(r)AVENGE of the nerds?!....this person is close to finalizing the deal to direct the 'Avengers' (comic book) movie.....

[NewtonMP2100]

......Joss Whedon....


Joss Whedon may assemble 'Avengers' movie

..... Joss Whedon -- of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Firefly," "Serenity" and "Dollhouse" -- may be given the reins to Marvel Comics' "Avengers" movie. Deadline.com reports that Whedon is in "final negotiations" with Marvel Studios to direct the movie, which is scheduled for a 2012 release.

"The Avengers" will bring together several Marvel on-screen heroes, including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Captain America (Chris Evans). S.H.I.E.L.D. chief Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) will also be involved; there's no word on whether Marvel's other original Avengers, the Incredible Hulk and the previously unfilmed Ant-Man, will be too.

The movie will be the culmination of Marvel's years-long strategy of bringing its heroes together, one that began with Jackson's post-credits cameo in "Iron Man." He and Downey then popped up in "The Incredible Hulk" the following summer. Jackson is also featured in "Iron Man 2," which hits theaters next month; "Thor" and "The First Avenger: Captain America" are due for release next year.

Zak Penn, a veteran of several previous Marvel big-screen adaptations ("The Incredible Hulk" and the last two "X-Men" movies), is writing the "Avengers" script.

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I usually like Whedon's work, so this is a good development.

[Lew Zealand]

Oh. I was thinking these guys:



and definitely NOT these guys:

[bazookaman]

Lew Zealand wrote:
Oh. I was thinking these guys

It was amazing how disappointed I was as a comic book reading kid to discover that there was a TV show called the Avengers that DIDN'T star Captain America.