
Didn't we all know this already?
He is a good choice, not superb or anything just fine, in my opinion.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 7/22/2010, 6:16 PM
Whedon is staying faithful to both the traditional tone of The Avengers comics and the new version of the characters being established in the new Marvel movies. He claims writing the team ensemble film will be aided by the fact that he knows the actors playing each part and what kind of feel each of the lead-in films – Iron Man, Thor and Captain America – will have.
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 7/22/2010, 6:21 PM
No suprise there
jjmeylar
jjmeylar - 7/22/2010, 6:48 PM
Some of the people were already like "I've talked to Joss about it" and stuff....so this isn't a surprise.
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