Whedon to Direct The Avengers

You heard it here first – but only if this is the first place you read it – Joss Whedon appears to be on track to direct The Avengers, the comic book movie that brings together Iron Man and Captain America and Thor and probably other superheroes, depending on how all of their flicks do between now and when The Avengers starts filming.  Now I’m not a huge comic book fan (I like comic book movies, but generally don’t read up ahead of time) but I know that this project has caused some excitement in that community, and those guys usually have a big impact on the buzz of a new comic book film when it comes out.  Joss Whedon is popular with this crowd and why not?  The Buffy-Angel-Firefly-Dr.Horrible creator is really good at this stuff.

But don’t overreact – The Avengers isn't slated to open until May 2012.  But, at least we’ll get to see it before the world ends that December.