Rumors of Joss Whedon directing
The Avengers have been swirling for the last few weeks. Some people would be happy to see Whedon at the helm of the much anticipated movie while others would not.
Regardless of your thoughts on the matter, his involvement has yet to be confirmed by Marvel or Whedon himself.
During an interview with
Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau, MTV asked for his thoughts on the subject.
"If it ends up being Joss Whedon, I think it's a great choice," Favreau told MTV News.
"Because he's got a great sense of humor [and] he has a deep knowledge of the whole universe which I think 'The Avengers' would require because you're weaving a lot of different mythologies and storylines together.
"[Whedon] has a really fun sense of action," said Favreu.
"I think if you look at 'Firefly' and 'Serenity' and 'Buffy' and his background in small movies, I think that he could up the ante on his action quotient. I think that will come with the bigger budget and good people around him and working with Marvel, as it did with me."
"I think that [he has an] ear for dialog and he has a good fun story sense of how to reveal and unfold a story [that] I think is great. I think it will attract a great cast. If it works out with him, it would be wonderful."
When asked if he had read the current
Avengers draft he replied...
No, I haven't read that ['Avengers'] script. I've had my hands full, if you hadn't noticed. I had to finish writing this script before ['Iron Man 2'] was in theaters."