Buffy creator joss whedon tells at comiccon how woman pushed him to the end of his golden lasso, and touches on his many new projects, including progress on goners and new. Joss whedon on assembling the avengers the new york times. May 17, 2017 filmed by joss whedon in support of planned parenthood. Buffy, angel and serenity fans have been on the edge of their seat waiting for joss whedon s next project to get off the ground. A look at the goners behindthescenes crew and production team. Set in 2517, serenity is the story of the captain and crew of serenity, a fireflyclass spaceship. Joss hill whedon born june 23, 1964 is an american writer, director and producer. Both his father, tom whedon and his grandfather, john whedon were successful television writers. Fireflyserenity had an even smaller lifespan as the series only lasted 11 episodes and the movie wasnt exactly successful. The film, if ever greenlit, would star james marsters, alyson hannigan and amy acker.
The cancelled 2006 wonder woman solo film cutshort youtube. Theres a sdcc colour print and an original pencil sketch up for grabs. He was educated at winchester college in england and received a film degree from wesleyan university in 1987. Joss whedon talks challenges of the avengers, potentially resurrecting old horror epic goners, and how cabin in the woods came to be. Whedon was attached to write and direct the film, while mary. Two seemingly unconnected souls from different corners of the united states make a telepathic bond that allows them to see, hear and feel the others experiences, creating a bond that apparently cant be broken. It was going to be produced by mary parent and scott stuber, but mary parent left universal the producing studio and with her being whedon s biggest supporter, the tides of fortune changed for goners. Born in new york city on june 23, 1964 as joseph 1 hill whedon, and being a thirdgeneration tv writer, he is a son of tom whedon, a screenwriter for alice in the 1970s and the golden girls in the 1980s, and a grandson of john whedon, who worked on the donna reed show in the 1950s and the dick van dyke show in the 1960s, as well as writing for radio shows like the great gildersleeve. Serenity is a 2005 american space western film written and directed by joss whedon. Not only for goners, but it looks like any hope for a serenity movie sequel went with her. Goners is a supernatural horror thriller of some kind, but whedon has been very secretive about it and we dont know really know what its about.
The project has been described as a supernatural fantasythriller with similar themes to his tv series. Joss whedon had such a terrible experience directing the avengers sequel that he disappeared from the public eye for two years. Joss whedon is a goner joss whedon, who has serenity coming next week and wonder woman sometime this decade, has signed a deal with universal to bring the scifi thriller goners to the big screen. Watch trailers and get details for current and future movies.
Goners is a 20 american supernatural horror slasher film written and directed by joss whedon. Whedon at the 2015 san diego comiccon international american screenwriter, director and producer joss whedon has generated numerous films and television series over the course of his career, 1 many of which have influenced popular culture and acquired cult status. Joss whedon has announced on his official blog that he will no longer be writing and directing the wonder woman movie at warner bros. It is a continuation of whedons shortlived 2002 fox television series firefly and stars the same cast, taking place after the events of the final episode. History, horror, war see all indevelopment titles on imdbpro. Unlocked highlights the vital role planned parenthood health centers play in the lives of millions of women in communities nationwide. Feb 27, 2010 goners is a supernatural horror thriller of some kind, but whedon has been very secretive about it and we dont know really know what its about. The captain and first mate are veterans of the unification war, having fought on the. Jul 07, 2008 the ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web.
It is described as a horror slasher film set in world war ii. Joss whedon abandons his values to attack nicole kidman. Hi, i had a pdf of joss whedon s unproduced script goners but sadly lost it a while ago when my computer crash. Beyond the trailer host grace randolphs reaction to this dceu news that warner bros wants joss whedon to write, direct, produce and cast a batgirl movie. Whedon sold a spec script entitled goners to universal pictures. This movie was filmed at joss whedon s santa monica home, which was designed and decorated by whedon s wife kai cole. With elizabeth berrington, ben chaplin, anna devlin, laura donnelly. At a convention, acker stated the film was not going ahead due to money issues. Buffy creator joss whedon has essentially abandoned plans to make the horror fantasy goners at universal pictures and is instead focusing on cabin in the woods. Cole suggested whedon make it in lieu of going on vacation for their 20th anniversary because it had long been his passion project. Ive been seeing a lot of horror movies that are torture porn, where kids we dont care about are mutilated for hours, and i just cannot abide them. Goners is an antidote to that very kind of film, the horror movie with.
Aug 21, 2017 following criticism, joss whedon fan site shuts down after 15 years august 21, 2017 9. Movies f9 has pushed its release date back a year due to coronavirus outbreak its become clear that it wont be possible for all of our fans around the world to see the film this may. Joss said that in the premiere of dollhouses second season, well get to see echo cycle through a few imprints during an assignment. After a lonely young woman is murdered, she awakens as one of the goners, a group of outcasts who struggle to deal with their postlife existence. Announced a decade ago, this the details of this film have. Since joss has a lot of projects ahead of him, this will most likely not happen for a while. It is a continuation of whedon s shortlived 2002 fox television series firefly and stars the same cast, taking place after the events of the final episode. Goners imdb page once stated that the movie would be released in 2010. Joss whedon celebrity profile check out the latest joss whedon photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Thanks to our sponsor skillshare, the first 200 people to sign up here get their first 2 months free joss whedon was planned to direct. Batgirl movie joss whedon beyond the trailer youtube.
Transposed to an american setting, joss whedons much ado about nothing proves a highly entertaining romance. Theyre drawn by adam hughes who also did the omwf posters. The real protagonist of the movie is claire and we. Joss whedon is the middle of five brothers his younger brothers are jed whedon and zack whedon. Joss whedon the firefly and serenity database fandom. Ive been seeing a lot of horror movies that are torture porn, where kids we dont care about are mutilated for hours, and i just. The woman woman pieces are being auctioned to help clydene nee, who is suffering from kidney failure. Joss whedon exits batgirl movie exclusive hollywood. Joss whedon flies away from batgirl movie at warner bros. Goners whedon once told us that he was writing a script for a movie, which he called a very personal thing about human connection and questioning. Whedons intention with the movie was to revitalize the horror genre.
The 100 best movies of the decade the best animated films. Joss whedon simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joss whedon is saying goodbye to dc entertainment heroine batgirl whedon, the creator of buffy the vampire slayer among other pop culture touchstones, is exiting the warner bros. Goners goners is a 20 american supernatural horror slasher film written and directed by joss whedon. They were about to come into possession of the screenplay for the film whedon wrote almost immediately upon completion of his directorial debut serenity. Whedon s intention with the movie was to revitalize the horror genre. Blog 2, to a liam neeson action movie we round up joss whedons. Sigh no more from joss whedons much ado about nothing. A lot of people have a lets just get on with it attitude to the american election. The films writer joss whedon last wrote the avengers. Especially since learning that joss whedon s modern bw take on shakespeares much ado about nothing is set to screen at sxsw 20 in advance of its june 21st us release date. Joss whedon video in support of planned parenthood youtube.
Primetime drama tv horror comedy space adventure hybrid western sitcom tv teen movie. Joss whedon is a goner sep 26, 2005 according to variety, fanfavorite filmmaker joss whedon, who has serenity coming next week and wonder woman sometime this decade, has signed a deal with universal to bring the scifi thriller goners to the big screen. Jan 14, 2017 i think its worth reminding joss whedon that barack obama made similar comments when trump won the election, yet i cannot seem to locate any puppetbased invectives hurled in obamas direction from josss twitter feed. The idea came directly from his aversion to seeing the hollywood formula of the little blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed in every horror movie. Aug 02, 2007 buffy creator joss whedon tells at comiccon how woman pushed him to the end of his golden lasso, and touches on his many new projects, including progress on goners and new. Now that joss whedon has joined the tiny club of directors whose films have made over a billion dollars, theres tons of speculation about whats next for the nolongeracult icon. There are several projects whedons been attached to since joining the marvel studios fold. The movie stars vanessa ferlito, alex pettyfer, shia labeouf, ed helms, amanda seyfried, anna kendrick, kal penn, eric dane and michelle monaghan. Find films and movies featuring joss whedon on allmovie. Joss whedon chatted with sci fi wire about a few things, all of which ive been looking forward to. Joss mother, lee stearns, was a history teacher and she also wrote novels as lee whedon. Following criticism, joss whedon fan site shuts down after 15. So from now until march, ill be tracking down the best with the zeal of a jack russell terrier.
Jurassic world director backs joss whedons criticism of. When joss whedon laid into a 70sera sexist clip from. The two central characters beatrice amy acker and benedick alexis denisof begin the film as deadly enemies, but its clear theyre attracted to one another. Well its ok, it could be better, but its not josss fault.
Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Joss whedon full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Chris hemsworth says avengers cast pissed off joss. This is simply a previous title for the nowreleased cabin in the woods. Joss whedon has left plenty of projects in development. I cant say anymore of what i do know without possible spoilers. Universal pictures has paid seven figures for goners, a fantasy thriller spec script joss whedon wrote and will direct. He created the wellknown television series buffy the vampire slayer, angel, and firefly, and has also written several movie scripts and several comic book series. Joss whedon has had a long and storied history in hollywood as a screenwriter, on television as the writercreator of buffy the vampire slayer, angel, and firefly, and back in hollywood as the writerdirector of serenity.
However, joss was quoted as saying that he wants to return to goners after hes finished with the avengers. Joss whedon is the creator of the buffy the vampire slayer and angel series. Its slightly more possible but still not terribly likely that whedon will resurrect his dead script goners, which was a buffyesque story of a young. Joss whedon enters cabin in the woods movies empire. But in its place comes cabin in the woods, a brandnew, bright and shiny whedon movie that sounds, to us, anyway, simply aces. Bid for promo art created for joss whedons wonder woman movie. After confessing to playing 300 hours of breath of the wild. Goners whedon once told us that he was writing a script for a movie, which he called a very personal thing about human connection and questioning whether there is such a thing at all. As a joss watcher, i think goners the movie is deader that a serenity sequel.
After the release of serenity in 2005, whedon sold a spec script entitled goners to universal pictures. Universal pictures has picked up the rights to joss whedon s spec script goners, which hell also direct for the studio. Joss hill whedon born joseph hill whedon on june 23, 1964 in new york is the creator and coexecutive producer of firefly whedon also created buffy the vampire slayer, angel and dollhouse, and has written several film screenplays and comic book series. Jun 05, 2015 jurassic world director backs joss whedons criticism of sexist clip. But i would follow joss whedon into hell because hed be a. In 1997, whedon created his first television series, buffy the vampire slayer. An epic tale following a gang of victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world. Now that hes done with the avengers, whats next for joss whedon.
Joss whedon has left as writer and director of the batgirl movie for warner bros. Not a lot is known about joss whedon s script for goners, but its been described as a fantasy thriller with a female lead named mia. Joss whedon fired from batgirl movie today beyond the trailer host grace randolphs reaction and breakdown of joss whedon s exit from the batgirl movie for the dceu aka dc movies. One of the few things that we do know is that joss whedon cared deeply for it. Joss whedon is playing with a dollhouse screen rant. Chris hemsworth says avengers cast pissed off joss whedon by laughing during takes. Mar 16, 2019 not a lot is known about joss whedons script for goners, but its been described as a fantasy thriller with a female lead named mia. The film was released worldwide in a large widely promoted theatrical release on april 10th, 20 release theatrically and was shot in long island, new. Two seemingly unconnected souls from different corners of the united states make a telepathic bond that allows them to see, hear and feel the others experiences, creating a. For example, under goners there is a quote from an interview in which whedon describes the film as an antidote to torture porn horror films. Sep 16, 2009 joss whedon chatted with sci fi wire about a few things, all of which ive been looking forward to. Whedon also sold a mysterious pitch called goners to. Every now and then with goners, im like, theres something about this that hasnt been expressed yet. Joss whedon pop culture news, movie, tv, music and gaming.