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"Joss Whedon has revealed early details of the recently announced S.H.I.E.L.D. television show. The Avengers helmer insisted that the project should not be seen as a spinoff as it is &amp;quot;autonomous&amp;quot; in relation to Marvel Studios&amp;#039; superhero movie series.   &amp;quot;The storyline for the proposed series will be largely &amp;#039;autonomous&amp;#039; from the Avengers sequel feature,&amp;quot; Variety quotes Whedon as saying.  &amp;quot;The series will revolve around the activities of the S.H.I.E.L.D. org governing body for the superheroes featured in Avengers.&amp;quot; Whedon will co-write S.H.I.E.L.D. with his brother Jed and his wife Maurissa Tancharoen. He could also take up the director&amp;#039;s chair if his schedule allows it. S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury has been portrayed on screen in recent Marvel films - including Whedon&amp;#039;s Avengers - by Samuel L Jackson. Photo gallery - Marvel at the Movies:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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