At least, what he said some months back, before the first one opened. How would he (hypothetically) top the first installment?
"By not trying to. By being smaller. More personal, more painful. By being the next thing that should happen to these characters, and not just a rehash of what seemed to work the first time. By having a theme that is completely fresh and organic to itself."
Wow, that's refreshing for sequel talk. Too many sequels turn into "Let's take the five things that worked the first time, crank 'em up to 11, and leave everything else out." If Whedon can avoid that, Avengers 2 should be awesome.
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Joss Whedon on 'Avengers 2': 'It needs to be smaller, more personal'
Director jokes that the Avengers sequel will be similar to The Godfather II.
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