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Here’s some more shading to the jaw-dropper of a deal between Joss Whedon and Marvel that will see him writing and directing The Avengers 2 and lending an eye to the rest of their cinematic, and now televisual, universe.
Joss Whedon spoke to Variety at a screening of Sleepwalk With Me,* and they’ve come away with scant quotes. On their site, they manage:
[Whedon] said the storyline for the proposed series will be largely “autonomous” from the Avengers sequel feature that is also in the works.
And writer Cynthia Littleton managed these tweets:
Joss whedon on Avengers ABC pilot– don’t call it a spinoff, its a SHIELD thing and meant to be “autonomous” to the film storylines.
— Cynthia Littleton (@Variety_Cynthia) August 29, 2012
altho joss reserves right to pepper in bits here and there. His bro Jed and Maurissa T. will be showrunners, he’ll just show up … — Cynthia Littleton (@Variety_Cynthia) August 29, 2012
Every now and then “and take credit for everything,” Joss assures. — Cynthia Littleton (@Variety_Cynthia) August 29, 2012
And, answering my question in respect of Whedon being able to keep working outside of the Marvel parameters while his deal is ongoing, Littleton also tweets:
Joss swears folo to Dr Horrible is still in cards, hopes to be in prod’n within the year. They’ll be “media agnostic” in how it’s distibbed
— Cynthia Littleton (@Variety_Cynthia) August 29, 2012
Having Whedon on hand is going to be good for Marvel. It’s also nice to see he won’t be spreading himself too thinly. He’s definitely got a good pair of showrunners there – he’ll always have their ear, they’ll always have his.
Now we just have to see if the series actually gets commissioned. Seems like a no-brainer, but we’ll see…
*Maybe he was just speaking on stage during a Q&A. They don’t make it entirely clear.
