Earlier this week, reports emerged that Joss Whedon is in final negotiations to direct "The Avengers," with an additional report indicating that Whedon will also rewrite the film's script as well.
While Whedon's involvement with "The Avengers" has yet to be confirmed by either Whedon or Marvel Studios, an additional rumor has linked Whedon to another Marvel film.
According to Pajiba, Whedon will also rewrite Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely's screenplay for "The First Avenger: Captain America." However, this rumor is still unconfirmed and calls to Whedon's representatives were not returned at press time.
Chris Evans was recently cast as Steve Rogers after an exhaustive search, before he was joined by Sebastian Stan as Bucky and Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter. Hugo Weaving is still reportedly in negotiations to appear as the Red Skull.
Whedon's involvement with the "Captain America" script would potentially increase his long-standing association with Marvel. Whedon has previously written "Astonishing X-Men" with artist John Cassaday and "Runways" with Michael Ryan.
Whedon has also developed a large fan-following due to his numerous TV series, including "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel," "Firefly" and "Dollhouse" as well as "Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog."
Earlier this month Whedon was also named as a contender to helm the "Runaways" movie, before director Peter Sollett came on board.
"The First Avenger: Captain America" will be released on July 22, 2011, while "The Avengers" will finally assemble on May 4, 2012, with Evans as Cap, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.
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