5 Reasons Why Joss Whedon Shouldn't Direct Batgirl

3. He Needs To Take A Break From The Genre

Since his involvement with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Whedon has spent most of his decade getting caught up in the whirlwind of success that is the comic book movie. Avengers Assemble was unmatched in its scale and box office receipts when it released in 2012, and its follow-up - Age of Ultron - managed similar feats in spite of its familiarity.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - now in its fifth season - was also a Whedon work, and while Justice League has marked his only return to the genre, it's important to remember that that last Avengers sequel is only two years old. The director has spent the entirety of the last seven years working with comic books, and while that's come mostly to the benefit of moviegoers everywhere, one would hope that he'd be seeking pastures new in the wake of that first Avengers sequel.

And yet, that shift has yet to come. The only transition we have seen has been a move from one superhero-themed cinematic universe for another, and while it's one DC fans should, in theory, be able to savour, the thing that was most appealing about that universe was that it strived to be something different than what Marvel were originally offering.

Now? Well, there's a danger that everything DC becomes Whedon-esque in tone. That's no vindication of the universe's detractors either (of which this author would count himself among). Instead, it places the DCEU in a precarious position, and Whedon in a genre that he seems unable to escape.