I don't think there's much doubt that a big part of
The Avengers success was due to writer/director Joss Whedon's handling of the characters and lovingly comic sensibilities. Well now the good news is he's going to back for
Avengers 2, but it gets even better (at least for Marvel). Marvel has Whedon signed to an
exclusive contract for film and television through June 2015. This suggests that
Avengers 2 will be landing in May 2015. Whedon will also be developing a Marvel TV series for ABC to be set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Whedon's work on
Avengers was fantastic, it's his work on TV series like
Firefly and
Buffy the Vampire Slayer that have cemented his place is so many geek hearts. Whedon's return is great news for a few reasons. Among these are Whedon's comments that he'd like more
female characters, so here's hoping for
Carol Danvers to put in an appearance, and also more time for Hawkeye as
something other than a meet puppet. More at
/Film and
io9.
