The Avengers (2012 film) was the first film that Joss Whedon directed.
The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey Jr. , Chris Evans , Mark Ruffalo , Chris Hemsworth , Scarlett Johansson , Jeremy Renner , Tom Hiddleston , Clark Gregg , Cobie Smulders , Stellan Skarsgrd , and Samuel L. Jackson .	Joss Whedon	Joss Whedon	Chris Evans	Chris Evans (actor)	Mark Ruffalo	Mark Ruffalo	Chris Hemsworth	Chris Hemsworth	Scarlett Johansson	Scarlett Johansson	Jeremy Renner	Jeremy Renner	Tom Hiddleston	Tom Hiddleston	Clark Gregg	Clark Gregg	Cobie Smulders	Cobie Smulders	Stellan Skarsgrd	Stellan Skarsgrd	Samuel L. Jackson	Samuel L. Jackson	ensemble cast	ensemble cast
He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-founder of Bellwether Pictures , and is best known as the creator of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer -LRB- 1997 -- 2003 -RRB- , Angel -LRB- 1999 -- 2004 -RRB- , Firefly -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , Dollhouse -LRB- 2009 -- 10 -RRB- and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -LRB- from 2013 -RRB- .	Mutant Enemy Productions	Mutant Enemy Productions	Bellwether Pictures	Bellwether Pictures	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Angel	Angel (1999 TV series)	Firefly	Firefly (TV series)	Dollhouse	Dollhouse (TV series)
