Joss Whedon Was Called In To Fix Scenes In 'Thor: The Dark World'

Joss Whedon Was Called In To Fix Scenes In ‘Thor: The Dark World’

Joss Whedon’s role at Marvel Studios is that of an overseer. Visualize him hovering over all the projects, comes down from on high when needed to help save the day. He did this onCaptain America: The First Avenger, and has consulted on everything since. NowAlan Taylorrevealed the writer/director ofThe Avengerswas called in to rewrite some troubled scenes during production ofThor: The Dark Worldas well.

Taylor, the director ofThor: The Dark Worldas well as the 2015Terminatorfilm, said the following toSFX Magazine. Thanks toComic Book Moviefor the heads up.

Joss came in to save our lives a couple of times. We had a major scene that was not working on the page at all in London, and he basically got airlifted in, like a SWAT team or something. He came down, rewrote the scene, and before he got back to his plane I sort of grabbed him and said, ‘And this scene and this scene?’ And he rewrote two other scenes that I thought had problems. Then finally we let go of him, he took off again, and we shot the scenes; and they were just much better and much lighter on their feet. Much more fun, much more surprising than what we had been trying to do. I can relate to guys who come out of the TV world, since that’s where I come from. And being able to land and work and solve a problem quickly… I really was grateful.

It’ll be interesting to find out which scenes Whedon rewrote onceThor: The Dark Worldhits theaters November 8. Think they’ll be obvious from the dialogue and banter? Whedon obviously has a very specific style.

When he’s not fixing other problems in the Marvel Universe, Joss Whedon is preppingAvengers: Age of Ultronfor a July 21, 2025 release.