"Marvel Studios' The Avengers" Pre-Release Discussion (Spoilers)

[Old Guy]

Joss Whedon on the Short List to Direct The Avengers?:
http://www.iesb.net/index.php?optio...ls-joke&catid=43:exclusive-features&Itemid=73

And now he's in final talks to direct:
http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/marvel-close-to-whedon-hire-on-the-avengers/

 

[suss2it]

And now he's in final talks to direct:
http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/marvel-close-to-whedon-hire-on-the-avengers/

I'm a big fan of Whedon so that's defiantly a plus for me, but I was hoping that Jon Favreau would direct seeing as though his movie set this whole thing off. I hope that he'll at least be a consultant on the movie.

 

[Old Guy]

I was hoping that Jon Favreau would direct seeing as though his movie set this whole thing off. I hope that he'll at least be a consultant on the movie.

The very first post in this thread is an article saying that Favreau is an executive producer on the movie. So, unless something has changed since then I assume he still is.

 

[Bat-Fan Beyond]

I'd much rather see Whedon take on an X-Men film, but I'll take this too. I'm not the biggest Buffy or Angel fan, but his Firefly/Serenity work is enough to make me buy a ticket for anything he does.

 

[Weibart]

I really hope this follows through and Whedon is officially named director.

I also hope he gets a pass at writing the script for the film. I think Joss could out-do any writer they've lined for this (Zak Penn?), and I think Marvel would foolish not to let him heavily work the story into his own.

I'm very excited about this. Serenity is one of my absolute favorite sci-fi films in years and years, and I think that film alone gives me faith he can bring it together.

 

[suss2it]

The very first post in this thread is an article saying that Favreau is an executive producer on the movie. So, unless something has changed since then I assume he still is.

Great, now I'm really looking forward to this .

 

[the greenman]

I've heard Favreau kinda turn down the idea way back when he was doing junkets for IM. He said he's still learning this directing game. In a roundabout way, he said it's a daunting task to do an esemble piece, and it is.

Okay, so who wants to bet Dushku will be announced as Scarlet Witch??

On another note. I was discussing this Avengers thing with a friend, MARVEL said Antman and Dr. Strange will be the next films after Avengers under Disney's umbrella. I wonder if they'll go back to doing this Avengers thing all over again with recruiting Antman, or if they will actually cast someone without consent from Edgar Wright in this film? He's the only founding member missing from the roster.

So far we do have:

Hulk - Ed Norton
Iron Man - RDjr
Nick Fury - Sam Jackson
Black Widow - Scarlett Johannson
Thor - Chris Hemsworth
Cap America - Chris Evans
Hawkeye - Jeremy Renner

 

[Knight]

I haven't seen any of Whedons film work but hopefully if he gets the job he puts together a great film. The Avengers movie potencial is huge and the cast looks tremendous.

 

[Michael24]

Hmmm... As much as I liked Firefly/Serenity, I've never really understood what was supposedly so great about Joss Whedon, so this news doesn't exactly excite me. I'd like to be able to enjoy this movie just to see so many classic heroes on the big screen together, even though I didn't care for Iron Man and was never that big on Thor, so I don't know how his movie will turn out. But I figured it was only natural for someone directing one of these individual Marvel movies to get the job.

Hawkeye - Jeremy Renner

Hawkeye's been cast already? I hadn't heard that.

 

[W.C.Reaf]

Okay, so who wants to bet Dushku will be announced as Scarlet Witch??

I'll take that bet.

Since Fox still has the rights to X-Men characters for movies it's a sure thing she won't be in it.

 

[suss2it]

Hawkeye's been cast already? I hadn't heard that.

I believe he's gonna be in the Thor movie.

 

[Young Justice]

I'll take that bet.

Since Fox still has the rights to X-Men characters for movies it's a sure thing she won't be in it.

Actually this is a good question. Although Scarlet Witch is a mutant she was much more related to Avengers (at least from the old days) than X-Men. I wonder how exactly this works legally between Fox and Marvel for her character.

 

[MasterDartz]

I didn't have a problem with Whedon directing... until I found out he would be rewriting the script!

As much as I love Whedon's work, he will be the death of this movie. His style of writing (especially his dialogue!) just has no place in an Avenger's movie.

I hope Whedon doesn't make all of the male characters effeminate like in everything else he's ever done. Angel, Spike, Wesley, Xander, Wash, Andrew? All act so effeminate that I sometimes wonder if they are supposed to be men or not.

The last thing I want is for Steve, Tony, and the rest of the guys to get this same treatment..

 

[ryandcow]

So far we do have:
Cap America - Chris Evans

So basically we can never have the FF and cap in the same movie?

 

[Wonderwall]

So basically we can never have the FF and cap in the same movie?

Weren't they talking about rebooting FF awhile ago? Evans being cast as Cap probably means that it'll give them another reason to reboot that whole franchise.

 

[Comics_the_QB]

I believe he's gonna be in the Thor movie.

I hope they let him where his Purple and Blue outfit like in the comics. There's no need for him to be updated.

 

[Shawn Hopkins]

I didn't have a problem with Whedon directing... until I found out he would be rewriting the script!

As much as I love Whedon's work, he will be the death of this movie. His style of writing (especially his dialogue!) just has no place in an Avenger's movie.

I hope Whedon doesn't make all of the male characters effeminate like in everything else he's ever done. Angel, Spike, Wesley, Xander, Wash, Andrew? All act so effeminate that I sometimes wonder if they are supposed to be men or not.

The last thing I want is for Steve, Tony, and the rest of the guys to get this same treatment..

Do you just not know that Whedon wrote one of the best X-men arcs in the last 10 years? He can do superheroes.

 

[TheVileOne]

Writing Astonishing X-men is not the same thing as directing one of the biggest movies of all time.

Reginald Hudlin for example wrote Spider-man comics.

 

[suss2it]

So basically we can never have the FF and cap in the same movie?

I don't think Marvel even has the movie rights for the Fantastic Four right now, and when they do get it back I think they'll most likely reboot the franchise.

 

[Shawn Hopkins]

Writing Astonishing X-men is not the same thing as directing one of the biggest movies of all time.

Reginald Hudlin for example wrote Spider-man comics.

Joss has directed a movie, though. And four TV shows. I think he's set. Here's a guy that has talent as a filmmaker and writer who also has a deep understanding of superheroes. Sounds good to me.

And he in no way writes all of his men in an effeminate way. Mal Reynolds doesn't seem effeminate to me.