Unwittingly, Whedon was aiding the arguments of the Creative Committee, which was convinced that any problems with Age of Ultron stemmed from Feige refusing to bring the director to heel, or to demand that Whedon implement the Committee’s notes. Whedon would not be the czar for Phase Three of the MCU; he would not direct any more movies for Marvel. One of Feige’s cardinal rules for Marvel Studios was Don’t air your problems publicly. And Whedon broke it.
