Joss Whedon's next project isn't what you'd expect, but it will still make longtime fans of the writer and director very happy: Whedon recently stated that he's working on another musical.

Whedon fans are already familiar with what he can do with the musical genre: not only did he give television viewers one of the best musical episodes of all time — Buffy the Vampire Slayer's "Once More, With Feeling" — but he also embraced the concept of the Web series early on with Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, which starred Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day and Neal Patrick Harris all singing their hearts out.

Last night, Whedon told attendees at an event held at the University of Oxford's Student Union that his latest project is also a musical.

Of course, although fans would very much like that musical to become a sequel to Dr. Horrible, it's likely it's for something new, as Whedon stated that the format of a musical fit the emotions he wanted to hit with the piece, which suggests this is a new idea he's cooked up. However, fans continue to hope for a Dr. Horrible 2, although Whedon's recent schedule just hasn't allowed for it, but not for a lack of love for the project.

"There's nothing I've done that I enjoyed more, that I cared more about that I thought would disappear more quickly than Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog," said Whedon. "It came from a political place and a whimsical place ... that's been the benchmark of everything I do."

Now, though, Whedon has more free time, since he's reportedly done with making Avengers films for Marvel. Now that he doesn't have to work with Marvel in creating its cinematic universe (a task never easy for directors on the company's films), he has time to rededicate himself to the smaller projects that both he and his fans love, such as Much Ado About Nothing, which Whedon released in 2012.

Although Whedon has done bigger and better paid projects since his previous musical days, fans might find themselves surprised when they learn that Dr. Horrible still earned Whedon more money than the first Avengers film.

So, if the new musical isn't a sequel to Dr. Horrible, what is it about? Whedon said nothing about a plot or details, but with his imagination, it could be a musical adaptation of a Shakespeare play, a horror movie set to music, a romp in the Wild West complete with singing or something Whedon fans haven't thought of yet.

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