Joss Whedon directing the Avengers

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:54 am

Dear God of Nerds, let this be more than a rumor.

http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/marvel- ... -avengers/

saysadie · Post by **saysadie** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:01 am

Joss Whedon has a very small-looking face.

It's like his head is oversized, or his face is undersized.

That would be a very entertaining movie, though.

Like, the cherry-on-top good.

Aaron Hong · Post by **Aaron Hong** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:08 am

Completely random I know, but - Neil Patrick Harris as Hawkeye. Might work.

Post by **Best First** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:55 pm

Hank Pym surely?

Plus then he can also be the voice of Ultron.

Anyway, i agree with your praying to the only god worth his salt.

Who should be the bad guy? Loki? Doom? Kang? My mum?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:05 pm

From the end of The Incredible Hulk, I'd just assumed it'd be about the group learning to work together in order to hunt down the Hulk.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:12 pm

Speaking from experience, Best First's mum would whip them all.

SNAP.

I like a Hulk as being manipulated by Loki scenario. Whedon would have great fun with Loki, for whom I vote Fillion.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:23 pm

TBH, I hadn't actually thought about just lifting the plot from a comic book from half a century ago.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:30 pm

It launched a 40+ year series, son. I think we're good.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:33 pm

Fillion! Fillion! Fillion!

Post by **Best First** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:44 pm

Fillion would be a sublime Cap.

Or Hawkeye.

Or Bruce Banner.

Or Wolverine.

Or Luke Cage...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:51 pm

Fillion for She-Hulk!

Post by **Best First** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:10 pm

Yep that too.

Or Marrow.

Or both Artie and Leech.

Or Bomber Bill.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:34 pm

Best First wrote:Fillion would be a sublime Cap.

Or Hawkeye.

Or Bruce Banner.

Or Wolverine.

Or Luke Cage...

I have a dream that Marvel launches an X-Men TV series helmed by Whedon.

Fillion is Wolverine.

Gina Torres is Storm, of course.

Fill in the rest as you like.

IronHide · Post by **IronHide** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:07 pm

I say they go old school with it and have Vision be the bad guy, who ultimately become a member.

Sets up Ultros and/or Dr. Doom for the 2nd movie.

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 4:33 pm

Doc Doom is probably impossible since those darn Fox are still chomping at the bits of the FF franchise.

I think a classic would be nice, Hulk and Loki.

And in the end the Hulk is reformed and joins the team. Or rather, Bruce Banner does...

Strangely enough... That original idea was probably used in Ultimates 1 and 2 wasn't it? But modified and with some more depth and such.

And Whedon was confirmed to be a lock recently, yes?

Post by **Best First** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:27 pm

bumblemusprime wrote:
Best First wrote:Fillion would be a sublime Cap.

Or Hawkeye.

Or Bruce Banner.

Or Wolverine.

Or Luke Cage...
I have a dream that Marvel launches an X-Men TV series helmed by Whedon.

Fillion is Wolverine.

Gina Torres is Storm, of course.

Fill in the rest as you like.

This post makes me do this

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 1:21 pm

Is Whedon still good though?

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 1:24 pm

He was so good with Astonishing and Firefly that he had to get some of his sh*tty stuff out on Dollhouse.

Now that he's purged, we can have our old Joss back.

Post by **Best First** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:27 pm

he was sublime on Astonishing.

He was utter c0ck on Runaways tho.

Season 8 has been middling to good for me. Too long mainly. Should have been 20-30 issues at most.

Dollhouse (only done Season 1) was quite good i thought, altho a bit crushed by pressure to be episodic.

Anyway - to continue;

Jewel Staite as Rogue!

Alan Tudyk as Sean Cassidy!

Mr Baldwin as Sabretooth!

Nicholas Brendan as Iceman!

Charisma Capenter as Emma Frosohmygoduuuurrgggh.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:54 pm

Best First wrote:Season 8 has been middling to good for me. Too long mainly. Should have been 20-30 issues at most.

Mmm. As it hits the final stretch and the drarmar is cranked up and the revelations abound I just find myself gripped by a fatigued sense of meh.

Which is wrong.

Dollhouse (only done Season 1) was quite good i thought, altho a bit crushed by pressure to be episodic.

The back end of season 2 is awesome. Though suffers from "blatantly two more seasons of plot rammed into seven episodes"ness. Overtwisty. But brilliant. Anybody who thinks differently is flat out wrong.

Charisma Capenter as Emma Frosohmygoduuuurrgggh.

... sorry, I've completely forgotten what I was going to say next.

Ozz · Post by **Ozz** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:12 am

Brendocon wrote:The back end of season 2 is awesome. Though suffers from "blatantly two more seasons of plot rammed into seven episodes"ness.

I'm thankful it doesn't suffer from "there were supposed to be two more seasons of plot so we are left hanging"ness.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:15 am

Indeedery. Too much plot is better than not enough.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:47 pm

Ozz wrote:
Brendocon wrote:The back end of season 2 is awesome. Though suffers from "blatantly two more seasons of plot rammed into seven episodes"ness.
I'm thankful it doesn't suffer from "there were supposed to be two more seasons of plot so we are left hanging"ness.

I think if Whedon had pushed both running time and budget a little more on Serenity we would feel more fulfilled. There is something to be said for just feeling the details of the world.