ABC Greenlights Marvel’s ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Pilot; Joss Whedon To Co-Write, Possibly Direct

Up until two years ago Joss Whedon was a beloved cult figure among fans of terrific science-fiction, horror, and comic books who still had to fight tooth and nail to see his creative visions make it to screens both big and small as unmolested as Hollywood would allow. Cut to last May and his epic take on Marvel's mighty superhero cadre The Avengers rakes in more than a billion dollars in global box office. Now Whedon has become Marvel Studios' personal gnie en rsidence; three weeks ago he officially signed on to write and direct the inevitable Avengers sequel, and a day after that news broke came the development that Whedon would be contributing creatively to the next phase of Marvel's cinematic universe, including overseeing production of a television series for ABC based on Marvel... [via Geeks Of Doom]