Of course we always knew there was going to be a second Avengers, as the film made too much money for there not to be a sequel. But the question was, would Joss Whedon return?
Thanks to The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises, we're going to have comics movies in theater for years to come, and if you can team the heroes up like in The Avengers, well, so much the better.
With the incredible success of The Avengers, Joss Whedon’s finally has an enormous hit at the box office, and he greatly helped improve Disney’s bottom line after the John Carter disaster.
It’s one thing making sure all the superheroes are locked up for a franchise, but the writers and directors are important too, and Joss Whedon is absolutely a key creative force for The Avengers.
2012 marks the tenth anniversary of Firefly's debut. The sci-fi classic is often cited as one of the greatest tragedies of genre television, as it ran for only about a dozen episodes before cancellation due to low ratings.
At the moment, Joss Whedon is on top of the world with the incredible success of The Avengers, but I was also hoping Cabin in the Woods, which he co-wrote with Drew Goddard, would do better.