These guys really like each other. My biggest problem is to get them to shut up so I can shoot.
→ Joss Whedon about the Avengers cast on set. (via norseboners)
By not trying to [top it]. By being smaller. More personal, more painful. By being the next thing that should happen to these characters, and not just a rehash of what seemed to work the first time. By having a theme that is completely fresh and organic to itself. I want to know what makes them tick, what makes them flawed, what makes them fight — and ultimately, what makes them awesome. I go to these movies for those moments when the heroes define themselves, either through action or deliciously overwritten speeches.
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Joss Whedon on what he would do if he were to direct the sequel to The Avengers

(via emilyisobsessed)
(Source: colinfirthmoved)