FILE - In this April 12, 2012 file photo, writer and director Joss Whedon, from the upcoming film "The Avengers", poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. The film will be released in theaters May 4. Whedon, the writer-director behind this summer's superhero sensation “The Avengers,” has unveiled a passion project at the Toronto International Film Festival _ his adaptation of Shakespeare's “Much Ado About Nothing.” (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)