Joss Whedon

Known for WritingBorn 1964-06-23 (age 61)New York City, New York, USA

Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (/ˈwiːdən/ WEE-dən; born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004), the short-lived space Western Firefly (2002), the Internet musical miniseries Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008), the science fiction drama Dollhouse (2009–2010), the Marvel Cinematic Universe film The Avengers (2012) and series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020), and the science fiction drama The Nevers (2021). After beginning his career in sitcoms, Whedon wrote the poorly received horror comedy film Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)—which he later adapted into the acclaimed television series of the same name—co-wrote the Pixar animated film Toy Story (1995), and wrote the science fiction horror film Alien Resurrection (1997). After achieving success as a television showrunner, Whedon returned to film to write and direct the Firefly film continuation Serenity (2005), co-write and produce the horror comedy film The Cabin in the Woods (2012), and write and direct the Shakespeare adaptation Much Ado About Nothing (2012). For the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Whedon wrote and directed the ensemble superhero film The Avengers (2012) and its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). He also co-wrote the DC Extended Universe superhero film Justice League (2017), for which he also served as director for reshoots, replacing Zack Snyder (who retained directorial credit). Whedon has also worked as a composer (notably for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode "Once More, with Feeling" and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) and comic book writer, both for comic book continuations of television series he created and for established franchises, such as Astonishing X-Men. Beginning in July 2020, multiple actors, producers, and writers spoke out against Whedon following the toxic workplace environment he had allegedly created in many of his projects. Whedon has denied any wrongdoing, while acknowledging that he can be "confrontational." Description above from the Wikipedia article Joss Whedon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Here's How It Was: The Making of 'Firefly'

Buffy the Animated Series

Live Action Toy Story

The Office

WandaVision

Firefly

The Avengers

The Nevers

The Avengers: A Visual Journey

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Layer

Toy Story

Angel

Veronica Mars

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Robot Chicken

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 Motion Comic

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Rove

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Marvel Studios Assembled

Serenity

Dollhouse

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

In Your Eyes

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

Iron Man 3

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Another Period

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

Much Ado About Nothing

Glee

The Cabin in the Woods

Con Man

Roseanne

Titan A.E.

Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show

Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous

The Alien Saga

Justice League

Alien Resurrection