I don't like the assertion that the Avengers movie "sells itself" and that he would have been foolish if he managed to mess it up - Sure it would have done well because of the content however i think it was alot to do with the extremely positive first reviews and the fact that Joss was leading this project from the beginning that got people so interested in the first place. The euro release date helped alot also and helped to build anticipation.

He hasnt just made something "that sells itself" he has for the first time made us a super hero comic book adaption that actually works(bar of course maybe chris nolans batman reboot). This movie is funny, action packed with just a tiny hint of darkness.

I hope this helps Whedon maybe get a firefly season 2 off the ground or something. Hes definitely gonna get the respect he deserves from now on...

Well, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was on for 7 seasons and Angel was on for 5 seasons. It was Firefly and Dollhouse that got cancelled after only 1 season....that's when he went for the Avengers job....He really doesn't have to worry anymore as far as people wanting him to direct.

Yea he does have a great start to his career but im sure he needed a win under his belt. Any failure is not easy to deal with. I didn't know he did dollhouse.

He does have a big following of loyal fans tho.
I was one of the people who got super excited just because it was him directing it.
And from what i hear he did a fantastic job (gonna see it soon). Not sure who else could have done better.

But the Avengers does sell itself to some extent. I mean even if it was bad there would be tons of people who would still watch it. Its a big name.

But with that said, im sure it was him that made it from a movie that performed well to a movie that broke records.

So you actually think batman and robin is better than the dark knight? Even when I was a kid and went and saw them at the movies I knew they sucked

But George Clooney/Val Kilmer were so dreamy. Can't forget the queer robin and clueless batgirl. /s

The first Michael Keaton batman was good. The only thing the old movies had going for them was the big name bad guys jack/carey/arney/devito

So you must like the batman nipples yes???

Get out of here, all the new batman movies have been great. I'm willing to bet top dollar that batman will be the VERY LEAST nominated for an oscar. avengers won't be.