Joss Whedon talks ladies in 'The Avengers'

"The Avengers" is gearing up to shoot next year, and Joss Whedon is already spilling some details when it comes to the anticipated blockbuster starring all of our favorite superheroes. Here's the latest:

Speaking with The Sunday Herald-Sun (via Moviehole), Whedon mentioned there will be more than one female character in the film. "It is true that the movie is only going to have one female avenger," he said.

Okay, so there he talks about Scarlett Johansson's awesome kick-ass character Black Widow. "But she will not be the only female character," he added. Ah, more female characters as promised.

He also talked story and said, "It will be a new story that has many things from different arcs of the comics in it. You really have to cull from the original and 'The Ultimates,' which is one of 'The Avengers' titles."