Joss Whedon.

On  Tuesday, Deadline Hollywood reported that executive Joss Whedon is removing a understanding value $100 million from Disney. Whedon fast took to his possess blog, Whedonesque, to contend he is not, in fact, removing paid $100 million for a subsequent Avengers movie. The Internet quickly illuminated up with stories of Whedon squashing to rumors.

In his blog post Whedon said:

I was going to let it slide, though I’ve got this green ambience in my mouth. (Mmmm, lemonade!). Some contribution are not facts. I’m not going to go into a whole thing, though jeepers, I’m not removing $100 mil on Avengers 2. If we were, we would come on this site and giggle and giggle and laugh. I’m not creation Downey money. I’m creation A LOT, that is exciting. I’m not sanctimonious to be a bad farmer, an Everyman, an ANYman. But that series is nuts.

Case closed, right?

Not quite. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m now researching gain numbers on a biggest stars in Hollywood for a annual Celebrity 100 list. Because The Avengers warranted $1.5 billion during a tellurian box office, Whedon has been a visit subject of conversation.

While Robert Downey Jr. expected warranted during slightest $50 million on a backend of The Avengers, I’m being told that Whedon didn’t acquire scarcely as much. Before The Avengers Whedon was a cult-favorite executive best famous for his TV work like Buffy The Vampire Slayer. His customarily prior film was Serenity in 2005 that brought in a small $38 million.

So because would Marvel give this man a good deal? Part of a proof of employing smaller directors like Whedon (at a time) is that a studio doesn’t have to compensate him a lot. Christopher Nolan, for example, done a ton some-more income off of The Dark Knight Rises than he did off of Batman Begins.

But a thing about a $1.5 billion film is that on a sequel, we do have to compensate up, though not to a balance of $100 million. The studio has to compensate Downey whatever he wants. He’s Iron Man and he can’t be replaced. As most as we competence adore Whedon, he can be transposed  which means he’s not value as most as Downey.

If Whedon gets $10 million on a subsequent film opposite 10% of a initial dollar gross, that will be an extraordinary understanding that will net him a ton of money.

However, Deadline didn’t indeed contend that Whedon would make $100 million for a subsequent Avengers movie. Here is what Nikki Finke wrote:

Acknowledging “I’m doing okay” remuneration wise, Whedon reportedly has a “really abounding deal” value an astronomical $100M for a multiple of product and services including several pics, consulting work, a put commander during ABC, and many other elements that effectively take him off a marketplace for years and years, one source tells me.

Finke is observant that Whedon is removing an altogether understanding from Disney value $100 million. That income would expected be doled out over several years and would mostly compensate for a radio that a association (which owns ABC) hopes to fist out of Whedon. If a Mouse House can cave Whedon’s mind for 5 successful TV shows (that he would expected emanate though not run) that would meant many millions of dollars in ad revenue, syndication and merchandising. S.H.I.E.L.D. is already on rug for subsequent season.

These kinds of deals customarily final about 5 years that would meant Whedon gets $20 million per year (minus what he has to compensate in taxes and to his agents, managers, publicists etc.). Whedon flattering conspicuously doesn’t repudiate that he’s removing a large altogether deal. He only says that he’s not removing that income on a second Avengers.

I’m still perplexing to find out what’s unequivocally going on here though we would not be astounded if Whedon does have a $100 million understanding with Disney that covers several mediums over several years.

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