Tag: Whedon

23 MAY

Justice League director Zack Snyder STEPS DOWN after tragic news – Joss Whedon takes over

The DC superhero caper is due in cinemas at the end of this year and so is presumably nearing completion – with routine reshoots slated for the summer. Now, Joss Whedon will oversee its final stages. Snyder told The Hollywood Reporter: “In my mind, I thought it was a cathartic thing to go back to […]

22 MAY

Zack Snyder Leaves ‘Justice League’ Due to Family Tragedy; Joss Whedon to Replace Him

A horrible tragedy has occurred in the lives of director Zack Snyder and his producing partner/wife Deborah: in March of this year, their 20-year-old daughter Autumn committed suicide. After diving headfirst into work in an attempt to keep his mind off of his unthinkable loss, Snyder has now decided to step down from Warner Bros.’ Justice League and […]

17 MAY

Why Joss Whedon Is Fighting For Planned Parenthood

Joss Whedon’s “crushing depression” began in November, when election results swung the United States to the right. But in mid-March, the writer-director behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers, and Avengers: Age of Ultron was resisting despair as he worked through the last day of a three-day shoot for Unlocked, his short film promoting Planned […]

30 MAR

From Marvel to DC? Joss Whedon in talks to direct stand-alone Batgirl movie

Warner Bros. has plans for another stand-alone superhero movie, and the studio has just the director for the project. Marvel vet Joss Whedon is closing in on a deal to write, direct, and produce a Batgirl movie, Variety reports. Whedon seems like an ideal choice for the project. Beyond the success he had with The Avengers […]