Joss Whedon's Marvel Contract

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I didn't see this posted in this thread, so here it is, from Bleeding Cool (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/08/08/marvel-have-joss-whedon-on-contract-until-2015-and-theyre-going-to-work-him/):

After dropping a bombshell during yesterday's conference call, Disney have released a statement clarifying just what they've recruited Joss Whedon to do for them.

Here's the key statement:

Joss Whedon has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel Studios for film and television through the end of June 2015. As part of that deal, Whedon will write and direct Marvel's The Avengers 2 as well as help develop a new live-action series for Marvel Television at ABC. He will also contribute creatively to the next phase of Marvel's cinematic universe.

The "˜exclusive' part of this deal would seem to stop Whedon from writing or directing any more of his off-the-grid Bellflower projects for the next few years, and it could even put the kibosh on Dr. Horribles Second Singalong Blog. It's not really an ideal situation.

But it is very, very good news for the Marvel Movieverse.

Look at that last sentence:

He will also contribute creatively to the next phase of Marvel's cinematic universe.

Which means, I assume, that he's had a look over the Thor and Captain America sequel scripts, is helping out with the development of Guardians of the Galaxy and very possibly Ant Man too. This should lead to a better integration of the different strands, as Whedon gets to hand out the threads he'll be wanting to weave into his second Avengers film.

Whedon is a master of the fake-out set-up, as well as any other techniques of story structure. I'm sure he'll be helping the next wave of Marvel movies look like they're leading exactly where they aren't.

This news is freshly announced, but it's not clear how long Whedon has actually held this position with Marvel. For all we know he was up close and personal with Shane Black and Drew Pearce as the Iron Man 3 script was coming together.

It's also worth noting that the expiration date of the contact suggests a schedule for the second Avengers which brings it quite nicely into the near future. That alone is worth getting excited about. More Avengers now please.
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That sucks about Dr. Horrible.

But I'd rather loose that and have him involved with the overall construction for Phase 2 of the Marvel Film Universe, I wanna see lots of little things building to Avengers 2.
 
I've been dying for a Dr. Horrible 2, but the potential of this deal is amazing. Joss Whedon can set up Avengers 2 in the next couple Marvel movies...this is basically every nerds dream that has finally happened
 
I can't really say in words how absolutely thrilled this makes me. Had me bouncing (Not literally, mind you, can't quite do that yet) off the walls when I first read about it. It's amazing news. I'm excited for Marvel, I'm excited for Joss, and I'm excited for us. He can give us the Marvel-flicks we deserve.

I like Dr. Horrible, I do. However, I don't love it, and I am okay if the sequel gets put on the backburner if it means that Joss gets his fingers on every Marvel project from here until 2015. That's perfectly cool with me.

PS: Joss, if you are reading this, I think you should announce a Fray series slated for 2016. Just sayin'. 😛
 
Let me just say I only get to "geek" out at work with my co-worker, Tony. We talk about a whole bunch of things, but ever since May I've been saying that in Joss doesn't get the nod for Avengers 2 I was going to be sad. So to say that he will be writing/directing Avengers 2 made me very excited. I also can't wait to see what Joss comes up with for a television series, and also I can't wait to see what he brings to Marvel.

I'll just say I'm very, very excited!
 
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Great, now he can kill off characters I've loved for years instead of his own inventions.
 
The Scourge said:
Great, now he can kill off characters I've loved for years instead of his own inventions.
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No one forces you to watch Whedon's work.

I on the other hand likes to be on the edge of my seat, having no idea who will be killed or when. That makes it more exciting and heartfelt when characters do survive. I can't tell you how many times I've yawned through a "They almost died!"-scene, since some movie just give off a "The heroes always win, and only bi-characters die"-vibe.
 
Its like Hollywood has done something right. They finally let someone who knows what they are doing get ahold of these sort of projects. I'm not huge into the comic/movies, so I know it will put some of his other projects on the back burner for quite a bit. And who knows where that will lead him
 
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