Whedon Would Love to Direct Star Wars or Anne Hathaway Catwoman Movie

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By Andrew Paul

Published Oct 20, 2016

Prolific pop culture icon Joss Whedon opens up about the surprising franchise characters he would love to tackle on the big screen.

Joss Whedon is no stranger to big-name pop culture franchises -- from directing "The Avengers" and its sequel, "Age of Ultron," to masterminding television's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and its associated spin-offs. Touching on the franchises he hasn't worked on, Whedon has revealed the properties he'd love to tackle, if given the chance.

"I mean, it’s a fun thing to do, to put yourself in the service of something if you think you can add an interpretation. It’s no different than any other storytelling," Whedon explained in a recent interview with Complex. "So do I want to make James Bond movie? Yeah. Anne Hathaway does Catwoman again? Sure, I’m in."

If 007-by-way-of-Whedon seems a bit strange, make sure you're sitting down -- he also confided that he'd be willing to tackle the one franchise on nearly everyone's mind lately: Star Wars.

"I was like, 'I don't want to make a 'Star Wars' movie. Like, god dammit, why?' But I saw the trailer for ['Rogue One'] awhile ago and I was like, 'I want to do that.' To make a 'Star Wars' movie and not be wed to the bigger picture."

With Disney apparently planning to release a Star Wars movie every year from now until the end of time, a standalone film from Whedon set in a galaxy far, far away certainly doesn't seem as far-fetched as it would have a couple years ago. Now, if we could only get that "Black Widow" solo outing green-lit...