Jeremy Renner's 'Avengers' Director Joss Whedon Modelled Movies After 'Godfather'

Jeremy Renner keeps incognito in sunglasses and a cap as he steps out for lunch at Cheebo on Wednesday (January 29) in Los Angeles.

The 43-year-old actor’s Avengers director Joss Whedon recently discussed the similarities between the series and The Godfather movies.

“The model I’m always trying to build from, or my guiding star, is The Godfather: Part II, where a ton has happened in between and it’s a very different movie [from Part I], but you don’t need any information,” Joss said (via The Guardian). “It’s there in the film about what’s happened since, what’s different, and why is this a different film; why is it a different kind of structure, and why is it darker. It’s all there, you’re in the vernacular of the first movie and you’re just ready to pick up in this new place, and hopefully that’s what will happen with my movie.”

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