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That thing you just felt? It may have been a nation of geeks collectively fainting.The cause for all the excitement is the fact that Joss Whedon -- he of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Firefly," "Serenity" and "Dollhouse" -- may be given the reins to Marvel Comics' "Avengers" movie. Deadline.com reports that Whedion is in "final negotiations" with Marvel Studios to direct the movie, which is scheduled for a 2012 release.
"The Avengers" will bring together several Marvel on-screen heroes, including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Captain America (Chris Evans). S.H.I.E.L.D. chief Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) will also be involved; there's no word on whether Marvel's other original Avengers, the Incredible Hulk and the previously unfilmed Ant-Man, will be too.
The movie will be the culmination of Marvel's years-long strategy of bringing its heroes together, one that began with Jackson's post-credits cameo in "Iron Man." He and Downey then popped up in "The Incredible Hulk" the following summer. Jackson is also featured in "Iron Man 2," which hits theaters next month; "Thor" and "The First Avenger: Captain America" are due for release next year.
Zak Penn, a veteran of several previous Marvel big-screen adaptations ("The Incredible Hulk" and the last two "X-Men" movies), is writing the "Avengers" script.
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I will believe it when the ink has dried. His run on Astonishing X-Men was on of the best X-Men stories of the last 20 years. He also has done great work on Marvels Runaways and Dark Horse comics Buffyverse books.
You forgot "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" when listing his credits. You know, Neil Patrick Harris as an aspiring supervillain! Nathan Fillion as his superhero nemesis.I think you can find it on HULU.
It's time to save Dollhouse.
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.... well that is an interesting choice...
Take Angel's last episode "Not Fade Away" and in your mind replace Angel with Captain America (and the rest with the other Avengers)and them runing to face the overwhelming odds by screaming Avengers Assemble!
And I think Whedon will do just fine.
GOOOOOOO JOSS! THIS IS THE BEST NEWS EVAR!
joss whedon rules this is great news http://www.thatvidspot.com
I'm still waiting on a Ghost Rider Sequel.
Whedon is a phenomenal catch. However, I wouldnt brag about writing the last two X-men scripts if I were Penn. Dont look for Whedon to accept a schlocky script. I see rough waters ahead.
Thor on big screen? Not sure that's going to fly.