Joss Whedon Talks About The Future Of The Avengers; Teases Franchise Potential!

Joss Whedon Talks About The Future Of The Avengers; Teases Franchise Potential!

The director comments on how the movie is coming along, and says that while it's a standalone film, the team still exist at the end and there WILL be teasers for what might come next as he sees the potential for more instalments...

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By JoshWilding - Aug 03, 2011 08:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers
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Talking to Poptimal at Comic-Con last week, director Joss Whedon talked revealingly about how things are going so far on The Avengers, while also commenting on the potential for sequels and how he's preparing for those with the upcoming superhero team-up. Thankfully, it seems as if he's planning on making it a standalone film (in the unlikely event that the movie bombs for example) but still peppering plenty of hints and teasers for future instalments. Check out the full video interview below.




STARRING:

Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Ramanoff/Black Widow
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
Tom Hiddleston as Loki

RELEASE DATE: May 4th, 2012. (US)




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JatevinM
JatevinM - 8/3/2011, 8:49 AM
I think he indirectly kinda hinted at Ultron
Polygame
Polygame - 8/3/2011, 8:52 AM
which would be great :)
superotherside
superotherside - 8/3/2011, 8:52 AM
What JatevinM said...
richal13
richal13 - 8/3/2011, 8:56 AM
Han is not frozen in Carbonite! LOL! Love it!
Ethic
Ethic - 8/3/2011, 9:00 AM
Really looking forward to this, the teaser trailer after Cap didn't get me as hyped as I had assumed but that was quick as hell.
This is gonna be sweeeeet!
ElBicho
ElBicho - 8/3/2011, 9:00 AM
Hopefully, they "tease out" Civil War/Secret Invasion!
CaptainTall
CaptainTall - 8/3/2011, 9:06 AM
Ha, he took a shot at Iron Man 2. Nice.
CaptainTall
CaptainTall - 8/3/2011, 9:06 AM
This makes me wanna read all The Avengers comics I have.
Maximillion
Maximillion - 8/3/2011, 9:09 AM
YES! That is what we need GOOD!!!!...not good! :)
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/3/2011, 9:12 AM
Civil War/Secret Invasion?

how could they do Civil War? lol, with the 5 super heroes they've introduced? lol

they need WAY more characters to pull off a Civil War movie, lol.

anyway, bring on Ultron!
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/3/2011, 9:13 AM
oh, and Vision, too!
Orphix
Orphix - 8/3/2011, 9:15 AM
I wanna see Masters of Evil for the second one.

I could see it really working. Kind of like the western Silverado where each character has their own nemesis.
Pygmalion
Pygmalion - 8/3/2011, 9:18 AM
I cannot think of a better director for this film. I'm so excited! Way to go Marvel!
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/3/2011, 9:24 AM
intresting stuff,i believe marvel studio's & the avengers is gonna show fox & its x-men franchise how to make a team movie & not a wolverine movie.

ultron,vision & wonder man for the sequel.
HelaGood
HelaGood - 8/3/2011, 9:24 AM
@Pygmalion i totally agree! and now with all the stand alone character movies finished, i CANT WAIT to see them as a team!!

i would love to see Thanos in the third film like grayfox117 said.
Destroyer14
Destroyer14 - 8/3/2011, 9:28 AM
I didn't catch the Ultron hint sadly.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 8/3/2011, 9:33 AM
I'm with Destroyer,where did he hinted at Ultron?
Speedy
Speedy - 8/3/2011, 9:37 AM
Hints for ULTRON and VISION, a SHOT at IRON MAN 2, and a mention of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA? Nice work Joss!
redkrypton
redkrypton - 8/3/2011, 9:39 AM
Will Joss Whedon guest star in Avengers 2 as Modok?
JackMan
JackMan - 8/3/2011, 9:41 AM
If Vision is in a sequel or something, I wonder if they'll put in Simon Williams/Wonderman... I always kind of hated him haha
95
95 - 8/3/2011, 9:42 AM
Can't believe it, but I'm more hyped for this than TDKR now. And can someone point out the hint to Ultron? I caught the IM2 diss.
KungFuKoala
KungFuKoala - 8/3/2011, 9:44 AM
@MegamattMOS - I think he was actually taking a shot at say, Green Lantern.

And how exactly did he hint at Ultron or Thanos?? I seriously missed that one folks!
Forilaz
Forilaz - 8/3/2011, 9:45 AM
He is one cool and geeky dude. I hope The Avengers is as good as I want it to be.
captainbeta
captainbeta - 8/3/2011, 9:47 AM
He is so funny and down to earth. I trust him to do a great Avengers movie. The actors are looking great and want to turn out a movie we all can be proud of.
KungFuKoala
KungFuKoala - 8/3/2011, 9:48 AM
He might actually be dissing Empire Strikes Back come to think of it. Let's face it, as good as Empire is, the ending does kinda deflate, especially when you consider back then there was no internet or nerdgasming over casting calls and location shots. Back then you left the cinema and then had a 3 yr wait to find out whether Han survived or not.
95
95 - 8/3/2011, 9:50 AM
@Intruder ~ 2:52. I, and others ^ assume he's getting at IM2. It's a good thing, unlike IM2 The Avengers will be a solid film and more.
BrotherQStark
BrotherQStark - 8/3/2011, 9:53 AM
+
Bar20
Bar20 - 8/3/2011, 9:58 AM
So there is only the Evengers movie next year from marvel studios...

They probably will tie the end of evengers to iron man 3
KungFuKoala
KungFuKoala - 8/3/2011, 9:59 AM
Oh, and great Cap B-Roll btw, loved the guy clinging onto that cab for dear life! Looked like a very fun production to be on.

HOWEVER, there's clearly stuff in his Mark II uniform which has ended up on the cutting room floor. Looked like he was desperate to find Red Skull. There should have been much more actual scenes of the Howling Commando missions, not just the 3 minute montage Marvel gaves us.
95
95 - 8/3/2011, 10:01 AM
@ncreb ~ What else would he be talking about? I consider this to be Joss reassuring that The Avengers will solid and not watered down with other MCU character nods.
w8tng2die
w8tng2die - 8/3/2011, 10:02 AM
@intruder.. i think people are referring to the way that the movie he's making isn't trying to be "part 1" of anything, the way IM2 seemed to be overly concerned about being a prelude to avengers damaging the pace of movie..
w8tng2die
w8tng2die - 8/3/2011, 10:04 AM
and where are you guys getting the ultron hint?! am i getting the wrong stuff from my dealer or what?
KaneVonDoom
KaneVonDoom - 8/3/2011, 10:04 AM
I'm pretty confident that Marvel learned from IM2 not to make "sequels" or "lead-in" movies and just have each one be standalone with tasteful easter eggs
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