From: daviderl31@yahoo.com   
      
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   'Yeah, I'm Back': 'Avengers' Director Joss Whedon Has Had A Change Of Heart   
   And Would Like To Return To The MCU   
      
   Joss Whedon has a prolific and laudable CV. Amongst many other project, he's   
   responsible for creating TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Agents of   
   S.H.I.E.L.D., co-writing Toy Story and, of course, writing and directing The   
   Avengers (2012) and its sequel, Age of Ultron (2015).   
      
   Considering his undeniable talent, it was certainly deemed a loss to the MCU   
   when he announced last year that he'd be leaving the world of superheroes   
   behind. But, fear not, dear Marvel fans, for Whedon has announced he's had a   
   change of heart.   
      
   'Yeah, I'm Back'   
      
   As part of the Tribeca Film Festival, Whedon reflected on his involvement in   
   the realm of comic book movies, and the comments he made last year. Talking   
   to Deadline he said:   
      
   "It was just five years of my life. I took a two-week vacation for the first   
   time in 25 years, except for the four month vacation where I wrote the Buffy   
   musical. I set out to accomplish nothing.”   
      
   The 51-year-old director was joined on stage by the Hulk himself, Marc   
   Ruffalo, who was clearly enthused at the prospect of Whedon returning. He   
   said:   
      
   “I begged him to do Avengers 3 and 4, Hulk 3, Thor 3 and Quasimodo, and he   
   said, I’ll never do it again. [Turns to Whedon] I was getting worried about   
   you, but you’re back.”   
      
   Whedon's affirmative response of "yeah, I'm back" was enough to dissolve the   
   residue of his previous comments. Although he didn't expand on what   
   non-Marvel projects he'd be working on, he stated it was "super good" and a   
   departure from his previous work.   
      
   'I Think I Did A Disservice To The Movie'   
      
   It was during the publicity tour of Age of Ultron last year that Whedon   
   proclaimed his desire to leave the MCU, and never return. The comments came   
   as part of a deluge of fairly negative comments on the movie. During his   
   presentation, he said:   
      
   "I created the narrative — wherein I’m not quite accomplished at — and   
   people just ran with [about Ultron] ‘Well it’s OK, it could be better, but   
   it’s not Joss’ fault’ and I think that did a disservice to the movie,   
   and to   
   the studio and to myself. Ultimately, it wasn’t the right way to be because   
   I’m very proud about it.”   
      
   The next MCU offering, Captain America: Civil War, is released in a number   
   of weeks, and will be the first offering of the third phrase of movies. Of   
   all of the upcoming films on Marvel's slate, only Captain Marvel (2019) and   
   The Inhumans (2019) remain director-less.   
      
   What with his recent declaration of a his desire to return, it wouldn't be   
   too surprising if Marvel bosses look to Whedon to take on one of those   
   projects.   
      
      
      
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