The Great Whedon Wants To 'Do' Batman

Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy raised the bar incredibly high when it comes to superhero movies.

But that hasn't deterred Joss Whedon from saying that he'd love to get his hands on the character.

When asked which character he'd most like to 'do' at the Film Society of Lincoln Centre's 'An Evening with Joss Whedon', the writer-director said: "If I could get my hands on absolutely anybody it would be Batman. (audience applause) He's a Marvel character in the DC universe. And if I could 'do' any, probably Thor, because face it, those arms… (laughs)"

Whedon also cautiously spoke about cult favourite Firefly, saying he'd love to revisit the series, but admitting it's unlikely to happen:

"Right now I'm happy to say everybody is working doing good jobs. There's a real fear of 'The Monkey's Paw,' you know? You bring it back to life and it isn't the same. Even if it's GREAT and it isn't the same. I'm dying to get on a ship with those guys again, but I'm also doing yet another goddamn huge ensemble movie ['The Avengers 2']. Why can't I do a movie about just one guy? So right now I can't even access that part of my brain.

"If all the planets align that would be great, but I'm not going to do what I did the first time and move heaven and earth to make it happen."

But one thing he wasn't able to chat about was the current conflict over the cinematic rights to the character Quicksilver.

"That's not something I can really talk about," he told the audience when asked about the controversy, adding: "Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are going to be in the movie and they're going to be AWESOME."

Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing hits cinemas on 14 June, while The Avengers 2 is penciled for a 1 May, 2015 release.