19. Hes a Great Director
Whedon has a somewhat perfect directorial record at the moment; Im not saying his career isnt marred with the odd dud here or there, but I get the feeling Hollywood is so pleased with him right now that he could theoretically do any project he wanted. He took the lions share of the directorial duties on Buffy, a healthy portion on Angel. And of course you know, he was the mastermind behind the extraordinarily successful Avengers movie and has been immediately drafted to direct the sequel. He may not represent the highest of brows in terms of content, but hey, he does what he does phenomenally well.