{"id":3668,"date":"2012-04-01T17:51:04","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T00:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/?p=3668"},"modified":"2012-04-01T17:51:04","modified_gmt":"2012-04-02T00:51:04","slug":"whedonverse-cameos-in-avengers-confirmed-geekscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/whedonverse-cameos-in-avengers-confirmed-geekscape\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWhedonverse\u201d Cameos in Avengers Confirmed! | Geekscape"},"content":{"rendered":"

A source close to the production of \u201cThe Avengers\u201d has let slip that a few cameos from the Whedonverse have been revealed.<\/p>\n

Our source, who has asked to remain anonymous, confirms that director Joss Whedon has snuck in a few characters from his many shows \u2013 without the knowledge of the brass at Marvel.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Joss] said that since no one at Marvel was familiar with the characters, he just felt he could get away with it,\u201d adding that they are pretty cleverly disguised and should delight fans of Whedon\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

So what are they?<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a scene where there is a rush of SHIELD agents being led by Black Widow, we see \u201cEcho\u201d played by Eliza Dushku in \u201cDollhouse\u201d and flanking her is none other than \u201cRiver\u201d Summer Glau\u2019s character from \u201cFirefly\u201d \u2013 and they are kicking ass!\u201d He adds that fanboys of Summer Glau in black leather will not be disappointed, even though the appearance is fleeting.<\/p>\n

Other cameos:<\/p>\n

– \u201cCaptain Malcolm Reynolds\u201d from Firefly in a flashback scene taking place in WWII. \u201cHe\u2019s very clearly seen in a photograph of an old SHIELD unit\u201d.<\/p>\n

– A one-eyed \u201cXander Harris\u201d from Buffy in a humorous juxtaposition to Samuel L. Jackson\u2019s one-eyed Nick Fury adds the source: \u201cNick [Harris] is in an old-style Nick Fury uniform, chomping a cigar\u201d<\/p>\n

– Apparently one of the characters references something like \u201cliving vampires\u201d Mobius?? and as they go through files of potential agents to send against them, one of the images is of \u201cBuffy Summers\u201d. The Source says that as they are looking through the files, the agent says, \u201cdead, dead, missing, dead\u201d and when they get to Buffy\u2019s picture he says, \u201cdead to me.\u201d HARSH! We guess things aren\u2019t great between Joss and SMG?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no secret that Joss Whedon loves to work with the same people over his many projects, so it should come as no surprise that some of his favorites have made it into his biggest movie ever.<\/p>\n

The Avengers opens May 4th.<\/p>\n

via \u201cWhedonverse\u201d Cameos in Avengers Confirmed! | Geekscape<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A source close to the production of \u201cThe Avengers\u201d has let slip that a few cameos from the Whedonverse have been revealed. Our source, who has asked to remain anonymous, confirms that director Joss Whedon has snuck in a few characters from his many shows \u2013 without the knowledge of the brass at Marvel. \u201c[Joss] […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1opIU-Xa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5078,"url":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/avengers-abc-and-marvel-eye-tv-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":3668,"position":0},"title":"Avengers — ABC And Marvel Eye TV Series","author":"Forbidden Panel","date":"July 31, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"After scoring huge at the box office with its\u00a0Avengers movie, Marvel is looking to explore the mythology on the small screen too. 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