Mike Fleming from Deadline.com is reporting that he’s been “told” that Marvel studios is in final negotiations to give the reigns of the The Avengers movie to fanboy favorite, Joss Whedon.
I’m told Marvel Studios is in final negotiations for Buffy the Vampire Slayer series architect Joss Whedon to direct Marvel Studios’ The Avengers… Whedon has been rumored for this job for awhile, and is high on the fanboy wish-list. He’s an interesting choice: despite his writing/producing TV series resume, his lone feature directing effort, Serenity, was not a hit.
Of course, Whedon is no stranger to comic books having an extended run as writer for Astonishing X-Men from 2008 – 2009, as well as the popular Runaways among others. Frankly, I loved Serenity and while I was never a huge Buffy fan I thought Whedon’s work on Astonishing X-Men was really good – I mean, the man brought back Colossus! If in fact this job goes to Whedon I think it will be a good fit; it would be a good case of a director getting to direct a superhero film he is personally attached to.
Of course, we will keep an eye on this and let you know as soon as we get some confirmation…