Tag: Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon Confirmed to be Directing Marvel’s “The Avengers”

Posted: July 23, 2010 at 3:59 pm   /   Local, Movie News

It has technically only been a rumor now for a few months, but today at San Diego Comic Con it was confirmed that Firefly creator Joss Whedon will be taking the reins of the Marvel supergroup film, The Avengers. Whedon talked about the upcoming Avengers film during a panel on which he shared the stage […]

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Edward Norton Out as the Hulk in “The Avengers”; Mark Ruffalo In?

Posted: July 15, 2010 at 12:16 pm   /   Local, Movie News

I’ve been sitting on this news for a few days until the air finally cleared around it. Mainly because Marvel and Edward Norton kept issuing statements every few seconds.  Although, now that the dust has settled, sources from both sides have confirmed that Edward Norton will not be reprising his role as Bruce Banner/The Hulk. […]

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Jeremy Renner Suiting Up as Hawkeye for “The Avengers”?

Posted: June 7, 2010 at 2:12 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Now that The Avengers has found a writer and director in Joss Whedon, it is time to start rounding out the rest of the cast. Already we have confirmations that Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans, and Chris Hemsworth will all be reprising their Marvel roles in the big budget superhero team movie. […]

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Joss Whedon to Direct The Avengers!!!?!!!

Posted: April 13, 2010 at 8:06 pm   /   Local, Movie News

I don’t usually like to post something till it is a lock but Deadline New York seems pretty sure of this story and it is great news for everyone if this hiring goes all the way through till the shoot and till release day. For those unfamiliar with Whedon he has created such cult TV […]

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Will Arnett and Other “Arrested Development” Crew Developing New Pilot For FOX

Posted: February 21, 2010 at 2:16 pm   /   Local, Television

I’m always a bit mystified when people go back to the network that canceled their show. It happened with Joss Whedon after Firefly he went back to FOX with Dollhouse. Now it seems that Will Arnett along with Arrested Development creators and writers, Mitch Hurwitz and Jim Vallely, are developing a new comedy for FOX. […]

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Joss Whedon In Talks With FX

Posted: January 18, 2010 at 2:46 pm   /   Local, Television

With all the buzz of the awards season and of the beginning of a new late night feud, other news is somehow lost in the crossfire. Normally, a story like this would be big news. A major show runner like Joss Whedon talking to a cable network? Yup, It seems that Whedon’s work with FOX […]

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Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse is cancelled by FOX

Posted: November 11, 2009 at 5:50 pm   /   Local, Movie News, Television

Well, FOX strikes again. When Joss Whedon was announced to be working with FOX on a new show, people were worried. FOX who royally messed up his amazing space western Firefly would be in charge of his next show? Things weren’t looking too good, and after FOX retooled a few of the first episodes things […]

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Joss Whedon to direct an episode of ‘Glee’

Posted: October 19, 2009 at 5:04 pm   /   Local, Movie News, Television

Two of my geeky likes are clashing in what could be the greatest thing on TV this year. Michael Ausiello over at Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Joss Whedon is going to be directing one of the back 9 episodes of Glee. Whedon is no stranger to musicals, with both Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog and […]

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Gilmore Girls’ Amy Sherman-Palladino in new HBO Project

Posted: October 14, 2009 at 11:51 am   /   Local, Movie News, Television

I was never an avid watcher of the Gilmore Girls, but what I did see was entertaining. The quick bantering between characters seemed to me almost Whedon-esque at times.  Which makes sense because Sherman-Palladino and Whedon worked on the popular sitcom Rosanne as staff writers at one point in their careers. I can’t really dislike […]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Might Get The “Reboot”

Posted: May 26, 2009 at 9:44 pm   /   Local, Movie News

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Vertigo Entertainment and Fran Rubel Kuzui (who directed the original “Buffy” movie in 1992) are in cahoots to develop a reboot of the Buffy franchise. But I think the craziest part of the whole thing is that Joss Whedon, who created “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is not involved! The reason […]

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