While certain moviegoers may be experiencing superhero fatigue, Captain America defends the art of adapting comic books for the big screen.
Marvel actor Chris Evans stated over the weekend at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle that he believes comic book films “don’t always get the credit I think they deserve” and reflected on how difficult it is to create high-quality films in this genre.
“These films are enormous, enormous,” Evans declared to the audience. A multitude of chefs are present in the kitchen. However, empirical evidence indicates that their creation is not simple. A greater number of excellent ones would exist if the process were simpler.
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The actor further stated, “I am not expressing disdain. I have participated in a few that were unsuccessful. It occurs. Producing a film is difficult. Having more chefs in the kitchen does not help the situation. Although I refrain from singling out particular films from the Marvel canon, a few of them are truly phenomenal. Such as films that are objectively and independently excellent, and I believe they merit a little more recognition.”
Evans’s Statement Following Superhero Misfires
Following several recent superhero misfires, such as The Flash, The Marvels, and Madame Web, Evans made these remarks at a time when studios like Disney and Warner Bros. are readjusting their massive Marvel and DC-based brands.
Evans is not the first former star of a superhero film to have an opinion on the subject, though. Hollywood, according to Paul Dano, who portrayed the Riddler in 2022’s The Batman, is at a creative crossroads.
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“Everyone must ask themselves, ‘OK – what now?’ It’s an interesting moment.” “Hopefully, that will either spark a new interest in [comic book movies] or lead to the emergence of something other than superheroes,” he stated. “I’m sure there will still be some good ones yet to come, but I think it’s kind of a welcome moment.”
He also asserted that as studios raced to produce material to stock streaming services, the market for superhero films and TV series grew oversaturated. “As soon as the word ‘content’ came into what we do — meaning-making movies or TV — it meant quantity over quality, which I think was a big misstep,” he stated. “And I certainly don’t need that as a viewer or as an artist.”