Joss Whedon talks S.H.I.E.L.D. and his Marvel Contract
But what does that all mean?
The director, who was a cult icon before becoming the man with the biggest movie of the summer, recently spoke out on both the decision to do S.H.I.E.L.D. and his contract with Marvel, calling himself a consigliore of this huge operation.
First, Joss Whedon explains why he decided to dip his hands even further into the Marvel cinematic universe, working as not just a director on his own projects, but also as a creative consultant on everything else that ties into those projects.
"It was part of what made it attractive to me. I loved the idea of being a consigliere. Every writer loves the idea of being able to go in and fix a problem and then leave without obligation. It's fun! I also love these characters and the Marvel universe, and I grew up reading the books, and I've been going back and reading the old books and realizing that they shaped my storytelling way more than I give them credit for. Now I'm starting up a TV show, which is something I really wanted to do, but I thought it wasn't going to be a part of my life for the next several years. It's like a tapas menus of projects that excite me, in addition to The Avengers 2, which I'm excited for because I'm incredibly excited about the next story that I'm going to tell. For me, it's a huge win."
He continues on the subject.
"It is unbelievably daunting, especially because I don't want to lose sight of all the other things I have on my docket and in my heart. So, it's going to be an insane few years, but I feel ready for that. It's an unholy amount of productivity, but as long as I give it all I can, it's a good thing. What's great is that the deal with Marvel is nonspecific, so I will give all I can, but the moment I can't, I just walk away. The moment I say, "You know, I'd like to help more on this project, but I need this time for The Avengers 2," there's no obligation. It's not like, "You must spend this amount of time on this movie." It's as much as it needs to be."
Joss Whedon then talked about his commitment to S.H.I.E.L.D. as an hour long adventure series for ABC TV.
"The important thing to me is that we know what the show is. We love what it is. It came together very organically, so when we went in to pitch [to Marvel], it wasn't like, We're trying to find this because you want a TV show, it was, "Check this out!" And that's a good way to walk in a room.
Good support is wonderful, but it's not a hill of beans, because they may give us all this support and then decide, "Eh. Yeah, it's Friday." They might give us all the support and then not do that, but then audiences might go, "Yeahhh ... no." You just can't be sure. What I do know is that it's the show it should be, and we've got some really dope notions. It's going to work very well for people who either love the Marvel universe or for people who've never dipped a toe in the Marvel universe."
The Avengers 2 comes to theaters May 1st, 2015 and stars Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Mark Ruffalo. The film is directed by Joss Whedon.
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David R Garcia Jr
I think that they can totally use the show as a way to introduce other heroes with out really haveing to go trough the years of waiting for the movie and then maybe the movie after wards
9 months agoby @david-r-garcia-jrFlag
Nicholaus XX
@Joshua-Hollaway -- So, did you watch "The Dark Knight Rises", yet? And if so, what did you think of it?
10 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Sean
@Joshua-Hollaway That's exactly the way i feel about The Avengers 2. As for that possible new tv show, i just don't know. I'm not too excited about that, because if it doesn't involve the any of the main Avengers and just includes Black Widow and Nick Fury and Maria Hill, then i just won't be watching it. But yes,you're right, they must include the infinity gauntlets in the Avengers 2 as well.
10 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
Joshua Hollaway
@themoviefanatic and it is kinda weird not having Thanos, and SS and Galactus in the same universe, its likea pepperoni pizza without pepperoni, yeah you will still eat it if you like cheese, but is it as good as it coul'dve been? Lol
10 months agoby @Joshua-HollawayFlag
Joshua Hollaway
@themoviefanatic I know man im just "Joshin" ya, but I don't care about the t.v show because..well..Shield itself doesn't interest me other than the heroes involved with them, so if it is just shield, then no I won't watch it. But if AV2 is going the way that i think they are with the infinity gauntlets, then they need to increase their lineup heavily and not just include one of the lamest versions of Guardians of the Galaxy..I mean what about the one with The Destroyer..now that would be EPIC..
10 months agoby @Joshua-HollawayFlag
Joshua Hollaway
@XxNickTheFilmCriticXx I don't think he did :/
10 months agoby @Joshua-HollawayFlag
Nicholaus XX
@Joshua-Hollaway -- Did he not spot the sarcasm?
10 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Sean
@Joshua-Hollaway Well at least you understand then, that i am not here to do any trolling. Anyways, back to the topic on the article above, what do you think about what it Joss said about The Avengers 2 and that tv show he he is planning that is called "S.H.I.E.L.D"?
10 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
Joshua Hollaway
@themoviefanatic aw, you just made me feel bad.
10 months agoby @Joshua-HollawayFlag
Sean
@ROFLitschristian I am not trolling. I am just as much a memeber on this website, as you and everyone else on here is.
10 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
ROFLitschristian
@mcleve02@Joshua-Hollaway@narrator@dan1 At this point I can't tell if he's just really that thick, or if this is brilliant trolling.
10 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag
CBF
Also, he's doing Buffy: Season 9 / Angel & Faith and then Buffy: Season 10 perhaps next year or the following. So that's a large amount to write, even if he's just writing finales, it's still a script for like 4 issues every time. All this while doing all this other work for Marvel is going to be exhausting. It also means we'll probably never get a second Firefly movie.
10 months agoby @comicbookfanFlag
CBF
Dope notions.
10 months agoby @comicbookfanFlag
Sean
@Joshua-Hollaway Stop what?
10 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
Joshua Hollaway
@themoviefanatic Just stop it
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10 months agoby @Joshua-HollawayFlag
Mwheeler1324
Dam he's ready to take on a lot of responsibility!
10 months agoby @mwheeler1324Flag
THE JOKER
@bawnian-dexeus Oh dear lord... I almost want to get him checked at this point...
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@mcleve02 Oblivious to comparisons as usual
10 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Sean
@bawnian-dexeus He didn't know that i don't talk to Joss Whedon on Twitter and that i never have talked to him on there.
10 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
THE JOKER
@bawnian-dexeus Hell at this point I am not even sure... haha
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@mcleve02 What didn't you know? :P
10 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Sean
@Joshua-Hollaway The reason i said all that in that post, is because i was under the impression, that @mcleve02 had not known any of that.
10 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
THE JOKER
@bawnian-dexeus haha nice...
THE JOKER thumbs up @Joshua-Hollaway
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Looks down
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10 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Joshua Hollaway
@themoviefanatic Lol I don't call you captain obvious but come on man, after the comment you just left, it just baffles me why you don't understand why they call you that
10 months agoby @Joshua-HollawayFlag
THE JOKER
@dan1 I hope you don't mind I borrowed that...
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
Sean
@mcleve02 No, I don't talk to Joss on Twitter. But, i do have a Twitter account and i think he might have one as well. But, i have not talked to him on there before. And enough with the Captain Obvious nonsense, you have no idea how immature that it makes you sound.
10 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
Sean
@Joshua-Hollaway Actually, i am not doing anything on purpose.
10 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
RogueVadr6
Awesome!
10 months agoby @RogueVadr6Flag
THE JOKER
and Dan #2 is my favorite definition...
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag