Comic Book Resources got a chance to talk with Marvel Studios President of Production, Kevin Feige about what he and Marvel are looking for in a director to helm The Avengers, and other Marvel films.
First he talked about The Avengers:
"The fun for us in an Avengers movie is not just simply having the characters interact together and having to introduce them for the first time, but if you've already seen them and already know them, hopefully, you'll already like them and see how their heroism and how their dynamics change entirely when they're butting up against each other."
He did not confirm Joss Whedon as the director of The Avengers, but he did talked about what the directors of the individual films bring to the projects:
"Whenever we meet with directors or start putting our lists together, we like bringing in someone unexpected, whether they've done big giant movies or not; or done a lot of movies or a few movies. We're looking for someone with a unique voice," he explained. "In the case of Jon Favreau, it was somebody who could bring a unique voice to a superhero who is going to put on an armored suit and fly around shooting repulser rays."
As for the director Kenneth Branagh he said:
"It's somebody who can take the spectacle and these very heady sci-fi concepts and make them relatable and, ultimately, make them about the family interplay. Which is what ‘Thor’ is about; between Odin, Loki, and Thor, that's the heart of that story."
"Joe Johnston is actually one of the few directors who has done a lot big movies in the past and looking at his career, from the vehicle designs on 'Star Wars' to storyboard sequences on 'Indiana Jones' to 'The Rocketeer' to 'October Sky' - which is a very, very moving and patriotic story - his whole career is leading up to Cap."
"We know how to do big action scenes. We've got amazing department heads that we've already assembled and we work with on film to film. We want to bring somebody in who has a unique voice and when it comes to 'The Avengers,' that voice is the interplay between the multiple characters."
Feige continued to say that, "Iron Man 3 is on Marvel Studios’ internal production schedule and would be a "post-Avengers" story. While there has been some chatter about 'The Runaways' getting fast tracked into production. I don't think any movie's a done deal until it's in production, but it's certainly something we're working on."Art by
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