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Signed: Joss Whedon will write and direct Avengers 2

Joss Whedon with Jeremy Renner, who plays Hawkeye in The Avengers. Image: Getty

Good news for fans of The Avengers: Joss Whedon has officially signed on to write and direct the sequel, after doing a Marvel-lous job with the first film.

The Buffy creator steered the superhero blockbuster to a grand total of nearly $1.5 billion at the global box office, making it the third highest-grossing film of all time behind Avatar and Titanic.

Not only will Joss bring Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow and pals back to the big screen for a second run, he will also create a "Marvel-based" Avengers spin-off TV series for US channel ABC.

Aside from making wads of cash for movie studio Disney, Joss is praised by many fans and critics for injecting humour and a serious comic-book passion into The Avengers.

Filmwell's Jeffrey Overstreet summarised it well by calling it a movie of "punches peppered with punchlines".

Still, Joss won't be helming the upcoming Marvel flicks Iron Man 3 (out April 2013), Thor: The Dark World (out November 2013), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (April 2014), and the undated Nick Fury and space superhero yarn Guardians of the Galaxy.

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