Mark ruffalo as bruce banner and the hulk is one of the better defined and developed heroes in the stuffed marvel sequel. Apr 11, 2012 zade rosenthalwalt disney pictures the director joss whedon on the set of the avengers. Joss whedons the avengers blasts away all other comic book. Writerdirector joss whedon talks about making the avengers, starring robert downey jr. May 03, 2012 because the avengers is directed and cowritten by whedon, the quickwitted pop mythologist most famous for creating tvs buffy the vampire slayer, and because the cast includes a few actors. Joss whedon wields captain americas shield on the set of the avengers. Joss whedon, the man behind the avengers the mercury news. Marvel studios delivers the ultimate comicbook film, which ties together such characters as iron man robert downey jr. The avengers bluray and dvd is out september 25, 2012. Joss whedon is the middle of five brothers his younger brothers are jed whedon and zack whedon. Joseph hill whedon born june 23, 1964 is a scriptwriter, script doctor, director, cameo actor, television producer through his famed mutant enemy production company, comic book author, and as of his appearance. With the avengers, we finally have a movie that approaches the emotional and political complexity of a really good superhero comic book.
Joss whedons the avengers blasts away all other comic book films. Oct 12, 2015 buffy the vampire slayer creator joss whedon this weekend said he has made more money from dr. Youd think id totally be the target audience im not sure who this book is for. Mar 04, 2015 but joss whedon said dealing with fans expectations for avengers. As you may have gleaned from his fantasy tv shows like buffy the vampire slayer and angel, or his work on comic books like astonishing xmen, buffy and fray, the director and screenwriter joss whedon is a comicbook guy through and through. Joss whedon cut the best hulk scene from age of ultron. Uk edition of the avengers dvdbluray wont feature joss. Joss whedon signs on for more avengers the mary sue. Nov 23, 2016 avengers director joss whedon has a thanksgiving message for america. Jul 21, 20 with yesterdays huge comiccon announcement from joss whedon that his hotlyanticipated sequel to the avengers is going by the title avengers. Joss whedon born joseph hill whedon is an american screenwriter, executive producer, film and television director, comic book writer, occasional composer, and actor, and the founder of mutant enemy productions and cocreator of bellwether pictures. Avengers mansion is running out of room, so the old order changeth.
As you can imagine, ita jampacked full of all sorts of tidbits, but more interestingly, whedons commentary provides excellent insight. He is the founder of mutant enemy productions and cofounder of bellwether pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series, including buffy the vampire slayer, angel, firefly, dollhouse, and agents of s. Whedon, who was a staunch hillary clinton supporter during the campaign, wasnt referring. Joss whedon convenes a halfdozen comic book allstars to gang up on poor evil loki.
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In a recent interview, director joss whedon said that the best hulk scene in the avengers. And i can understand slightly a recap of the alien. Joss whedon is a little jealous of the russos and avengers. Joseph hill whedon is an american producer, director, screenwriter, comic book writer, and. Marvels the avengers by joss whedon joss whedon, robert. Apr 27, 2018 director of the first two avengers films, joss whedon, recently discussed his thoughts on the most recent entry in the franchise, avengers. Jackson, and directed by joss whedon, marvels the avengers is based on the everpopular marvel comic book series the avengers, first. Stan lee, comic book icon and former writer for captain america. Joss whedon on comic books, abusing language and the joys. Joss whedon, writer and director of the avengers posted on monday, april 23rd, 2012 by germain lussier among the fan community, joss whedon has long been a god.
Marvel presents marvels the avengers the super hero team up of a lifetime. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Age of ultron, director joss whedon has admitted to thr that hes a little. Joss whedons commentary heartbreaking on age of ultron bluray. Apr 10, 2015 its no surprise that joss whedon isnt returning to his place at the helm for marvels impending twopart avengers. Infinity war, admitting to be a little jealous of the. The cabin in the woods, the avengers, shakespeare and more ahead of the cabin in the woods uk release, it was a pleasure to meet cowriter joss whedon. The complete companion and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
Infinity war premiere, joss whedon admits that hes jealous of those who got to work on the movie. After helming one of the highestgrossing movies of all time. Read avengers from the story marvel humor by luna riddick with 221 reads. And if youre still wondering why whedon would take on the avengers, the idea of an againstallodds battle with the highest possible stakes starts to sound like, well, a metaphor. Age of ultron basically broke joss whedon, it shouldnt come as any big surprise that hes tapped out of the marvel cinematic universe. Age of ultron isnt the movie that broke earths mightiest heroes, its the movie that broke its director, joss whedon.
Why joss whedon quit twitter and black widow backlash the movies director said he did not leave twitter because of feminists complaints over the role of. Marvel known for tv shows with cult followings, joss whedon would only get involved in marvels the avengers if he had a script he believed in. The avengers opens in only three days, but if you need yet another clip, a new one has gone online. Apr 18, 2015 the morning joss whedon picks up the phone to talk about avengers. Age of ultron by ruffalo, who told the audience he begged whedon to do avengers 3 and 4, hulk 3 and thor 3 to no avail, whedon said hes ultimately. Joss whedon news, breaking stories, videos and commentary. Marvels the avengers writerdirector joss whedon recently sat down exclusively with yahoo movies and offered commentary to one of the previouslyreleased movie clips. This fansite is dedicated to the classic works of joss whedon premarvel era and you will find lots of information on the main site along with tons of photos in our galleries.
Joss whedon offers commentary to the avengers iron man. Jul 21, 2014 whedon had to throw out the entire first draft and write it from scratch. Before completing work on that movie, whedon also shot, in black and white, a lowbudget modernday version 2012 of the shakespeare comedy much ado about. Horribles singalong blog and stated that due to its success they had been able to pay the crew and the bills. Heres why joss whedon says hes not directing avengers. Joss whedon will return to the marvel studios fold for a sequel to the avengers. As the only members of the avengers frontline team who arent technologically enhanced, genetically modified, or, well, norse gods, it makes sense for her to share a bond with hawkeye. Age of ultron, he sounds as if the two years hes devoted to writing and directing the hotly anticipated superhero sequel have. Why joss whedons marvel deal is great news whedons new arrangement with marvel studios guarantees big things for fans of earths mightiest heroes. Apr 28, 2018 despite getting to assemble earths mightiest heroes on two occasions with 2012s the avengers and 2015s avengers. Horribles singalong blog, an independentlyfinanced 2008 musical series, than from marvels 2012.
Primed to entertain, the avengers is better than all of the marvel pieces put together and should prove to be a home run for audiences around the globe. Joss whedons the avengers blasts away all other comic. Whedon cowrote the pixar animated film toy story, wrote and directed the firefly film continuati. Nine fun facts from joss whedons dvd commentary the writerdirector reveals his favorite scenes and biggest regrets on a commentary track for the justreleased avengers dvd. Jan 03, 2016 joss whedon reveals why hes done with marvel jan. Whedon revived buffy the vampire slayer as a comic book series four. In film he wrote and directed 2005s serenity, based on his television series firefly, he cowrote and produced 2012s the cabin in the woods, and wrote and directed 2012s marvel. In this april 12, 2012 photo, writer and director joss whedon, from the upcoming film the avengers, poses for a portrait in beverly hills, calif. Joss whedon has written and directed two of marvels megabudget.
In 2012, the avengers closed the tribeca film festival, and four years later, on monday night, director joss whedon sat down with actor mark ruffalo, and confessed that age of ultron. He wrote and directed the marvel cinematic universe superhero films the avengers 2012 and its sequel avengers. Laura donnelly to star in joss whedons hbo drama series. May 04, 2012 today, i must say that the avengers sits atop all but batman on these lists, and in fact i will risk proclamations of sacrilege from fellow batfans by saying that in terms of pure superhero. Aside from comics, the avengers appear in various forms of media such as in novels, television shows, movies, videogames and stage shows. The avengers director joss whedon admits to being a little. Here are the reasons why he wont be writing or directing avengers. Ordinarily reading up on the thanos storyline would require collecting dozens of different i really like the format of this book and that is the main reason why im giving it four stars. This video is behind the scenes commentary for the avengers 2012 and includes the following commentary tracks. Director joss whedon shares his excitement of new characters and cast members in a new interview for marvels avengers. Joss whedon is in final negotiations to direct marvel studios superhero flick the avengers, according to a report on deadline new york. Download all of joss whedon screenplays indie film hustle. That sort of comicbook motivation could come off as onenote in another.
Joss whedon is directing a movie adaptation of the avengers. Both his father, tom whedon and his grandfather, john whedon were. Disney have reportedly confirmed that the upcoming dvd and bluray release of marvels the avengers avengers assemble in the uk will not feature joss whedon s highly anticipated commentary on the. Secrets revealed in joss whedons avengers dvd commentary. Joss whedon trashed original avengers script business insider. He also will create a marvelrelated tv series for abc. Joss whedon interview avengers assemble time out film. Apr 22, 2015 y ouve got to help me with this ankle bracelet it shocks me if i try to go to warner bros. Aug 07, 2012 writing and directing avengers 2 is part of that deal. Both his father, tom whedon and his grandfather, john whedon were successful television writers. And when i read it, it was just like, oh, thank you, joss. The avengers, says whedon s wife kai cole, is perfect for a man who still reads comic books. Working with earths mightiest heroes can make you a bit shouty sometimes.
We got to know scarlett johanssons black widow through her significant role in iron man 2. Avengers director joss whedon says us wins worst country. Age of ultron director reveals at tribeca film festival why he was frustrated with blockbuster sequel. By perfecting the comic book superhero formula and creating the first bigbudget shared universe with the avengers in 2012, joss whedon and marvel studios came to define this decade of blockbuster. Along with mega moments of action, filmmaker joss whedon skillfully pairs up the motley crew, crafting unity out of strife in scenes that arent all fought on the battleground. Age of ultron was not the main challenge that honor was reserved for the expanded superhero ensemble. Age of ultron trailer, explained for people who dont read comic books. Government agent henry peter gyrich is kicking out all but seven avengers. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Do you think its easier to do that kind of conceptual work in genre in sci. Apr 22, 2015 why joss whedon is done directing avengers movies for marvel. Reading joss whedon conspicuously and consciously crosses franchise boundaries. Whats up comic book nation bd here and theres some big news this week claiming josh sweden has been in talks with marvel studios about the inevitable fantastic four movie theyre going to make eventually now first of all marvel studios has not once acknowledged the.
May 08, 2012 joss whedon talks directing and writing the avengers find out whats next on and subscribe to our youtube channel. Joss whedon has written and directed two of marvels megabudget avengers movies, but midway through shooting the second film entitled avengers. Joss whedons commentary heartbreaking on age of ultron. Sep 28, 2012 the avengers came out on bluray and dvd this week, and with that came a very special directors commentary from the man himself, joss whedon. After being rather critical during last mays press tour for disneymarvels avengers. Laura donnelly is set as the lead in hbos the nevers drama series from the avengers and buffy the vampire slayers joss whedon. This book examines the effects of this corporate culture on the protagonists of whedon s most famous works including buffy, roseanne, the avengers, agents of s. Joss whedons filmic post 911 superheroes in the avengers 2012.
Reading joss whedon television and popular culture. The avengers came out on bluray and dvd this week, and with that came a very special directors commentary from the man himself, joss whedon. The morning joss whedon picks up the phone to talk about avengers. Joss whedon to write and direct avengers 2 hollywood reporter. Nine fun facts from joss whedon s dvd commentary the writerdirector reveals his favorite scenes and biggest regrets on a commentary track for the justreleased avengers. The avengers, avengers memes, marvel memes, marvel dc comics, marvel funny professionals in real life assassins in avengers. Its sort of amazing how much joss whedon captures everything thats great about classic superhero comics in one movie. Despite their protests, the team wont have time to argue, because a mysterious man from quicksilver. Joss whedon on assembling the avengers the new york times. Joss whedon is responsible for some of the greatest scifi universes of all time. Joss whedon talks directing and writing the avengers youtube. Joss whedon mentions him in the commentary for the avengers movie and of course he shows up at the end of the credits.
Joss whedon s commentary heartbreaking on age of ultron bluray. Joss whedon reveals why hes done with marvel cinemablend. He not only wrote and created buffy the vampire slayer, which was turned into a feature film and a wildly successful television series but he also created fan favorite firefly with such scifi street cred, he was invited by marvel to bring the avengers to the big screen. He states in the commentary for the film that being a superhero is not. Its no surprise that joss whedon isnt returning to his place at the helm for marvels impending twopart avengers. Joseph hill whedon is an american producer, director, screenwriter, comic book writer, and composer. Infinity war is now in theaters, giving fans the culmination of ten years of marvel cinematic universe storytelling. A guide to the growing controversy over joss whedons avengers and. Joss whedon, king of fandom, has signed on to write and direct the sequel to marvels smash hit the avengers, and we wouldnt have had it any other way. Age of ultron, he sounds as if the two years hes devoted to writing and directing the. Joss whedon says hes a little jealous over avengers. May 04, 2012 joss whedons longawaited superhero opus the avengers arrives with a big cast, frequent battles and abundant banter among its characters. The book covers almost every major whedon franchise, including buffy, firefly, dollhouse, and even avengers agents of shield had not yet aired on television when the book was written.
However, this clip has some welcome commentary from writerdirector joss whedon talking about. Although whedon is still hard at work on age of ultron, many as is so often the case with comic book fans are already more interested in what the next five marvel release dates will bring, with the avengers 3 expected to hit theaters in may 2019. Marvels the avengers 2012 joss whedon, robert downey jr. Iconic marvel super heroes iron man, the incredible hulk, thor and captain america assemble for the first time ever in this new actionpacked marvel saga, staring robert downey jr. Works featured are buffy the vampire slayer, angel, dollhouse, firefly, and many more. Why joss whedon is done directing avengers movies for marvel. The avengers are a fictional superhero team created by marvel comics that appear in comic books. Jul 21, 2014 although whedon is still hard at work on age of ultron, many as is so often the case with comic book fans are already more interested in what the next five marvel release dates will bring, with the avengers 3 expected to hit theaters in may 2019. Joss mother, lee stearns, was a history teacher and she also wrote novels as lee whedon.