IESB is reporting that occasional actor, and creator and head writer of the television programs Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse, Joss Whedon is on the list of guys to direct Marvel's hero clash, The Avengers.
IESB also says that not only that he may be a contender, but also in the lead. Louis leterrier spoke of this list before, stating that he(louis) was on the list as well, but against bigger names. Joss is currently writing & producing "Cabin In The Woods", which stars Chris Hemsworth(Thor). There is no official word on Joss, so IESB is looking into it.
(via Wikipedia)
Whedon wrote Astonishing X-Men in Marvel Comics' The title, recreated specifically for Whedon, has been one of Marvel's best-selling comics as of 2006 and was nominated for several Eisner Awards including Best Serialized Story, Best Continuing Series, Best New Series and Best Writer, winning the Best Continuing Series award in 2006. One storyline from this comic, the notion of a cure for mutation being found, was also an element in the third X-Men film, X-Men: The Last Stand. Whedon also introduced several new characters into the Marvel Universe such as the villainous Ord, X-Men Ruth "Blindfold" Aldine and Hisako "Armor" Ichiki, Runaway Klara Prast and Special Agent Abigail Brand, along with S.W.O.R.D., the organization she commands.
Avengers art by Tozani of Deviant Art