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Wednesday Trending Topics: Wonderful World Of Whedon
The Marvel Cinematic Universe gets a little more Whedonesque: Joss Whedon has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel Studios for film and television through the end of June 2015. As part of that deal, Whedon will write and direct Marvel's The Avengers 2 as well as help develop a new live-action series for Marvel Television at ABC. He will also contribute creatively to the next phase of Marvel's cinematic universe.
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At Least We Know Which Side Batman Dresses On
Seriously, Batman, put it away, you'll have someone's eye out.
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Marvel Have Joss Whedon On Contract Until 2015 – And They're Going To Work Him
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Joss Whedon Signed To Write And Direct Avengers 2, Work On The Marvel Universe TV Series
Breaking: Disney's Bob Iger has just announced during the studio's quarterly Investors Conference Call that Joss Whedon is signed on to write and direct the second Avengers movie and, perhaps even more brilliantly, is helping them develop their TV series set in the same fictional universe.
Though she kept her cards pretty close to her chest whenever the question came up, Mary Elizabeth Winstead has indeed reprised her role as Lucy McClane in the fifth Die Hard movie, A Good Day to Die Hard.