Joss Whedon News: Director Says He'll Never Be Done With Superhero Films

Director Joss Whedon has made his name a staple in the Superhero movie genre with his two highly successful 'Avengers' films, and while he has retired from the Marvel franchise, he has recently spoken on why he'll never truly be done with superheroes.

In an interview with io9, Whedon spoke on his influences and what attracted him to the genre:

"I don't think I'll ever be done with superheroes, because I feel like I was writing about superheroes before I realized that I was. Everything sort of falls in that category. The new thing is called Twist, it's Victorian story about a chambermaid who becomes a superhero, because I don't get tired of that.

"It's a little dark and a little strange. I have license to sort of go to different places. I'm not beholden to the 40 years of this comic that existed before. But it is kind of classical in structure in the sense that it's about women and men and power, culture and money and all the things I always like to nudge in."

He also went on to speak on the criticism that revolved around his portrayal of the Black Widow character in the 'Age of Ultron' film:

"My political opinions have never gotten me that much hate! You know, ultimately everybody's entitled to their opinion. Sending me pictures of nooses and things was maybe a little too entitled. I disagree. It's very simple. This is the way that I see it. The way I liked it. When I pitched it, the Marvel guys were like, "Yes." It never occurred to us that would happen. And then, people went bonkers.

"In particular, the thing with Clint [Hawkeye], where they're like, "Oh ... but those two!" You know. For me, that's an outright "No. You're wrong." I mean, things could go any way, but that, for me, is a much more powerful and even much more romantic statement: that those people would die for each other, but they're not trying to sleep with each other. That's something about men and women that I wanted to say. So I'm not backing down on that one. I think they're wrong."