At last nights, "39th Annual Saturn Awards," Avengers 2 director Joss Whedon unsurprisingly had fielded some questions about his top grossing sequel. Instead of the usual "no comment" and non-commital answers, Whedon decided to have a little fun. "A lot of sitting and drinking tea," Whedon joked about what fans can expect in the second theatrical outing for Earth's Mightiest Heroes. He continued, "Think Steel Magnolias, but not so steel-y. Think downy, pillow-y Magnolias. Obviously Pillow Man will be a huge character."
You never expect it but that's what you're going for. You want everybody to love it, so if they do, it's not like 'What the hell, everything has going horribly wrong!' It's more like, wow, ok cool." You can check out the full interview from MingleMediaTVNetwork by watching the interview above. Of course, this interview was humorous for the most part, but when you look at the official taglines for "Steel Magnolias", "The funniest movie ever to make you cry" and "Sometimes laughter is a matter of life and death" maybe that comparison is more apt than Joss realizes. RELATED CONTENT: Joss Whedon On How China's Box Office Could Influence THE AVENGERS 2 Joss Whedon Can't Wait To "Knock" Quicksilver And Scarlet Witch Against THE AVENGERS Highlights From Joss Whedon's AVENGERS 2 & MARVEL TV Show Japanese Interview Share on Tumblr Running Time: Script-development Stage
Release Date: May 1, 2015 (USA)
MPAA Rating: This Film Has Not Yet Been Rated
Starring: Scarlet Johansson, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Written by: Joss Whedon (screenplay)
Synopsis: Official synopsis unavailable. Confirmed information about The Avengers sequel includes the addition of two new characters, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. Robert Downey Jr. was also recently confirmed to return as Iron Man. Joss Whedon will once again write the script and direct.
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