Joss Whedon
US actress Scarlett Johansson arrives for the photocall of 'The Avengers' on April 21, 2012 in Rome.'The Avengers' is directed by US Joss Whedon.
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There's a lot of boys, and I felt the movie definitely needed another strong female presence just to balance it out, and someone at Marvel suggested that we use Maria Hill. ... I was like, 'That's perfect! That makes sense, because she's always had a bit of a beef with Fury, so we'll have some tension there.'
I wanted someone there for [S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick] Fury and [Agent Phil] Coulson to deal with, and I wanted another woman in the movie
In the scene, Fury tells Maria to point her gun at his chest ... And when Cobie pulled her gun and pointed it at Sam's chest, I went, 'Oh, God, she's gonna shoot him!' -- even though I had seen the same scene four times already and had written it and directed it. She has enormous authority. She can hold her own against anybody.More quotes »
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TV highlights: Billboard Music Awards, more
Sammy sought at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Other episodes at cloo.com/schedule . BUFFY'S BEST! More marathon fun -- series auteur Joss Whedon 's 10 best episodes of " Buffy the Vampire Slayer " (Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Logo). Toppers include "Hush" (5 p.m.) and "Once Read more »
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'Marvel's The Avengers' is marvelous
a lot of superheroes to pack into one movie. More important, that's a lot of fanboys to please.Luckily, writer-director Joss Whedon is one -- a fanboy, that is, though he also does a superheroic job of compressing several summer blockbusters into "Marvel's Read more »
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At SXSW media zoo, convergence is annual buzz word
new projects, including Jay-Z , Willem Dafoe ("The Hunter"), Richard Linklater and Jack Black ("Bernie"), Jack White, Joss Whedon ("The Cabin in the Woods"), Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow ( HBO 's " Girls "), comedy podcast star Marc Maron, the Magnetic Fields Read more »
Around the web
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Survey Request: What Are Angel's Values?
This week's survey will have you examine the values expressed by Angel, the television series created by David Greenwalt and Joss Whedon. (The comic series will be the subject of a later survey.) It will be interesting to see whether there are commonalities 55 m ago from WHEDONesque Read more »
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Details Revealed For Marvel's Cinematic Universe: Phase One Box Set
and Captain America to movie-going audiences over the last four years, the company brought it all together last month with Joss Whedon's The Avengers and the results were spectacular. Because of the way Marvel works, it was only a matter of time before they 59 m ago from Cinema Blend Read more »
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Capsule reviews of films playing the week of June 1
to lull us into a false sense of familiarity. In short, this effort from writer-director Drew Goddard and co-scripter Joss Whedon is no cut-rate slasher flick like Friday the 13th or Cabin Fever. This is a particularly difficult film to cover since the less 4:05 PM from Charlotte Creative Loafing Read more »
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Neil Patrick Harris gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (Video)
honor at a ceremony on Thursday. He was joined by life partner David Burtka, "How I Met Your Mother" co-star Jason Segel and Joss Whedon, who directed Harris in the 2008 online musical "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" and in a 2009 episode of "Glee." "Right 2:51 PM from WABC Read more »
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TV: Firefly: “Serenity”
Murray: We begin with an ending. And why wouldn’t we? Because in Joss Whedon’s universe, nearly everyone has a past to reckon with. There are months/years/centuries/millennia of history behind every choice, every crisis. Often, Whedon’s characters are haunted 1:36 PM from The A.V. Club Read more »
