TOLDJA! Joss Whedon Confirmed As Director Of 'The Avengers'

UPDATES Whedon To Direct Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’

Back in April, I reported exclusively that Marvel Studios was in final negotiations for Joss Whedon to direct The Avengers. Today, Whedon confirmed the news, and Marvel sources say the deal is done. That’s the fast-tracked film that would amount to an all-star team of Marvel superheros, including Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), as well as SHIELD leader Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Whedon has been  rumored for this job for awhile, and was high on the fanboy wish-list. Marvel has considered all of the individual superhero movies to  be an intro to The Avengers, so the wanna-see on this one in May 2012 will be huge.