Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon directed The Avengers, the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode Pilot and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
He is the co-creator of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and was credited as an executive producer for the series. He was also credited as an executive producer on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot.
He wrote The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and co-wrote the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode Pilot with Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen. He also made uncredited rewrites to the scripts of Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor: The Dark World.[1]
He also directed the post-credits scene of Thor and the mid-credits scene of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
He portrayed Smithsonian Visitor in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
As the creative consultant for Phase Two of the MCU, he provided ideas to James Gunn for Guardians of the Galaxy.[2]
He was interviewed for the documentary Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe.
Awards[]
- He was nominated for an Empire Award for Best Director for his work on The Avengers.
- He was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Writing for his work on The Avengers.
- He won a Saturn Award for Best Director for his work on The Avengers.
Trivia[]
- Joss Whedon is the brother to Jed Whedon and the brother-in-law of Maurissa Tancharoen.
- Despite writing the story and screenplay for The Avengers by himself, he shares screenplay credit with Zak Penn for the film due to Penn writing the first unused draft, a decision Whedon was very upset with.[3]
- In 2015, Joss Whedon said his favorite Marvel Cinematic Universe film is Iron Man and his least favorite is Iron Man 2. He stated, "They all have a place in my heart. Except Iron Man 2; it doesn’t have a place in my heart."[4]
- Joss Whedon is the only director to have directed an Avengers film without having previously directed a film in a different MCU franchise.
- Joss Whedon was considered to direct Iron Man when New Line Cinema was going to make the film.[5]
- While Joss Whedon did not direct Avengers: Infinity War having been left exhausted after directing the first two Avengers films, he has acknowledged that he might have had some input on the film.[6]
- Joss Whedon was interested in writing and directing Black Widow at one point.[7]
- Joss Whedon previously worked with Alexis Denisof in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
- Joss Whedon previously worked with Jeremy Renner and J. August Richards in Angel.
- Joss Whedon previously worked with Damion Poitier in Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse.
- Joss Whedon previously worked with Chris Hemsworth in The Cabin in the Woods.
- Joss Whedon previously worked with Enver Gjokaj in Dollhouse.
- Joss Whedon previously worked with Ron Glass in Serenity.
- Joss Whedon wrote an unused script for the 20th Century Fox production X-Men.
- Joss Whedon directed additional scenes for and completed the DC Extended Universe production Justice League after Zack Snyder stepped down as director.[8] He was originally pinned to direct, write and produce the DC Extended Universe production Batgirl, but eventually departed from the project.
References[]
- ↑ What Happens To The Marvel Cinematic Universe When Joss Whedon Leaves?
- ↑ Joss Whedon talks Avengers 2 and Guardians Of The Galaxy
- ↑ The Battle of New York: An 'Avengers' Oral History
- ↑ Q&A: Joss Whedon on Super Heroes, the Pop Culture Mainstream
- ↑ ‘Iron Man’: Kevin Feige Wanted Joss Whedon to Direct the Marvel Hit, but Then September 11 Happened
- ↑ How Avengers: Age of Ultron Nearly Killed Joss Whedon
- ↑ Comic-Con 2016: Joss Whedon Would Direct a Black Widow Movie if Marvel Asked
- ↑ Zack Snyder Steps Down From 'Justice League' to Deal With Family Tragedy
External Links[]
Joss Whedon on Wikipedia
Joss Whedon on IMDb
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Joss Whedon on Facebook- Joss Whedon on Marvel Database
