In doing press at the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of his praised take on the classic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing, filmmaker Joss Whedon further discussed his involvement with Marvel Studios and their anticipated Phase 2 slate.
Although his contract allows his creative input into the films that will ultimately lead up to his highly-anticipated 2015 sequel to The Avengers, Whedon tells Vancouver.24HRS he surely doesn't want to be a burden on the filmmakers of the other Phase 2 flicks.
“Very talented people are writing and directing these movies, and what I don't want to be is the guy they dread, who's going to come in and say” - here, Whedon affects a pompous British accent - “'Oh, well I have the power to say change this.' I'm not that.”
Although unable to divulge specific details regarding Marvel's The Avengers sequel, in a typical fashion, he does tease the threat Earth's Mightiest Heroes will have to face:
“The creation of the team is not the happy ending,” he says. “It is the beginning of something that is complex and difficult, and now I get to dig a little deeper. And maybe, while I'm digging, just twist that knife. And that's exciting for me.”
“It's still in the story stage. But I've been working on it pretty much from about an hour before I said, 'Let's make a deal.' It just caught fire with me,” he said. “We're hard at work. We would like to be not as rushed as we were with the first one.”
Marvel Studios already describes their highly-anticipated sequel to the No. 3 highest grossing film of all time, “Marvel's The Avengers,” as another “big cinematic event.” And expected to feature the reassembly of iconic Marvel super heroes Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Widow & Nick Fury taking on a new unexpected enemy, new additions to the superhero team up of a lifetime are possible.
Expecting reprisals from Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon from a screenplay by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” sequel is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. And set for release May 1, 2015, the film is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. In addition to the sequel, Marvel Studios will release a slate of films based on the Marvel characters including “Iron Man 3” on May 3, 2013; “Thor: The Dark World ” on November 8, 2013; “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” on April 4, 2014; and “Guardians of the Galaxy” on August 1, 2014.