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MTV sat down with Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau who had nothing but great things to say about the prospect of Joss Whedon directing the Avenger’s movie. No confirmations have been made by either the Marvel camp or the Joss Whedon camp so all we can do is keep crossing our fingers.

I just about spit out my morning coffee when I read that Joss Whendon is in final negotiations to direct the Avenges movie. For those of you not in the know, ever since Marvel has taken over the production of movies based on their signature characters they have been locking the stars of said movies (Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Nick Fury) into long term contracts that tie them all into an all star Avengers movie. So Robert Downey Jr, Samuel Jackson and others will all be sharing the screen together.

Now Joss Whedon at the helm of an Avengers movie is both surprising and inspiring. Whedon, long known for his TV work (Buffy, Angel, Firefly), only has one film directing credit to his name but for anyone who has seen Serenity knows that Whedon can write witty dialogue and balance a huge ensemble cast. Whedon is a huge comic book geek, having written numerous well reviewed and successful arcs for various Marvel properties.

Let’s all cross our fingers and hope for the best.

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