Joss Whedon Reportedly the top contender for IX

[Octoberist]

Rian is a smart filmmaker, and he's done great work with Breaking Bad, Brick and the Brothers Bloom.

 

[superboy13]

I would take Whedon over this Colin fellow a billion times. Heck, TFA had tinges of Joss' post modern, self aware wit anyways.

It's like JJ watched both A New Hope and The Avengers right before shooting.

 

[The Face]

I seem to be alone but I love the idea of Joss Whedon doing IX. I love his stuff and since most of it has a kind of Star Wars vibe already (like Abrams with the Star Trek movies) he'd be the perfect match.

 

[Tony Stark]

I love Joss' work, but Star Wars is not right for him. I don't think he'd accept it anyway. Joss just came away from a franchise where he felt constrained, and he would be even more-so here.

 

[Octoberist]

I don't even know what he's gonna do next. He's been MIA for a while.

 

[dude stannis]

I'm beyond glad this never materialised. I hope he never does another mega budget movie again.

 

[Mysteryman]

I'm beyond glad this never materialised. I hope he never does another mega budget movie again.

Why?

 

[TheVileOne]

Why?

I guess he didn't like Age of Ultron.

 

[Mysteryman]

I guess he didn't like Age of Ultron.

Sure, I get that.
Personally, I think that it would be a huge loss if Whedon did not direct another Big budget film.
Although, I would watch his next film if it were small indie instead.

 

[TheVileOne]

I mean, we already know who's directing the film anyway. It's Trevorrow.

 

[Rowsdower!]

But... but... Maybe they'll realize they made a mistake because Trevorrow isn't a god among insects like Whedon and they'll replace him! The possibilities are endless!

 

[dude stannis]

Why?

Because his big films fall into the circle of 1. Introduce danger. 2. Escalate tension. 3. Deflate all tension with quip. At least with small films he can experiment more.

I guess he didn't like Age of Ultron.

That's putting it mildly.

 

[Gianakin_]

Sure, I get that.
Personally, I think that it would be a huge loss if Whedon did not direct another Big budget film.
Although, I would watch his next film if it were small indie instead.

Huge loss for one-liners? They'll live. TFA did humor better than Whedon ever could in the Avengers duology.

 

[dude stannis]

During Poe and Finn's escape in the TIE fighter there's a moment where Poe tells Finn to shoot at the cannons and I fully expected that bit to lead to Finn missing comically and Poe making a quip. Instead Finn hit the cannons, they exploded and Poe and Finn shared this very human moment of joy, elation and relief. It was far more uplifting than a cheap laugh and more genuine than anything Whedon has done. Mind you I like the first Avengers movie.

 

[Lord]

I guess Joss Whedon is now an easy target to make other films look better in comparison. This notion is getting annoying, the guy does good work, and i say this as someone who found Avengers generic and boring at time.

Abrams knows how to put a film together better than Whedon, but Whedon is more creative in general, both filmmakers have their strongs and weaknesses.

 

[Sithborg]

He does good work away from the cameras. He isn't exactly great behind the camera. Give him a show, sure. Let him write a movie, sure. But, not a fan of him being a director of big budget movies. Abrams has the opposite problem.

 

[dude stannis]

Whedon makes himself an easy target because all his characters sound the same on paper and he deflates emotional beats with his incessent quippery. He's not even in JJ's league.