Previous Post Quote: It's being reported on multiple sites, based on the report: Quote: http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/marvel-close-to-whedon-hire-on-the-avengers/ Quote: Personally, while I have some reservations, I think this could be a really great choice. I don't know if Whedon has done any action films (Buffy isn't really an action flick even though there is fighting), but I think he has a good grasp on the superhero genre. We could certainly do a lot worse; we could have got Michael Bay. EDIT: I forgot about Serenity...I guess that would qualify as an action flick. ~Hat~

I'll be curious to see if he gets to cast many hero roles, or if they're pretty much all established for him. Wasp seems like the only other female Avenger we could count on, but you'd think the guy doing the Ant Man movie would get to say who he wants for Hank and Jan.

And Serenity was indeed actiony enough to make me think he could do a good job. I'm not sure it was "big" enough to remove all doubts, however. Still, usually studios can rely on solid second unit directors for action if necessary.