"The Avengers" set records at the box office, thus
Joss Whedon may be on top of the world of directing, but he hasn't forgotten
his real fans! .After joining the ranks of blockbuster filmmakers, the writer
and director found the time to write a funny, but heartfelt gratitude to all of
his supporters. "The Avengers" director revealed that his life has
been forever changed. One thing that he hopes will never change is the quality
of his fanbase,
Josh Whedon said "What doesn’t change is anything that
matters. What doesn’t change is that I’ve had the smartest, most loyal, most
passionate, most articulate group of — I’m not even gonna say fans. I’m going
with "peeps" — that any cult oddity such as my bad self could have
dreamt of."
This is the Avengers Director Joss Whedon Wrote a Letter to his Fans
Dear Friends,
Well, it’s been
quite a weekend. Someday, long from now, I will even have an emotional reaction
to it, like a person would. I can’t wait! But before I become blinded by this
"emotion" experience, there’s a few things I’d like to say. Well,
type.
People have told
me that this matters, that my life is about to change. I am sure that is true.
And change is good — change is exciting. I think — not to jinx it — that I may
finally be recognized at Comiccon. Imagine! Also, with my percentage of
"the Avengers" gross, I can afford to buy… [gets call from agent.
Weeps manfully. Resumes typing.] …a fine meal. But REALLY fine, with truffles
and s#!+. And I can get a studio to finance my dream project, the reboot of
"Air Bud" that we all feel is so long overdue.
What doesn’t change is anything that matters. What doesn’t
change is that I’ve had the smartest, most loyal, most passionate, most
articulate group of — I’m not even gonna say fans. I’m going with
"peeps" — that any cult oddity such as my bad self could have dreamt
of. When almost no one was watching, when people probably should have STOPPED
watching, I’ve had three constants: my family and friends, my collaborators
(often the same), and y’all. A lot of stories have come out about my "dark
years", and how I’m "unrecognized"… I love these stories,
because they make me seem super-important, but I have never felt the darkness
(and I’m ALL about my darkness) that they described. Because I have so much. I
have people, in my life, on this site, in places I’ve yet to discover, that
always made me feel the truth of success: an artist and an audience communicating.
Communicating to the point of collaborating. I’ve thought, “"maybe I’m
over; maybe I’ve said my piece”". But never with fear. Never with rancor.
Because of y’all. Because you knew me when. If you think topping a box office
record compares with someone telling you your work helped them through a rough
time, you’re probably new here. (For the record, and despite my inhuman
distance from the joy-joy of it: topping a box office record is super-dope. I’m
an alien, not a robot.) So this is me, saying thank you. All of you. You’ve
taken as much guff for loving my work as I have for over-writing it, and you
deserve, in this our time of streaming into the main, to crow. To glow. To crow
and go "I told you so", to those Joe Blows not in the know.
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