Additionally, his Eliza Dushku led sci-fi series Dollhouse has plenty of badass females as well.
Many audiences best know the Avengers director from his outstanding work on seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
And honestly, I’m not sure I can think of a more appropriate director for a movie about Barbara Gordon; Joss Whedon’s bread and butter is strong female characters.
We also can’t forget his work with Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow in the first two Avengers movie, which is when the character truly cemented itself into the MCU after her introduction in Iron Man 2.