The funny thing about comic book characters is that they rarely stay dead for long.

Agent Phil Coulson, despite getting stabbed in the back in The Avengers and dying in the arms of Nick Fury, has returned to the world of the living and will play a huge role in the upcoming TV series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

At first it was believed the series would take place before the events of The Avengers, but it becomes clear that this is post-New York invasion when an interviewed agent describes himself as "Clearance Level 6" and explains that he knows Coulson was killed.

That's when Coulson...

ABC makes it official and confirms it's bringing Marvel and Joss Whedon's “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” to the television universe this fall. Whedon, who wrote and directed last summer's block-buster hit “The Avengers,” filmed the TV pilot back in January. The greenlight comes as no surprise as Marvels massive success on the big screen should transcribe to a much desired commodity for TV viewers.

Here is ABC's official press release and description of the upcoming series. Be sure to be on the lookout for a preview during May sweeps.

Clark Gregg reprises his role of Agent Phil Coulson from Marve...

It's Fashion Fail Time! That means we take a break from letting you know how good all of your favorite stars look to show the other side of fashion: the fails! This week, we get warmed up for the big one: The Oscars. The Oscars are going to bring all sorts of fashion fails, so let us whet your appetite.

Singer Paloma Faith has eccentric fashion, and above she displays her crazy cat lady look. At least she put her Bedazzler to good use.

At least Katherine Jenkins had someone paint her burlap sack before she wore it.

A little early in the year for Nadine Velazquez bare her belly, a...

Joss Whedon would love to work on the next installment in the Star Wars series, but he has an enviable problem: He's already working on the sequel to The Avengers.

Whedon mused to CNN, "I'm as angry as you should be. When I heard [about 'Star Wars'] I was like, 'I wonder ... no, I really can't do that. Oh, I already have a job.' I wouldn't clear the 'Avengers.' I'm having so much fun with that sequel right now, just with the script, that I couldn't imagine not doing it."

The Avengers sequel, which is thought to have nemesis Thanos at its center (he's shown during a credits sequence), is d...

Expectations are high for Joss Whedon's SHIELD live-action superhero series. While animated series based on comics have flourished ever since Batman: The Animated series broke onto the scene in the early 90s, live-action shows based on comic books are hit-or-miss. They require a larger budget to showcase super powers and outlandish costumes and mutants. Despite this, we were able to point out the five best live action TV shows based on comics - and managed to cut down the worst to five.

The Best:

1. The Incredible Hulk: This TV took its comic book source seriously, and the show profited...

"The Avengers" director Joss Whedon is behind a new ABC pilot for Marvel's fictional espionage and secret military law-enforcement agency, S.H.I.E.L.D, according to Deadline.com.

The network officially gave the greenlight for the project, which will be co-written by Whedon and his brother Jed Whedon. Joss may also direct.

S.H.I.E.L.D. originally stood for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division. In 1991 it was changed to Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate.

The comic featured superheroes such as Nick Fury and Maria Hill, played by...

Disney has confirmed in an investors' conference call that Joss Whedon will return as the director of The Avengers sequel. Disney also confirmed rumors that Whedon is developing a live-action show for ABC that takes place within the Marvel universe.

The movie deal is a 3-year exclusive, meaning the latest an Avengers movie could be made with Whedon at the helm is sometime in 2015.

ABC has been rumored to be eying a Hulk TV series much like the classic superhero show. However, it's believed that Whedon will be working on something else entirely; Guillermo del Toro is attached to the Hulk ...

Fans just can't get enough of vampires. Today it's "Twilight," but not too long ago it was "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," which tops a new magazine list of the 25 Best Cult TV Shows from the past 25 years.

The Joss Whedon-helmed series ran for 144 episodes between March 1997 and May 2003, and is number one on Entertainment Weekly's new poll. The show was a mixture of drama, comedy, romance, action, and horror.

"Buffy" centered on the exploits of its titular vampire slayer, a mystical "Chosen One" living in Sunnydale, Calif., an idyllic small town situated atop the mouth to hell. Buffy (Sarah...

Joss Whedon and several cast members from his sci-fi drama "Firefly" will reunite for a panel discussion at Comic-Con in San Diego, Calif., in July.

The get together on July 13 will mark the show's 10th anniversary. The series was an "outer-space Western" set several centuries in the future. Nathan Fillion starred as Captain Mal Reynolds, a disillusioned interplanetary-war veteran and outlaw of the Alliance, the current ruling government. The series was canceled after just 14 episodes.

The Comic-Con panel will include stars Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin, Sean Maher and Michael Fairma...

If you saw The Cabin in the Woods several times in theaters like I did, then you also can’t get enough of Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon’s horror masterpiece. One of the best parts about their intriguing flick is noticing more nods to genre classics and jokes with each viewing.

You should be able to catch anything that you missed last screening and find out all sorts of delicious new factoids when the film arrives on DVD. While you’re waiting for your chance to watch it at home though, Titan Books has released two great ways to get your Cabin fix: The Cabin in the Woods - The Official Movie...

Joss Whedon is finally receiving the widespread recognition he deserves as a writer, director, and producer. We have his hit 2012 flicks The Avengers and The Cabin in the Woods to thank for that. Before Whedon achieved mainstream success though, he already had a rabid cult following. His admirers endlessly analyze the television shows, comics, and films that he creates. Heck, my alma mater even has a class exclusively on his show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Leveraging Whedon’s devotees, Titan Books and the magazine Pop Matters have distilled fan commentary into a single book entitled Joss Whe...

Writer/director Joss Whedon has written an emotional open letter of thanks to his fans after The Avengers movie smashed a series of box office records.

The superhero film, written and directed by Whedon, became the first ever movie in America to break the $200 million mark in its opening weekend and the moviemaker admits he is struggling to come to terms with the blockbuster's phenomenal success.

He has now reached out to his fans to thank them for standing by him throughout his career.

In the open letter, he writes, "Well, it's been quite a weekend. Someday, long from now, I will eve...

Joss Whedon‘s highly anticipated superhero film, The Avengers, has already broken international box office records and is estimated to make a huge opening in the U.S. this weekend. Are you excited to watch Joss’s take on the multi-superhero movie?

Joss began his career as a sitcom writer and before long began writing screenplays for feature films. It was through his success in television that he amassed a fervent and devoted cult following. As the mastermind behind television shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, Whedon created his heroes in what fans have dubbed the ‘Whedonverse.’ N...

Joss Whedon's The Avengers has drawn criticism from several Bollywood stars disappointed over the depiction of India in the superhero blockbuster.

The star-studded Marvel epic opens with scenes in which Hulk's alter ego Dr. Bruce Banner, played by Mark Ruffalo, hides in the slums of Kolkata curing lepers.

The film has opened well in the country but some members of India's film industry have expressed disappointment that the scenes, which were actually shot in New Mexico, zeroed in on squalor.

Actor Rituparna Sengupta tells The Hindustan Times, "Kolkata has a rich culture and heritage, an...

The answer to your burning question about “The Avengers” is a resounding “Yes.” If you’re into movies or comics, you’ve anxiously awaited its arrival since 2008’s “Iron Man,” which first hinted that an Avengers film was in the works. After four years and four more Marvel movies, you’ve been wondering “Will it live up to the hype?” Rest assured, not only does director/writer Joss Whedon’s flick live up to the hoopla, “The Avengers” surpasses it.

Whedon’s 3D beauty captivates you from the opening scene, where Thor’s angry step-brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) makes a deal with some mysterious ...

Four years after Iron Man’s end credits, the tone after a talk between Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) struck a match! The mindset of what was to come sent chills up my spine, to the top of my head, back down, then off the side of my rear. I couldn’t wait to see who they tapped to work an "Avengers" movie and how they planned on tackling it. The tease was there. As time went on the hero flicks and additional hints followed, and - finally – Marvel’s The Avengers has landed after some intense adrenaline-rush assembling!

Marvel Studios has put together an u...

After months of unparalleled hype, The Avengers is set to hit theaters in just a few short days. For anyone who has seen Marvel's slew of superhero movies over the past four years, it's the culmination of an epic journey like no other.

And for those who haven't seen all of Marvel's movies… well, that's what we're here for.

Yes, in order to help you get ready for the movie event of the year, we've put together a comprehensive guide to "The Avengers." So whether you're a hardcore Marvel Zombie or a hero newbie who doesn't know your Pepper Potts from your Cosmic Cube, don't worry, because w...

You won't have to wait much longer to see The Avengers in action, at least if you're reading this from the United States of Captain America. Of course, if you're anywhere else in the world, you've probably already seen it, and bully for you!

For the time being, you can get a glimpse of one of this epic superhero fights in this superhero extravaganza right now, with commentary from director/writer Joss Whedon. Find out what happens when Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr., natch) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) try and beat the heck out of each other.

What happens when a smart aleck in a spiffy meta...

'The Avengers' written and directed by Joss Whedon (Cabin In The Woods) has not one, not two, but six super heroes, who, under the leadership of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), director of the international peacekeeping agency, S.H.I.E.L.D. come together to save the planet of course.

And thanks to the spot on direction of Mr. Whedon and his production team, they do it brilliantly. The film, shot in 3D, works on every level.

Not to spoil anything, here are the broad strokes.

Loki (Tom Hiddleston) Thor's bro, who many of us met in the 2011 film entitled 'Thor', is still up to no good.

Afte...

When my friend Jesse Blaze Snider had great things to say about Kimberly Cole during our recent interview, I was curious to meet her. I have a great respect for him, so if he admired her, I figured she was a person I ought to meet.

I wasn't disappointed. Like Jesse, Kimberly is a multi-talented performer, having been not only a musician, but also an actress, TV hostess and competitive roller skater. That's not just multiple talents, but that's a lot of very different skills to learn.

Beyond that, though, she has a wonderful personality that defines the word "bubbly." She's an avid socia...

Ready for a little X-Men storyline ala this summers Avengers helmer Joss Whedon? Then check out the review of the new to DVD "Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous" from Shout! Factory below.

Title: "Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous"

Grade: 0

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 69 minutes

Release Company: Shout! Factory

Website: www.shoutfactory.com

The Flick: I don’t think I’m the audience for this one. Having not seen any of the previous "Astonishing X-Men" series or read the comics and graphic novels in the series, I was completely lost from the get go with Joss Whedon’s Dangerous s...

'The Cabin in the Woods,' written by Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Avengers) and Drew Goddard (Cloverfield) who also directed, is one of the most clever horror films I've seen in a really long time.

Without giving too much away, here's the scenario: Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods and really horrible things start to happen to them. But trust me, it's not what you think or what you've come to expect from your classic horror film.

For me, the highlight of the film involves a group lead by Bradley Whitford and Richard Jenkins and if I told you their involvement it w...

On the one hand I applaud the attempt by both co-writers Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon to reinvigorate the horror genre by mocking certain conventions and creating all new ones. But in its wry attempt to be a step ahead of typical slice and dice fare, "The Cabin In The Woods" at times comes off as too clever and as a result never feels like its letting the audience in on the joke.

The set up is pure "Evil Dead" cabin retro, with four young and naïve kids heading out to an isolated log hut to do a little partying. The initial addition is in the form of a gang of suit and tie desk jockeys w...

When Fran Kranz and Kristen Connolly first signed on for the Joss Whedon-penned horror flick The Cabin in the Woods, they immediately knew they were going to be part of something special. Helmed by Drew Goddard making his directorial debut, the film tells the story of five college friends who travel to a remote cabin in the woods for a relaxing weekend getaway. They soon discover unimaginable terrors there, and together they must survive long enough to learn the truth behind the mysterious cabin.

Originally shot in 2009 under MGM, the film sat on the shelf for two years because the studi...

My high hopes for the fourth “American Pie” movie were dashed after I saw “American Reunion.” There was plenty of 90s nostalgia and some of the trademark humor that you love from the franchise, but on the whole the film was pretty depressing. For more of my thoughts, check out the full review.

Dropping in at the box office this week are the Joss Whedon penned horror film “The Cabin in the Woods,” the modern-day take on a classic comedy trio in “The Three Stooges,” the action packed sci-fi movie “Lockout,” the African American kidnapping thriller “Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day,” ...

In addition to interviewing Fran Kranz and Kristen Connolly from “The Cabin in the Woods” last week, I also spoke with author Dana Fredsti about her new zombie book Plague Town, which comes out on Tuesday. We talked about her book, her connection to the cult classic “Army of Darkness,” and about this season of “The Walking Dead.” If you haven’t seen my interview yet, definitely check it out.

This week you’ll have the opportunity to see the “American Pie” gang back together again in “American Reunion,” the college comedy “Damsels in Distress,” the Morgan Spurlock documentary “Comic-Co...

Warning: The Surgeon General has determined that watching the new "Avengers" trailer may be hazardous to your health.

Symptoms include, but are not limited to, sudden and severe adrenaline rushes, elevated heart rate, uncontrollable fist pumping, spasmodic chest bumps with total strangers and the unquenchable need to shout "Hell Yes!" until your throat is rubbed raw.

You have been warned.

Of course, by now you probably figured it was physically impossible to be any more excited than you already are for the May 4 release of Joss Whedon's superhero crossover extravaganza "The Avengers," wh...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon has completed a movie he filmed in secret.

On Sunday night, frequent Whedon collaborators Nathan Fillion and Sean Maher tweeted a link to the website for the project, Much Ado About Nothing.

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The first trailer (not including the teaser at the end of Captain America) of The Avengers has been released! The two minute look at one of the highly hyped superhero movies ever is right here for you to enjoy.

The Avengers has a star-studded cast, including Robert Downey, Jr. (Tony Stark), Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/The Hulk), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Cobie Smulders (Agent Maria Hill). Joss Whedon will direct.

Tom Hiddleston, who plays the ma...

Neil Patrick Harris was thrilled after his Hollywood Walk of Fame star was unveiled on Thursday because the plaque is right outside his favorite trashy bar.

The How I Met Your Mother star was honored with the 2,448th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his TV work, and his pals Jason Segel and Joss Whedon turned up to support him on his big day.

Harris told the assembled crowd how he couldn't have been more pleased with where his star was placed - right in between Hollywood's Pantages Theater and a drinking den.

He says, "As much of an honor as this is, unfortunately, it won't be t...