The Avengers

Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon is close to signing a lot of The Avengers movie directly, according to U.S. reports.Bosses at Marvel have for a filmmaker, the highly anticipated superhero outing, the Iron Man was to monitor The Hulk, Thor and Captain America look team on the big screen the hunt.

Iron Man director Jon Favreau fans disappointed last year by confirming he would act only as executive producer and not in full control of film direction.But Whedon - who also hit U.S. shows, Angel and Doll House created - is ready to sign the head to Blockbuster, after the deadline Hollywood.The film was originally scheduled for publication this year, but since set back to 2012.