Why did he decide to take a break from MCU after Avengers Sequel?
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Maggiesview — 9 years ago(May 09, 2016 03:01 PM)
Perhaps. Most people are motivated primarily by money but there are a few ,a very few, who are not. Particularly if they consider thb68at they already have enough money and are not lost in the grip of greed. I'm not sure which one Joss is.
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SethOfTheFields — 9 years ago(May 10, 2016 05:02 AM)
I can't speak for the comics because I haven't read them, but I think Season 6 of Buffy is the best of the series. Season 7 isn't quite as good, but definitely not the worst.
But to add to what the other poster was saying, I think the main reason why Joss left was out of pure exhaustion. -
thebadassunicorn — 9 years ago(May 15, 2016 06:29 PM)
I would disagree.
I love season 6 (its my favourite) although season 7 isn't the best but to be fair to him he was running 3 tv shows and writing the fray comic at the same time.
The comics are fun, not as good as the show but still very enjoyable. My favourite is The Chain (i think its number 5). Plus, Joss is a comic lover so i doubt he did those just for the money.
No one spends money making micro budget projects like much ado about nothing or dr horrible if their purely motivated by money.
I think he loves what he does and chooses projects based on that. Also, you can't say he signed on to the avengers film for the money because he wasn't paid very much (in scale) to write and direct it.
Plus i doubt he was fired for making two movies that grossed over a billion dollars. They are the 2 most financially successful MCU films. -
poem — 9 years ago(May 20, 2016 12:42 AM)
No one walks away from a multi-billion dollar franchise like The Avengers willingly.
Whow. You're quite the materialist, it seems.
I would totally walk away from that money in Joss shoes, for the exact same reasons he gave. Joss doesnt need to worry about a full refrigerator for the rest of his life anymore. So why do s16d0omething he doesnt really enjoy ? And creative freedom is especially important for an artist.
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thebadassunicorn — 9 years ago(May 15, 2016 06:23 PM)
He wanted to go and create something original again. Also, he found Age of Ultron a very stressful experience and I think he actually became a bit depressed working there.
From what he's been saying he's never going back. It'd be great if he did but it'd take a miracle for him to.
I've noticed a couple of people on the thread said he was fired but based on what has been said I don't think he was. I know Mark Ruffalo said he begged Joss to come back and do infinity war or a hulk movie or anything but he said he won't. -
iamvox — 9 years ago(August 23, 2016 05:45 PM)
This.
Making a movie as huge as Avengers is absolutely exhausting. I think at some point it's less about directing and more about logistics management, but everyone in the world, including the studio, is going to tell you that you're doing it wrong, this being expecially true on a sequel to a massive hit. If the suits really think they can make a better movie, they should try.
After the first one, he went back to something that he loves and did "Much Ado About Nothing," a lovely little film made on a shoestring budget with people he likes. As I recall, he talked about wanting to do something fun, because those big movies are not fun to make, and the pressure is intense.
As someone pointed out, it's not like he's living paycheck to paycheck, and maybe some forget, but A.G.E.N.T.S. of Shield is still on the air, and he's one of the creators, so he's got some TV money from that. Honestly, no one should be worried about a guy who has made a lot of money, has a giant fanbase and has plenty of talented people who want to work with him.
It's also possible that, after living in the Marvel universe for so long (don't forget that he was writing comics for them, too), he just needed to get back to other things. I'm hoping for more TV (not on FOX, please, which doesn't seem to know what to do with his stuff). -
thething42011 — 9 years ago(May 19, 2016 06:42 PM)
He's over this Marvel stuff now. Doing the Avengers films was Hell for him. A dream for some, maybe. But we'll never know what it's like to actually make it . He thinks Avengers 2 was wasted potential and both critics and fans attacked him and his film for various reasons. He is beaten, worn down. Sort of like Nolan taking a break after Interstellar was given mixed reviews. He felt burned down. Why do you think Jon Favreau passed up on the first Avengers? He knew it would be a damn nightmare making them and he would probably hate it. Even when directors make a masterpiece people love, sometimes, they still feel like a failure.