Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon did an uncredited rewrite for X-Men.
Trivia[]
- Joss Whedon was brought in to rewrite the climax of X-Men, however only two of his lines actually made it in the final film.[1]
- According to David Hayter, Joss Whedon wrote the line said by Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, "America was going to be the land of tolerance. Peace."[2]
- Joss Whedon also wrote the infamous line said by Ororo Munroe/Storm, "Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? The same thing that happens to everything else."[3]
- All of Joss Whedon's other script contributions were discarded and he was uncredited for his work on X-Men.[3]
- Joss Whedon was considered to direct X-Men: The Last Stand.[4]
- Joss Whedon wrote the Marvel Comics story Astonishing X-Men.
- X-Men: The Last Stand ended up using elements of that comic in it's story.
- Joss Whedon wrote and directed the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
- Joss Whedon did uncredited rewrites on the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor: The Dark World.
- Joss Whedon directed the post-credits scenes for the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
- Joss Whedon co-created the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., he also directed the series' pilot episode.
- Joss Whedon was considered to direct the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man.[5]
- Joss Whedon wrote and directed the reshoots for the DC Entertainment film Justice League.
- Joss Whedon worked again with Kevin Feige on Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
- Joss Whedon worked again with Stan Lee in Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
References[]
- ↑ Bryan Singer’s Traumatic ‘X-Men’ Set: The Movie “Created a Monster”
- ↑ "You know what happens to a Toad struck by lightning"? | X-Men Scene Addressed by David Hayter
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Joss Whedon - AV Club
- ↑ Joss Whedon Talks X-Men 4, Wonder Woman Woes and Batman Heartache
- ↑ ‘Iron Man’: Kevin Feige Wanted Joss Whedon to Direct the Marvel Hit, but Then September 11 Happened
