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Please let Joss Whedon take over Terminator | Ben Child

Source: guardian.co.uk Film

Nov 06, 2009

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The maverick TV guru has put in a semi-serious bid to take on the franchise for $10,000. Plus, Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass is getting raves - but are they to be believed?

If there's one thing you can say about Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Serenity, it's that he's prepared to give pretty much anything a go. This is, after all, the man who took on the challenge of bringing Wonder Woman to the big screen - a chalice so poisoned that none has so far been able to successfully drink from it. Earlier this week he posted on his blog offering to buy the rights to the Terminator franchise (which are currently up for sale) for $10,000.

"I am Joss Whedon, the mastermind behind Titan A.E., Parenthood (not the movie) (or the new series) (or the one where 'hood' was capitalized 'cause it was a pun), and myriad other legendary tales," wrote Whedon. "I have heard through the 'grapevine' that the Terminator franchise is for sale, and I am prepared to make a pre-emptive bid RIGHT NOW to wrap this dealio up. This is not a joke, this is not a scam, th

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