Director Joss Whedon is preparing to direct his first cinematic sequel, The Avengers: The Age of Ultron, and, as such, has the nature of sequels on his mind; and as the Godfather of the entire Marvel cinematic universe, massive movie franchises.
He is also a Star Wars fan. Really, Whedon is a self-professed Star Wars enthusiast. We want to make that clear, as his recent comments on The Empire Strikes Back could potentially be interpreted as a dismissal of the film's merits, but they're not. They are a reflection of the director's take on a filmmaker's responsibility to their audience - namely to create a complete story with a fully fleshed out beginning, middle and end; rather than a cliffhanger that functions as a set up for the next installment.
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