Joss Whedon and "1984", the movie plays like a critique of contemporary society, with the Alliance as Big Brother, enemy of discontent". The film received the 2005 Nebula Award for Best Script, the 2006 Prometheus Special Award, and was voted the best sci-fi movie of all time in a poll set up by SFX magazine. There have since been multiple rumors regarding sequel possibilities. The limited three-issue comic book series called "", the story of which was written by Whedon, was released in 2005 as a tie-in to "Serenity". Set between "Firefly" and the film, it was intended connect the two storylines.
Joss Whedon released in November 2017. On October 20, 2016, Whedon revealed that he is currently writing a new project that is a historical fiction/horror film set during World War II. On July 13, 2018, HBO obtained the rights to "The Nevers", a "sci-fi epic about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world", on which Whedon will serve as writer, director, executive producer, and showrunner. Early in his career, Whedon sold two spec scripts that were not produced, "Suspension" and "Afterlife". He sold "Suspension" for $750,000, with an