July 25 2010
'This is the exact crew I wanted for The Avengers' says Joss.
He tells MTV what the big reveal at yesterday's Comic-Con was like. And io9 has an inteview where Joss talks about the relationship between Iron Man and Captain America.
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That io9 interview was fun. I really like how Joss describes The Avengers and how he views Iron Man and Cap's relationship. (Obviously because both are quite in line with how I view 'em, and I'm always right *cough* ;)).
I'm becoming more and more excited with every interview. These'll be the longest two years ever :).
GVH | July 25, 14:48 CET
embers | July 25, 15:25 CET
filops | July 25, 15:52 CET
On the other hand, Joss has more than proven that he can bring the best out of his actors, so maybe I shouldn't be too worried. ;)
deepgirl187 | July 25, 15:55 CET
Perfectly put! Captain America and Iron Man are not just two very different people, they're from very different Americas--different eras with different ideas of what it means to be a patriotic American. Anticipate the good friction.
Pointy | July 25, 15:55 CET
alexreager | July 25, 16:13 CET
Bluey | July 25, 16:18 CET
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brinderwalt | July 25, 17:06 CET
eddy | July 25, 17:08 CET
liljemsey | July 25, 17:37 CET
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brinderwalt | July 25, 18:06 CET
I, for one, am thrilled. And I'm really geeked for Jeremy Renner. He can do art house, and he can do blockbuster, and I think he's a perfect fit.
Honestly, the last time a cast like this was assembled was, what, Oceans 11?
I can't wait.
kefka | July 25, 19:18 CET
Nebula1400 | July 25, 19:53 CET
Madhatter | July 25, 20:04 CET
That occurred to me as well - It's kind of scary, actually.
Mods, best of luck to you! ;)
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brinderwalt | July 25, 20:07 CET
Tin Ear Tom | July 25, 20:25 CET
If you start drawing Joss connections with Ruffalo, Downey, Jackson,and Johansson it's going to start feeling more like Variety and less like Whedonesque IMO.
Not that it won't be fun at first, but long term......
azzers | July 25, 21:47 CET
Mercenary | July 25, 22:11 CET
Simon | July 25, 22:14 CET
Actually, reading that back, that's maybe a better way to do it (i.e. without excluding people like NPH who was clearly well established before Dr Horrible) - the Marvel universe isn't a Whedonverse since he didn't create the universe itself or any of the main characters. Split it along those lines maybe ?
If anyone wants to know if Chris Evans can act (or more accurately, handle drama well), I highly recommend the Danny Boyle sci-fi/horror flick "Sunshine."
Yep, this. The other thing i'll say is that even when he's playing "shallow" characters ('Fantastic Four', 'The Losers' etc.) he still fully inhabits them, y'know ? They're reckless and happy-go-lucky and so on BUT they're convincingly so. Nope, Chris Evans isn't a worry to me as Capt. America.
Saje | July 25, 22:21 CET
joined the cultbecome whedonverse cast members (as in after filming is complete) they should get the same coverage as anyone else.Careful there - it's a slippery slope... :)
brinderwalt | July 25, 22:50 CET
Walkdogger | July 25, 23:50 CET
WilliamTheB | July 26, 01:45 CET
If this is representative of the snappy dialogue we get, I am happy.
Sparticus | July 26, 01:59 CET
Septimus | July 26, 02:39 CET
hopitopia | July 26, 03:32 CET
We're just going to have to wait and see.
Jaymii | July 26, 03:55 CET
baxter | July 26, 04:15 CET
I'm totally wearing a dunce cap today. I completely forgot about that role. Fears officially relieved (though I do still worry about RDJ stealing the show). ;)
deepgirl187 | July 26, 06:10 CET
madmolly | July 26, 07:10 CET
joined the cultbecome whedonverse cast members (as in after filming is complete) they should get the same coverage as anyone else.Problem with that is, the W'esque will basically become a mainstream film site (of which there are thousands already) since a lot of those cast members are routinely involved in non-Whedon, non-genre related projects and being fairly huge stars in some cases (and likely soon to be in others) their news is going to overwhelm that of existing Whedonverse actors and even Joss hizownself just by volume. For me that'd be more noise than signal.
Still, luckily I can leave it up to the mods to sort that stuff out (and i'll take care of the moaning afterwards - play to your strengths I reckon ;-).
Saje | July 26, 07:54 CET
alexreager | July 26, 07:59 CET
I'm sure it was all Nathan's idea.
It says loads, though, about the kind of positive bonds joss is able to make with his talent - which is definitely not something you see every day.
brinderwalt | July 26, 12:36 CET
jcs | July 26, 17:57 CET
Indeed. On both counts. There could be a positively Cyberman-esque amount of deletion in our future. :-)
SoddingNancyTribe | July 26, 18:05 CET
Dunno' if anyone's still monitoring this thread, but I wasn't meaning that the quality of the mainstream work would be impaired at all; rather, that the people who needed until Avengers to discover Joss were a lesser sort of people than we.
Of course, my comment was made with tongue firmly implanted in cheek.
Mercenary | August 19, 01:54 CET