Fan-favorite Joss Whedon took the stage for a full hour today to field questions from the fans. After receiving a standing ovation, a horde of audience members lined up behind the mic to get their burning questions answered. While most of them involved his work in the comics industry, Whedon did give a few soundbites about the future of Firefly/Serenity, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and, of course, The Avengers. While there has been no progress on the cult favorite Firefly/Serenity, Whedon’s bitterness hasn’t subsided and neither has the fans’ vitriol at its unjust cancellation. However, there are some bits of news concerning his other projects you might want to read about. Hit the jump to check them out.
According to Whedon, there are no plans for either a Serenity sequel or an animated Buffy series (though they have tried in the past). What he did confirm, however, was that a Dr. Horrible 2 is already in the works. Whedon commented that he has been working on his own songs for the sequel, but has decided to put his ego aside and go with songs the professionals have provided him with.
In The Avengers news, a fan asked Whedon about the differences between working in a fictional universe he’s created vs directing actors who have already established the personalities of pre-existing characters through their portrayals. Whedon responded:
“It’s not actually that different. You establish a good relationship with the actors and then work within the parameters of whatever the project is. It hasn’t been as hard as I thought it would be. The characters in The Avengers mesh really well with all of their differences. The actors are having a great time working off of each other. The group of actors is actually a better team than The Avengers are.”
While it’s not much in the way of spoilers, it’s nice to see that the writer of the epic project shows such unforced confidence in not only his script, but his actors ability to bring it to life. Check out all our Avengers coverage here!
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Kind of shocked no one has commented on this.. Well I will break the ice..
Whedon is like a FANBOY god. While I love Serenity and Firefly I wasnt into Buffy so I cannot say I worship the ground this guy walks on like others do..
I will say he made my favorite movie all time in SERENTITY so I am willing to afford his his due.
However I think this project has no room for error. This AVENGERS movie is like the holy grail of comic / superhero movies so it better not letdown.
If it does all his bitching and complaining about this or that being cancelled will mean shit because all his goodwill will be gone instantly with bad word of mouth or reviews. This kind of pressure comes with the territory of a high value project like the AVENGERS.
I think he will do just fine and I hope he does because I cannot remember being more excited for a movie.
After watching CAPTAIN AMERICA I think the reigns would have been in great hands if JOE JOHNSON were helming the flick. He did a Marvel-ous job with CAPTAIN AMERICA.
I can’t wait to see The Avengers, it’s great to see him working on a more mainstream movie. I will always have a soft spot for Whedon even though Dollhouse was dreadful.