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Joss Whedon comments on Marvel, DC and Wonder Woman, would like to direct a Star Wars movie

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As Joss Whedon continues to work on his script for his first post-Marvel project, the filmmaker has been chatting to Complex about the comic book movie genre, weighing in with his thoughts on Marvel and DC, as well as the upcoming Wonder Woman movie – a project he spent several years attached to back in the […]

Marvel’s movie model works, DC’s doesn’t – and Suicide Squad proves it

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Tony Black shares his thoughts on the state of the DC Extended Universe… So we can all agree on one thing here, right? Suicide Squad is a disaster. Yay or nay? If you’re reading this, there’s every chance like me you thought it was almost as loud, boring and ponderous as Batman v Superman: Dawn […]

Grant Gustin would like to see Joss Whedon direct an episode of The Flash

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After working with Kevin Smith on the episode ‘The Runaway Dinosaur’ earlier this year, Grant Gustin spoke to Comic Book Resources at the San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend, revealing that there’s one A-list director he’d like to see stopping by Central City to helm an episode of The Flash. “Yeah actually. I met Joss Whedon […]

Joss Whedon could be tempted back to Marvel for a Black Widow movie

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Having made a “completely clean break” from Marvel following Avengers: Age of Ultron, Joss Whedon revealed back in May that he could be tempted back to the MCU for a female-driven Avengers film, and now he’s suggested that the lure of a Black Widow movie could also be too much for him to resist. “I […]

Joss Whedon teases his next movie, open to directing female-driven Avengers film

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Since making a “completely clean break” from the Marvel Cinematic Universe following Avengers: Age of Ultron, Joss Whedon has been chipping away at the script for his next movie, and while details are being kept tightly under wraps, the filmmaker has teased the project during an interview with The Wrap. “It is a story about […]

Does It Hold Up? Avengers: Age of Ultron – One Year On

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Tony Black revisits Avengers: Age of Ultron one year on to see how it holds up… One of my main outlets is podcasting, and recently I asked online if anyone would like to do a speculative episode of my film show in which we ‘fix’ a broken movie, discussing why it failed and how we […]

Joss Whedon says he’s “proud” of Avengers: Age of Ultron, but it did not meet his expectations

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It was a very bizarre press tour for Avengers: Age of Ultron when it hit cinema screens last year. At the London press screening, Whedon came out on stage and introduced the film with, “I fucking hate this movie” and then publicly criticised Marvel Studios in interviews saying they forced him to build toward Thor: […]

Joss Whedon teaming with John Cassaday for Captain America 75th anniversary story

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He may be finished with the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the time being, but Joss Whedon is returning to Marvel’s comic book universe, with the Avengers helmer set to team with artist John Cassaday as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations for Captain America. Whedon and Cassaday are set to contribute an all-new story celebrating […]

Joss Whedon says he has “made a completely clean break” from the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Following his blockbuster success with 2012’s The Avengers, Marvel Studios tapped Joss Whedon as “creative consultant”, giving him input on the Phase Two slate of films, as well as executive producing Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and of course, helming the Avengers follow-up Avengers: Age of Ultron. However, Whedon has now handed over the reins of the […]