Joss Whedon Talks Idris Elba's 'Avengers 2' Reveal, Marvel Phase Three Movie Slate

Actor Idris Elba recently confirmed he and Tom Hiddleston would appear in The Avengers: Age of Ultron as Heimdall and Loki, but it looks he could be in a bit of trouble for letting that secret slip.

"Um, should he receive an email from me, there might be an attitude of scold," director Joss Whedon told Vulture. "Yeah [Kevin Feige was in touch]... When you have a cast of 19,000 people, inevitably, once every month, you pick up [a story] and you're like, 'Awww.'"

The site then asked Whedon about Marvel's recently announced Phase Three movie slate and questioned if the director was daunted by the scope of it. "You know, it is a little daunting, and you sort of go, [mock-whiny] 'What about my movie? I haven't even been born and you already like my younger siblings better?'" he said. "But at the same time it's exhilarating. It's really fun to see where Kevin's taking it and to see the workings of that mind. I think it was a very canny and very human move, I really like the slate."

Finally, Vulture asked Whedon about Mark Ruffalo's status, given that Marvel did not announce a Hulk solo movie and the actor has admitted he does not know for how many movies Marvel wants him to work. "No, I don't [know how many either]," Whedon said. "...These plans become mutable. 'These guys have these rights, oh, now we have these rights. Oh, this guy is now not available.' Again, you're dealing with so many moving parts and so many factors, you just can't really predict much."

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