Director Joss Whedon gives ‘Avengers 2’ update, script news and look at ‘SHIELD’ TV show
Joss Whedon was in attendance at the Critics Choice Awards and gave fans a short update on “Avengers 2” and said he watches the development of Marvel’s other films which are part of “Phase 2.”
Joss Whedon directing Sam Jack on “The Avengers,” will now balance brings the “SHIELD” TV series to life on ABC
The Jan. 14 articel from Total Film detailed a video from MTV in which Whedon says the mission statement is “Don’t go bigger; go deeper,” he says of Avengers 2.
“All of these people have met, so you have that out of the way. Now you can spend your time just digging in – and by digging in, I mean with a scalpel, to cause pain.”
As for the rest of Phase 2, Whedon confirms that he’s keeping a watchful eye on developments.
“I read all the scripts and I give notes on everything,” says Whedon. “I’ll look at cuts when they’re ready to show me. I’ll talk to directors if they want to. I try to make myself useful without being intrusive. I’ve gotten to be a part of all of them. That’s a dream job for a kid like me.”
Whedon says he’s “a couple of months” away from finishing his “Avengers 2” script and looks ahead to the TV spinoff “S.H.I.E.L.D.”
“You have to bring a bit of spectacle to it,” says Whedon. “It’s got to be bigger than your average cop show. But at the end of the day, it’s about the peripheral people. It’s about the people on the edges of the grand adventures. The whole point of the show is that even with all these big things, the little things matter.”
“It’s about people who don’t have super powers. There will be some people with powers, there will be FX, and there will be the spectacle of science-fiction storytelling – but all played on a very human, small level. That’s the appeal of the thing.”
“Avengers 2” is set for a May 1, 2015 release.
