Joss Whedon

An Evening with Joss Whedon in the Concert Hall on Sunday August 29 introduces one of the world’s best-loved screenwriters; a writer across film, TV and the web, a director and enduring pop culture fan.

In this exclusive Sydney appearance, cult screenwriter and auteur Joss Whedon will talk about his on-going love affair with popular culture and his inimitable storytelling style.

He will discuss outsider heroes, strong female characters and the uses and abuses of power. Joss will also discuss the creative ways in which he has played these out in a variety of media forms: in films from Toy Story to the forth-coming film adaption of Marvel Comics The Avengers (which Joss is both writing and directing) and in TV series from Buffy through Firefly to Glee, and across a vast range of comics.

A third-generation screenwriter, Joss Whedon could possibly be the person responsible for starting popular culture’s obsession with modern-day vampires. He has a lot to answer for!

His development of Buffy the Vampire Slayer from the feature film into an intellectually appealing television series in 1996 created a cult phenomenon. The character of Buffy became an alternative feminist icon and was named as “one of the most intelligent, and most underestimated, shows on television” by the New York Times, winning several awards and various Emmy nominations.

Starting out with his first writing gig on the top-rating series, Roseanne, Joss went on to work as writer and co-producer on Parenthood before he first created Buffy. His Buffy spin-off series, Angel gained a loyal following of its own. In 2002, he followed up with the critically acclaimed sci-fi drama Firefly.

As a screenwriter, Joss’ credits include Titan A.E., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Speed, Alien Resurrection and Disney’s box-office smash Toy Story for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay.

Whedon’s musical internet series titled Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog made its debut online in 2008 and, winning numerous awards including an Emmy for Outstanding Special Class Short-Format – Live Action Entertainment Program.

Venue: Concert Hall

Dates: 29 August

Duration: 90 minutes with no interval

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