Kevin Feige, Recently Called Out Haters Of Comic Book Movies In An Interview

Kevin Feige Slams Those Who Dislike Superhero Movie Genre

By Amitabh Mukherji
January 19,2023
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, has gained a lot of popularity among moviegoers, and Kevin Feige, president of the Marvel studios, is at its center. However, a number of notable directors, including Martin Scorsese, Denis Villeneuve, and James Cameron, have recently criticized the superhero movies. After much silence, Feige has now spoken out.
Over the past ten years or more, as comic book movies became the greatest cash cow in movie theatres all over the world, Feige and his MCU have amassed a large following of haters.

Kevin Feige Gives It Back To The Haters

Marvel Studio's President, Kevin Feige
Marvel Studio’s President, Kevin Feige

Feige and the executives at Marvel Studios haven’t kept quiet about the issue, particularly when it comes to the genre’s glaring lack of award accolades, seizing the chance to defend the story-world and perhaps relieve critics’ doubts.

In response to Martin Scorsese’s comparison of comic book movies to “properly made… theme parks,” Feige was joined by Marvel Studios producer Nate Moore, who sided with the MCU president. In an interview with Empire, Scorsese discussed the genre. Kevin Feige continued by expressing his perspective on basing his professional life on the characters from the books he read as a child.

“In every area of what I’m fortunate enough to accomplish, I consider that every single day.” Bringing these comic stories to life once more has been an incredible 22-year journey, simply from when I first started working on the first X-Men movie. Every day is strange. And about half my life ago, I spent a lot of that time reading comic books and daydreaming about what might have been. What if additional X-Men movies could be produced? What if Spider-Man could appear on film? What if we could create the Avengers someday? And it’s exciting that viewers have reacted in this way, enabling us to continue and, at long last, bring Namor to the big screen.

According to Nate Moore, “Yes, it appears like the cuts are more severe than ever. When Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man arrived when I was a child, it was like, “Well, I guess we’ve made it guys. I suppose that’s it.” But now that the Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man movies have been released, people are wondering, “What the heck is going on?” And I’m thinking, “Oh, these are all characters I’ve been living with in my head for at least 40 years.”

“But it just proves, in my opinion, that comic narrative, which was long suppressed for a variety of reasons, can be taken seriously and seen for what it can be—a genre in which you can explore various ideas.” Fantastic concepts, a large-scale adventure, large-scale characters, and themes that are meaningful The good news is that Marvel Comics has always included themes in its works.

Whatever the critics may say, MCU films have made a ton of money throughout the years. Iron Man in 2008 served as the foundation for Feige’s superhero universe, which took years to develop.

Even though the MCU’s particular narrative framework differs slightly from the themes found in a Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino movie, that does not mean they lack value.

 

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