Joss Whedon Discusses The Women Of The Avengers

Will there be more female characters in the movie?

Speaking to Australian newspaper, the Herald Sun, The Avengers movie director Joss Whedon clarified that Black Widow (played by Scarlett Johansson) will be the only female in The Avengers team, but not the only female character in the movie.

"It is true that the movie is only going to have one female avenger," he explained. "But she will not be the only female character."

Does that kill any possibility of Janet Pym being in the movie? Maybe, but it leaves the door open for Betty Ross, Pepper Potts, Sharon Carter, or any number of female villains. It's also a pretty convenient comment coming days after the rumor of Alice Eve being sought after for the role of a villain in The Avengers. Some have speculated she could be used as the Enchantress, a Thor villain to accompany an appearance from Thor's brother and God of Mischief, Loki. But then again, Eve has been "rumored" to be in several Marvel Universe movies at this point.

Regarding the story, Whedon said: "It will be a new story that has many things from different arcs of the comics in it. There is no one 'Avengers' story that you can just do the way that you can do the origin of Spider-Man. You really have to cull from the original and 'The Ultimates,' which is one of 'The Avengers' titles."

What female character would you like to see in The Avengers?