Back in April, word broke that "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly" creator Joss Whedon was in final negotiations to direct "The Avengers" adaptation that will bring Captain America, Iron Man and Thor together on the big screen for the first time.
And while there is still no official word from Marvel Studios or Whedon himself, Zack Whedon — Joss Whedon's brother and collaborator on "Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" — may have confirmed Whedon's involvement during a recent interview.
"Speaking of the ['Doctor Horrible'] sequel, we are all anxious to work on it, but some of us — and I'm not pointing any fingers here — but some of us have tentatively agreed to helm an all-star mega-blockbuster summer tent-pole extravaganza movie to be released in 2012," Zack Whedon told Comic Book Resources. That could possibly, maybe, interfere with the production of our internet musical. Hopefully we will have time for all of us to do everything we want to do."
"Those of us who aren't helming ASMBSTPEMs are writing TV shows, so everyone is very happily busy at the moment," added Whedon. "I'm hoping that when my TV duties are done for the season I can sit down with the gang and we can get this thing going. We want to do it badly."
Earlier this week, Felicia Day — the female lead of "Doctor Horrible" and the creator of "The Guild" — offered her endorsement of Joss Whedon's potential turn at "The Avengers."
“Nobody else knows comics better than Joss,” Day told MTV News. “He loves them with a passion and to throw that many comic book characters in a movie? I don’t know who else could handle it.”
"Iron Man 2" director Jon Favreau has also spoken out in favor of Whedon taking the helm of "The Avengers."
"The Avengers" is expected to begin filming early next year for a summer 2012 release.
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