"...But I can't just wait by the phone."

[Spooky]

Joss Whedon says he still hasn't given up on a Firefly revival

It's been nearly a decade since the beloved, short-lived Fox sci-fi western Firefly graced the airwaves, but creator Joss Whedon says he's still game to return to the universe that made him (more of) a cult icon.

Though he's moved on to much bigger projects (you may have heard of his latest film, The Avengers?), Whedon said in a SXSW panel over the weekend that Firefly still holds a big place in his heart, and if given the chance, he'd make another movie—or a few more seasons—in a heartbeat.

"I keep thinking they're going to call me, crunch the numb3rs and say 'Hey, we can make money from this!'—but they don't," he was quoted as saying by Indiewire. "I would never rule it out, I love those people. But I can't just wait by the phone."

Though almost all of the cast and crew have moved on to bigger and better things since the final chapter in the Firefly saga, the 2005 film Serenity, it's nice to know that Whedon still thinks about the continuing adventures of Captain Mal Reynolds and the gang.

What do you think? Would you like to see a 10-year Firefly reunion?


http://blastr.com/2012/03/joss-whedon-says-he-still.php

[Spooky]

My dream scenario is that Joss has a big piece of the back-end of The Avengers and it makes $750 mil + worldwide and Joss ends up with a spare $50-75 mil in his back pocket and decides to finance Serenity II - The Wrath of Wash by himself.

[AdmiralDigby]

From the comments

theeBanana on Mar 12, 2012 04:18 PM
I say we boycott the Avengers movie until we get a gor-ramm trilogy!


Some Browncoats are pretty damn stupid , eh ?

[Spooky]

My dream scenario is that Joss has a big piece of the back-end of The Avengers and it makes $750 mil + worldwide and Joss ends up with a spare $50-75 mil in his back pocket and decides to finance Serenity II - The Wrath of Wash by himself.

Well, it's done that already.

[TinkTanker]

No way Joss gets 10% of the gross.

[Spooky]

No way Joss gets 10% of the gross.

I know, but I can dream. I have read that some director's "gross percentage" deals are escalating. They get a base percent and if the movie makes more than X then their percentage goes up as the gross goes up, up to a certain point.

[TinkTanker]

He may not have got paid a lot for this one (and probably didn't) but he damn sure will for the next one.