'The Avengers 2' will be directed by Joss Whedon
In what鈥檚 easily classified as good聽news for Disney shareholders, the parent company of Marvel has officially announced that Joss Whedon, the director and writer behind The Avengers聽will be back to helm . Whedon will also be writing the film, just as he did in 聽along with editing parts of聽Captain America: The First Avenger.
What does this mean for the other Marvel Studios projects over the next few years?
When Whedon initially came aboard to help Marvel Studios鈥� most ambitious film to date, there was聽understandably聽some skepticism due to his track record at the box office and with his latest show. Serenity, as awesome at it was, didn鈥檛 bank well, and Dollhouse聽wasn鈥檛 quite up to snuff with his previous television endeavors. On the comics side however, Whedon鈥檚 resume is top notch and his work on Astonishing X-Men and Runaways helped him land the gig. More than that, his ability to handle ensemble casts and his knowledge of the Marvel universe made聽The Avengers听补苍诲 its group of characters work, creating chemistry that鈥檚 hard to come by.
With The Avengers, Whedon laid the groundwork for 鈥淧hase Two鈥� of the Marvel cinematic universe and there鈥檚 no better choice to direct after its predecessor became the biggest box office opening of all time. He already has ideas about how to .
We know the events of The Avengers聽directly lead into Thor: The Dark World听补苍诲 Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and the mid-credits scene featuring Thanos was a tease for Guardians of the Galaxy. So, after shooting the post-credits scene in Thor听补苍诲 helping out with the first Captain America听产别蹿辞谤别 The Avengers, the question now becomes, is Whedon being confirmed now so he can lend a hand or oversee these Phase Two films that are paving the way for The Avengers 2?
While this shouldn鈥檛 come as a surprise despite Whedon鈥檚 admittance that he needs a break and was unsure of the sequel, what may be of surprise is that he鈥檒l also be developing a live-action TV series for ABC, one that ties in with the cinematic universe. This news comes at a very convenient time after聽, stating that they鈥檙e just waiting on a certain writer鈥檚 (鈥渁 very, very concrete name鈥�) schedule to clear up so they can revise the script.
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