Toadofsky Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/marvel-close-to-whedon-hire-on-the-avengers/ I honestly didn't like Dollhouse AT ALL, but Firefly, nay, Serenity, are both of my favorite works of his. And considering he had a good run with Astonishing X-Men, I think he has the chops to direct an Avengers movie... What do you guys think of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 The man knows his comics. Good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragnBreth Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Am in agreement about Firefly and Serenity. Awesome, awesome show and movie. (Can't say much about Astonishing X-Men, though... stopped reading X-Men comics after about Uncanny X-Men #300) Should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 in before the entire movie is about black widow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-RoN Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Wasn't the franchise with John Steed and Emma Peel already created in 1998 starring Uma Thurman and Sean Connery? EDIT: Sorry, wrong Avengers. That can easily confuse people who watch both Marvel and BBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 in before the entire movie is about black widow I could get behind a movie where Scarlett Johannson is in a Denim Jumpsuit the entire time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zykO Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 i'm down with whedon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I guess they weren't interested in the movie's success. I'm just sayin, 100% of Whedon's modern efforts to make a TV show have been cancelled afaik... since when does "failed TV producer" translate into "successful movie director"? i'm not commenting on quality, only on success rate DONT FLAME ME :-( *frown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I could get behind a movie where Scarlett Johannson is in a Denim Jumpsuit the entire time. knowing whedon though it will be filled with heavy FEMINIST OVERTONES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I guess they weren't interested in the movie's success. I'm just sayin, 100% of Whedon's modern efforts to make a TV show have been cancelled afaik... since when does "failed TV producer" translate into "successful movie director"? Since Buffy. get outta here you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Buffy was cancelled I mean they moved to a new network after WB cancelled but yeah, that's about as cancelly as it gets without actually being dead Scrubs moved to ABC and it has been.. well... does anyone watch Scrubs anymore? x-x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zykO Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 dr. horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 knowing whedon though it will be filled with heavy FEMINIST OVERTONES So your saying that there will be whips and chains and what not? That is a film I could get behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 knowing whedon though it will be filled with heavy FEMINIST OVERTONES And also, foot fetish. Whether you're right about seeing a lot of Black Widow or not, get ready to see a hell of a lot of her bare feet for no real reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I guess they weren't interested in the movie's success. I'm just sayin, 100% of Whedon's modern efforts to make a TV show have been cancelled afaik... since when does "failed TV producer" translate into "successful movie director"? i'm not commenting on quality, only on success rate DONT FLAME ME :-( *frown The success of a TV show and the success of a movie are two different things. Firefly and Dollhouse didn't die because they were bad shows, they died because FOX doesn't really know what to do with shows like that; they don't know how to sell high-concept science fiction that isn't dressed up as a procedural. You wanna talk about success rate, look at the overall success rate of shows on FOX. They cancel everything. Whedon knows comic books. He writes comic books. He has the proper sensibilities to approach a superhero franchise. Having him direct the Avengers movie is a great idea, because he already has an understanding of the characters and relationships. Avengers will be successful because Marvel knows how to sell their movies. Marvel Studios knows what they're doing; this entire Avengers movie franchise is brilliantly laid out, and is exactly the way a team-up movie like Avengers should be done: introduce heroes in solo adventures and then make a big-ass team movie. Whedon will put out a quality product and Marvel will sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinus Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Honestly I've been a big fan of Whedon since Buffy. (When it was still a tv show anyway, I don't care too much for the recent comics.) I even enjoyed Dollhouse. Can't say I care much about the Avengers. I sorta like Spider-Man and the X-Men; I only care about other Marvel characters when Capcom characters are beating them up. I can never keep straight which of the Marvel guys are the Avengers. Still, if Whedon will write / direct the movie I'll go see it. But Whedon was supposed to do a Wonder Woman movie and that never happened. I'm not as optimistic as you Darkesword. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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