What Makes Joss Whedon The Right Director for 'The Avengers 2'?

Joss Whedon received almost universal acclaim for his work on The Avengers in 2012, and he is back to write and direct The Avengers: Age of Ultron, which hits theaters in May.

Robert Downey Jr. sat down for a pretty substantial interview with Marvel.com, and one of the topics was Whedon's guiding hand on the movie. The actor, now synonymous with Tony Stark and Iron Man, had nothing but praises for the writer and director.

"First of all, he's a good writer," Downey said. "I always tend to think, generally speaking, 'Is this a movie I want to see?' Because all the fine points are going to get worked out. This time, I think that from jump I thought wow, this is what I hadn't figured out beforehand. This is what 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' should be. I was done with the first draft and I said, 'Cool. I like it.' [Producer] Kevin [Feige] was like, 'Wait, what did you just say?' [laughs] And [Joss] is continuing to write, even as we're setting up shots. He's bringing back in a line that was in the first draft or whatever." He adds, "This time around, I just want to say in summary it's been fun. We all have become close. It just seems like we're all genuinely developing relationships with each other. And I think the start and end of it is in trusting Joss. That he really, really knows what he's doing."

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