<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel">Marvel</a> actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson promises that his new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">film</a>, “Kraven the Hunter,” will be different from other <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/superheroes">superhero</a> movies.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 33-year-old British star recently discussed his new project for a cover story with </span><a href="https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/film/aaron-taylor-johnson-britains-next-leading-man-bond-interview-37853/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rolling Stone UK</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I think there was something unique about this character, and something grounded,” Taylor-Johnson said when discussing accepting the role. “We’ve all had enough of seeing certain studio films, a certain kind of pop culture… where they’re churning out stuff that dilutes wanting to go to the cinema. I wouldn’t have signed onto it if I felt there wasn’t something to really bring to life with this character.”  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Taking on a Sony/Marvel movie is a different challenge altogether,” he added at another point in the interview. “There’s the story, the character, the role; that’s one thing. But then you also step into a world where you’re dealing with a studio and a franchise — or possible franchises, though let’s not get ahead of ourselves.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actor went on, &#8220;So, they’re rolling the dice on me, in a sense, which is a lovely thing. But you’ve got to appease the studio, please the audience and do what’s dignified for you as an actor. I find all of that super challenging.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Besides working with Marvel, Taylor-Johnson is rumored to be replacing Daniel Craig as James Bond. When the interviewee inquired about it, the British actor said, “I can only really talk about the things I’m going to show and tell. I don’t feel like I need to have a future drawn out for me. I feel like: whatever’s drawn out for me, I can f***in’ do better.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Taylor-Johnson will be featured in several upcoming films in 2024 in addition to “Kraven,” including a supporting role in “The Fall Guy” and an ensemble role in “Nosferatu.” </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marvel’s “Kraven the Hunter” will premiere on August 30. The movie follows Sergei Kravinoff (Taylor-Johnson), a Russian immigrant on a mission to prove he’s the greatest hunter in the world. The film’s trailer depicts the character transforming from wanting to be a hunter to becoming one of Spider-Man’s villains. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Other stars in the cast include Russell Crowe, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, and Christopher Abbott.</span></p>


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Marvel Actor Says We’ve ‘Had Enough’ Of Studios ‘Churning Out Stuff That Dilutes Wanting To Go To The Cinema’

Marvel Actor Says We’ve 'Had Enough' Of Studios 'Churning Out Stuff That Dilutes Wanting To Go To The Cinema' 

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kirsten Dunst</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> said she’s open to appearing in another </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/superheroes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">superhero</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> movie for a very practical reason.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spider-Man</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” actress made the revelation during a new </span><a href="https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/kirsten-dunst-interview-2024/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">interview</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with Marie Claire and discussed some of her thoughts about how the industry has changed. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;It was a joke, but on Spider-Man, they would call me &#8216;girly-girl&#8217; sometimes on the walkie-talkie. &#8216;We need girly-girl&#8217;” she mimicked. &#8220;But I never said anything &#8230; like, don’t call me that.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;You didn&#8217;t say anything. You just took it,&#8221; Dunst said of being on set in the pre-MeToo era. Marvel’s “Spider-Man” starring Tobey Maguire and featuring Dunst as Mary Jane premiered in 2002.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite her negative experience, the 41-year-old actress said she’d be open to another superhero movie &#8220;because you get paid a lot of money, and I have two children, and I support my mother.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actress is currently promoting her new project, the action drama “Civil War” produced by A24.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There’s definitely less good roles for women my age,” the actress said, mentioning how “every role I was being offered was the sad mom” after being nominated for her first Oscar for “The Power of the Dog” in 2022.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“That’s why I did ‘Civil War.’ When I read the script, I thought, ‘I’ve never done anything like this,&#8217;” Dunst added.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At another point in the interview, the actress said in her 20s she was &#8220;kind of over-acting, to be honest, because I felt like it was for other people, not for myself.” She said engaging with an acting coach changed her outlook.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dunst’s comments about being willing to consider superhero movies come as the genre suffered several recent high-profile box office flops, including “Madame Web” starring Dakota Johnson, “The Marvels,” “Aquaman 2,” and “The Flash.” </span></p>
<p>In response, some studios,<span style="font-weight: 400;"> including Disney, have rescheduled some of their upcoming projects. While some of the bad numbers are being blamed on residual effects of the pandemic and the Hollywood strikes last year, many industry insiders have dubbed the phenomenon “superhero fatigue” as audiences become sick of seeing the same type of content over and over.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Several “Spider-Man” spin-offs are currently in development, with the next releases being “Kraven the Hunter” in August and “Venom 3” in November. </span></p>


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Kirsten Dunst Reveals Why She’s Open To Appearing In Another Superhero Movie

Kirsten Dunst Reveals Why She's Open To Appearing In Another Superhero Movie

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Batman</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” actor Paul Dano is weighing in on the debate over “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/superheroes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">superhero</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> fatigue,” the current trend of comic book-themed </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment"><span style="font-weight: 400;">films</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> like “Madame Web” and “The Marvels” underperforming at the </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood"><span style="font-weight: 400;">box office</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 39-year-old says all hope is not lost for future films in this genre. He says the concept just needs some tweaking. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s an interesting moment where everybody has to go like, ‘OK – what now?’ Hopefully from that, somebody either breathes new life into [comic book movies], or something else blossoms which is not superheroes,” Dano told The Independent during an interview published Friday. “I’m sure there will still be some good ones yet to come, but I think it’s kind of a welcome moment.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s a larger thing, too,” he continued. “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. And I certainly don’t need that as a viewer or as an artist.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dano went on to speculate why “The Batman” succeeded where so many others had failed. “There are enough comic book movies where you just know what you’re gonna get,” the actor said. “Reading the script for &#8216;The Batman,&#8217; you knew it was a real film. Every sentence… that’s just [writer/director] Matt Reeves.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A sequel to The Batman is slated to be released on October 3, 2025. Dano is currently promoting his newest film, “Spaceman,” a sci-fi movie starring Adam Sandler about an astronaut sent on a mission to the edge of the solar system while encountering a giant spider-like creature who will help him solve his problems.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The conversation about superhero films not performing as strongly in Hollywood has been a hot topic lately. In November, the newest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) installment, “The Marvels,” had the lowest opening weekend in the franchise’s history with just $47 million.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Captain America: A Brave New World,” “Thunderbolts,” and “Blade” — all initially slated for 2024 — are being pushed to 2025, at least in part because of strike-related production delays. That means the only Marvel release scheduled for 2024 is “Deadpool 3.”</span></p>


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‘The Batman’ Actor Weighs In On Superhero Fatigue, Offers Solution For Future Films

'The Batman' Actor Weighs In On Superhero Fatigue, Offers Solution For Future Films

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Actor </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Timothée Chalamet</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> said there’s one situation where he’d consider signing on for a superhero movie despite </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/leonardo-dicaprio"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leonardo DiCaprio</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s advice to avoid them.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chalamet made headlines in 2022 upon sharing that DiCaprio had given him some words of wisdom for succeeding in Hollywood, saying, “No hard drugs and no </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/superheroes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">superhero</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> movies.” The “Wonka” star is reflecting on that now with some more years and experience, admitting that he might have to break those rules.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Well, Leonardo DiCaprio said to me, ‘No superhero movies, no hard drugs.’ Which I thought was very good,” Chalamet told </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/movies/dune-timothee-chalamet-villeneuve.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The New York Times</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> during a recent interview. “I follow them both! But the movie that made me want to act is a superhero movie, ‘The Dark Knight.’ If the script was great, if the director was great, I’d have to consider it.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s not the first time Chalamet praised Christopher Nolan’s critically acclaimed 2008 drama starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When I was 12 years old, after attending one of my sister Pauline’s [ballet] performances, I petitioned my Mom and grandma to see Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’ with me,” Chalamet said during an awards acceptance speech in 2018, per </span><a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/news/timothee-chalamet-consider-superhero-movie-script-director-1235922292/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Variety</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “We went to AMC Empire 25 in Times Square for a 7:30 screening. I left that theater a changed man, and I’m serious about that. Heath Ledger‘s performance in that film was visceral and viral to me, and I now had the acting bug.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chalamet has been a rising star in Hollywood who received nominations for an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and three BAFTA Film Awards. He made his film debut in “Men, Women, and Children” (2014) and later gained international recognition in the movie “Call Me by Your Name” (2017), which also earned the actor a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The celeb also appeared in “Lady Bird” (2017), “Little Women” (2019), “Beautiful Boy” (2018), and played a young cannibal in the horror film “Bones and All” (2022).</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He had a supporting role in Nolan’s “Interstellar” and starred in “Wonka” (2023), which earned more than $600 million worldwide. The 28-year-old also starred in “Dune” (2021) and will follow that up with “Dune: Part Two,” which hits theaters on March 1.</span></p>


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Timothée Chalamet Says He’d Ignore Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘No Superhero Movies’ Advice On One Condition

Timothée Chalamet Says He'd Ignore Leonardo DiCaprio's 'No Superhero Movies' Advice On One Condition

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<p>&#8220;Avengers&#8221; star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-what-hawkeye-star-jeremy-renner-was-doing-when-snowplow-ran-over-him" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeremy Renner</a> took some time on Friday to stop by Renown hospital in Reno, Nevada — one year almost to the day after he was air-lifted there following his near-fatal snowplow accident.</p>
<p>The &#8220;Hawkeye&#8221; actor offered his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-video-shows-first-responders-who-rescued-jeremy-renners-life-after-snowplow-accident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gratitude</a> in a post he shared via Instagram on Friday, saying, &#8220;Rollin through Reno, NV with joy, blessings, and [pizza]!!!! Stopped by to see kids/superheroes, first responders, and doctors, nurses and staff at Renown hospital. Paying my respects and celebrating love, life and the blessings it brings to us all. Thank you and this community for keeping me here. I’m forever in your debt with gratitude #loveandtitanium.&#8221;</p>
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<p>He shared the message along with a photo of himself, riding in the passenger seat of what appeared to be a fire truck. A sign on the truck&#8217;s door touted the &#8220;<a href="https://www.rennervationfoundation.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rennervation Foundation</a>&#8221; — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jeremy-renners-mom-wants-to-burn-the-snow-plow-that-nearly-killed-him-he-says-no-way" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Renner&#8217;s</a> charitable organization geared toward providing &#8220;solid and compassionate support to vulnerable children, offering them a safe haven and targeted programs to develop their skills, confidence, and opportunities.&#8221;</p>
<p>Since the accident — which occurred when the snow-cat he&#8217;d been driving rolled over him — the actor has often shared updates documenting his recovery and offering encouragement to others who may also be struggling.</p>
<p>His first post came within days of the accident — when he was still &#8220;too messed up to type&#8221; but wanted his fans to know he was grateful for their prayers and well-wishes.</p>
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<p>By early September, despite breaking 30 bones and suffering a collapsed lung, Renner was back on the leg-extension machine.</p>
<p>&#8220;Positive daily routines have been a solid foundation in my recovery. Build your mind, the body will follow. I make sure I get leg movements and stretches everyday … &#8216;oil&#8217; up inside my metal/joints with movement … push out scar tissue, strengthen muscle, tendons to have more joint support,&#8221; Renner captioned the video.</p>
<p>&#8220;If you’re struggling, just know your attitude will dictate every waking moment moving forward …. Let go of the past, and move with positive intention and you will be provided. I promise.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Just two months later — 10 months into his recovery — the actor was skipping and galloping down his driveway, a move that he said inspired &#8220;tears of joy&#8221; when he realized that he could do it.</p>
<p>&#8220;Today marks the day on 10 months of recovery,&#8221; he posted. &#8220;First attempt at any of this activity (especially at steep grade) and was brought to tears of joy, hopefulness, and gratitude for all your support along with my family and friends … I keep pushing for many reasons, but you are my fuel.&#8221;</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” was yet another box office disappointment for </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/superheroes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">comic book</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> films, bringing in just $40 million over its opening weekend. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment"><span style="font-weight: 400;">movie</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which stars Jason Momoa as the King of Atlantis, brought in $27.7 million for the regular weekend and just $40 million over the extended four-day holiday weekend, per </span><a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/aquaman-2-box-office-christmas-disappointing-ticket-sales-1235850412/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Variety</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The sequel to the original “Aquaman” (2018) cost $205 million to make. This is the latest in a long line of disappointing projects for Warner Bros. and DC in 2023. “The Flash” ($55 million debut), “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” ($30 million debut), and “Blue Beetle” ($25 million debut) also underperformed this year, the outlet noted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Industry analysts haven’t given up hope on “Aquaman 2,” however, as sometimes December releases have a slow start at the box office and slowly gain momentum into the new year. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">That happened with the original “Aquaman,” which earned $67 million at first and wound up bringing in $335 million domestically and $1.15 billion globally. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Aquaman 2” currently has a 36% critic score and 79% audience score on </span><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/aquaman_and_the_lost_kingdom"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rotten Tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Yet more evidence that the superhero movie industry is foundering comes from this shoddy, scraped-from-the-bottom-of-an-ocean-trench sequel,” the Observer reviewer </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/24/aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-review-jason-momoa-sequel"><span style="font-weight: 400;">wrote</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This final dive into the undersea world of the DCEU implodes under the pressure likely generated by all the behind-the-scenes tinkering. As last hurrahs go, this one’s lost at sea,” another reviewer </span><a href="http://moviefreak.com/aquaman-2-2023-movie-review/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">agreed</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The superhero genre in general has been suffering lately. In November, the newest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) installment, “The Marvels,” had the </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/female-led-the-marvels-has-worst-ever-opening-weekend-in-mcu-history"><span style="font-weight: 400;">lowest opening weekend</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in the franchise&#8217;s history, pulling in just $47 million.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Captain America: A Brave New World,” “Thunderbolts,” and “Blade” — all originally slated for 2024 — are being pushed to 2025, at least in part because of strike-related production delays. That means the only Marvel release scheduled for 2024 is “Deadpool 3.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Other upcoming DC projects include “Joker: Folie á Deux,” which will debut in November 2024 and “Superman: Legacy,” which hits theaters in July 2025.</span></p>


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'Aquaman' Sequel Has Disappointing Christmas Opening, Bringing In Just $40M

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marvel</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> star </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ryan-reynolds"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ryan Reynolds</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> sent a message to movie fans, urging them to stop sharing sneak peek photos nabbed during the filming of “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadpool 3</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 47-year-old actor posted his thoughts about it in an Instagram story published Wednesday. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Surprises are part of the magic of theatrical movies. It’s important for us to shoot the new ‘Deadpool’ film in real, natural environments, using practical effects as opposed to making the movie indoors and digitally. Telephoto lenses continue to spoil surprises and create a difficult situation for everyone,” Reynolds wrote, per </span><a href="https://deadline.com/2023/12/deadpool-3-star-ryan-reynolds-pleads-restraint-using-spoiler-photos-1235656165/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadline</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Here’s hoping some of the websites and social channels hold back showing images before they’re ready,” the celebrity continued. “The film is built for audience joy — and our highest hope is to preserve as much of that magic as possible for the finished film and the big screen. Part of the reason people post spoilers is because they’re excited. I realize these aren’t real world issues and it’s firmly in the ‘good problems’ bucket. I love making this movie.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Deadpool 3” is a superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool, which will be distributed by Walt Disney Studios. It will be the 34th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and serves as a sequel to “Deadpool” (2016) and “Deadpool 2” (2018). Both previous films featured Reynolds as the lead character.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The original “Deadpool” earned $782.6 million and was one of the highest-grossing films of 2016. It also became the highest-grossing R-rated film at the time. The sequel, released two years later, was also a critical and financial success. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The story is based upon an unconventional anti-hero, a former Special Forces operative turned mercenary named Wade Wilson. He acquires healing powers after an experiment gone wrong and adopts the alter ego Deadpool.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marvel is banking on a hit after several flops, including “The Marvels” earlier this year. Disney CEO Bob Iger recently said that the studio has made “too many” sequels in the past. “I don’t want to apologize for making sequels,” he </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-ceo-bob-iger-reveals-why-he-thinks-the-marvels-flopped-admits-they-made-too-many-sequels"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “We have to have a reason to make it beyond commerce.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Deadpool 3” is slated to be released in the United States on July 26, 2024, as part of Phase Five of the MCU.</span></p>


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Ryan Reynolds Urges Fans To Stop Sharing Leaked 'Deadpool 3' Photos: 'A Difficult Situation'

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Outspoken leftist author </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/stephen-king"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stephen King</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> blamed the box office failure of “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Marvels</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” on woman-hating fanboys. But his social media followers aren’t letting him get away with it.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Some of the rejection of THE MARVELS may be adolescent fanboy hate. You know, ‘Yuck! GIRLS!’” the 76-year-old author shared on X November 12, in a post that has since racked up more than 2 million views.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some of the rejection of THE MARVELS may be adolescent fanboy hate. You know, &quot;Yuck! GIRLS!&quot;</p>
<p>&mdash; Stephen King (@StephenKing) <a href="https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1723875366907834660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Marvels” was a </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/female-led-the-marvels-has-worst-ever-opening-weekend-in-mcu-history"><span style="font-weight: 400;">massive disappointment</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for the </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel"><span style="font-weight: 400;">MCU</span></a>,<span style="font-weight: 400;"> pulling in just $47 million during its opening weekend — the lowest in the franchise&#8217;s history. The poor showing is partly blamed on multiple factors, including the actors’ strike in Hollywood and general superhero movie fatigue. </span></p>
<p>Social media users objected to King&#8217;s implication that the <span style="font-weight: 400;">female-led film starring Brie Larson, which was also touted for having the franchise’s first black female director, crashed and burned because would-be moviegoers hate women.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I am a woman. I saw the movie. It was bad,” BlazeTV host Lauren Chen </span><a href="https://twitter.com/TheLaurenChen/status/1724063900448981237"><span style="font-weight: 400;">replied</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Or maybe the movie just sucks?” another person </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ocajjoni/status/1723875608524922904"><span style="font-weight: 400;">suggested</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Given that most of the people who go see these kinds of superhero movies are adolescent boys, absolutely yes, which should immediately tell you something about how fantastically Disney is failing their core audience right now,” a third person observed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It&#8217;s fine though. Adolescent boys will simply take their money somewhere else where their audienceship is appreciated and welcomed.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A few of King’s followers called him out for not patronizing the movie himself and then complaining about poor numbers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Since you don&#8217;t go to MCU movies and don&#8217;t care for them, that means you rejected The Marvels, right? Does that mean you hate women?” one person wrote with a screenshot of the horror book writer’s previous tweet. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">King had </span><a href="https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1723754733024780549"><span style="font-weight: 400;">tweeted</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> earlier the same day, writing, “I don’t go to MCU movies, don’t care for them, but I find this barely masked gloating over the low box office for THE MARVELS very unpleasant. Why gloat over failure?”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marvel Studios recently <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/the-marvels-bombs-box-office-whats-next-marvel-cinematic-universe-1235788706/">postponed</a> three projects originally slated for 2024. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Captain America: A Brave New World,” “Thunderbolts,” and “Blade” are being pushed to 2025 because of strike-related production delays. That means the only Marvel release scheduled for 2024 is “Deadpool 3.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Though these actions aren’t necessarily due to “The Marvels” being a flop, it does give the studio time to regroup and come up with a new strategy.</span></p>


Stephen King

Stephen King Roasted For Blaming ‘The Marvels’ Failure On ‘Adolescent Fanboy Hate’: ‘Maybe The Movie Just Sucks?’

Stephen King Roasted For Blaming 'The Marvels' Failure On 'Adolescent Fanboy Hate': 'Maybe The Movie Just Sucks?'

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The newest Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) installment, “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disney"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Marvels</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,” had the lowest opening weekend in franchise history, pulling in just $47 million.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The movie included a female-led cast featuring Brie Larson in the follow-up to “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marvel"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Captain Marvel</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” (2019). Compared to the sequel, the original was a smash hit with $153.4 million at the box office when it debuted, per <a href="https://ew.com/movies/the-marvels-box-office-report/">Entertainment Weekly</a>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Marvels</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” was a huge disappointment in comparison to some of Marvel’s top-performing films, including “Avengers: Infinity War” (2018), which made $257 million at the opening, and the MCU’s crowning jewel “Avengers: Endgame” (2019), which had a staggering $357 million debut.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This news comes after prediction websites reduced expectations from $75-$80 million to $60-$65 million. In the end, the 33rd MCU film didn’t even hit those reduced projections. Before “The Marvels,” the lowest opening for a Marvel movie was “The Incredible Hulk” (2008), which brought in $55.4 million, not adjusted for inflation. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Poor performance is partly blamed on the actors strike, which ended just before the film&#8217;s premiere on Friday. That meant the film couldn’t be promoted the same way as others that came before it.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also, industry insiders blame a general sense of superhero fatigue with the genre overall. But that doesn’t explain why other films are doing well. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” another Marvel effort, had a $106 opening earlier this year and ultimately grossed $845.6 million globally.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Marvels” was lauded for having three female leads. The studio also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/female-led-film-the-marvels-lowers-box-office-expectations-to-60m-ahead-of-premiere">touted</a> that it’s the first Marvel film with a black female director, Nia DaCosta, who is also the youngest director in franchise history at just 34 years old</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The film currently has a 62% critics score and 84% audience rating on </span><a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_marvels"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rotten Tomatoes</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The New York Times reviewer </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/movies/the-marvels-review-brie-larson.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">called it</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> a “trope-ridden franchise installment” and lamented, &#8220;You’ve seen this movie 32 times before.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, The Guardian’s reviewer </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/12/the-marvels-review-superheroes-to-zeros-in-tepid-franchise-addition-brie-larson-zawe-ashton"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “You get the sense that everyone involved is going through the motions” and referred to it as a “tepid franchise addition.”</span></p>


The Marvels

Female-Led ‘The Marvels’ Has Worst Ever Opening Weekend In MCU History

Female-Led 'The Marvels' Has Worst Ever Opening Weekend In MCU History

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Expectations for “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Marvels</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” opening weekend have been greatly lowered, going from an estimated $75-$80 million in projected ticket sales to just $60-$65 million.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The female-led superhero </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood"><span style="font-weight: 400;">movie</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is a sequel to the 2019 film “Captain Marvel.” The Brie Larson-led Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie opened to $153.4 million in North America and eventually raked in $1.13 billion worldwide, per </span><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-marvels-box-office-marvel-1235639482/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hollywood Reporter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. But “The Marvels” isn’t expected to come anywhere close to those numbers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The publication notes that these lackluster predictions are being blamed on a lack of promotion due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, which has been tentatively resolved, and overall </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/superheroes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">superhero</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> fatigue. It notes that the DC film “The Flash” had a poor showing in June despite all the hype, with a $55 million opening weekend domestically and just $270.6 million overall in earnings.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But not everyone is sick of superhero movies. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” another Marvel effort, had a $106 opening earlier this year and ultimately grossed $845.6 million globally.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Due to declining projections, Marvel and its parent company, Disney, changed their marketing campaign to entice more would-be viewers. A new trailer that stressed the film’s connection to the “Avengers” franchise was released just before the premiere. The sneak peek also teased that Valkyrie, a fan-favorite character from “Thor,” would be in the movie.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Marvels” has three female leads. The studio is also touting that it’s the first Marvel film with a black female director, Nia DaCosta. At 34, she’s also the youngest director of an MCU film, according to THR.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Per the film’s description: “Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. However, unintended consequences see her shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with two other superheroes to form the Marvels.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lowest opening of a Marvel movie was “The Incredible Hulk” (2008), which brought in $55.4 million, not adjusted for inflation. The second lowest was “Ant-Man,” which earned $57.2 million domestically in 2015.</span></p>


Female-Led Film ‘The Marvels’ Lowers Box Office Expectations To $60M Ahead Of Premiere

Female-Led Film 'The Marvels' Lowers Box Office Expectations To Under $60M Ahead Of Premiere

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kingsma</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">n” director Matthew Vaughn said he quit a major </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hollywood</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> production after finding out that one of the film’s stars was being baited with a fake script.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vaughn discussed several career updates during a Saturday evening discussion at New York Comic Con, per </span><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/matthew-vaughn-kick-ass-reboot-argylle-author-x-men-nycc-1235618721/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hollywood Reporter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Besides revealing that he’s planning to return to “Kingsman 3” and that he’s “going off on a tangent” with a “Kick-Ass” sequel featuring different characters, the director revisited this alleged incident with Halle Berry and “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/superheroes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">X-Men: The Last Stand</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” (2006).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While discussing his issues with the dark side of the Hollywood machine, Vaughn said, “I went into one of the executive&#8217;s office and I saw an &#8216;X3&#8217; script, and I immediately knew it was a lot fatter. I was like what the hell is this draft. He went, ‘Don’t worry about it,’ and I’m like, ‘No, no. I’m the director. I’m worrying about this draft.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He continued, “He wouldn’t tell me, so I grabbed it literally — it was like a crazy moment — opened the first page, and it said, ‘Africa. Storm. Kids dying of no water. She creates a thunderstorm and saves all these children.&#8217;”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After Vaughn said he found the concept to be a “pretty cool idea,” the English filmmaker said he couldn’t condone what he discovered next.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“[I went,] ‘What is this?’ [They said,] ‘Oh, it’s Halle Berry’s script. I went, ‘OK, because she hasn’t signed up yet.’ ‘But this is what she wants it to be, and once she signs up, we’ll throw it in the bin,&#8217;” the director said of the film executive’s response. “I was like, ‘Wow, you’re gonna do that to an Oscar-winning actress who plays Storm? I’m outta here.’ So I quit at that point.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Last Stand” is the sequel to X2 and the third installment in the “X-Men” film series. The movie featured an ensemble cast including Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Vinnie Jones, and Patrick Stewart.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“X3” grossed approximately $459 million worldwide but received mixed reviews from critics.</span></p>


Halle Berry

Director Said He Quit ‘X-Men 3’ When Studio Gave Halle Berry Fake Script To Trick Her

Director Said He Quit 'X-Men 3' When Studio Gave Halle Berry Fake Script To Trick Her

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Academy Award-winning movie director </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/martin-scorsese"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Martin Scorsese</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is once again making his feelings about comic book and </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment"><span style="font-weight: 400;">franchise movies</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> clear.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 80-year-old </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hollywood</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> mainstay shared his views during a recent cover </span><a href="https://www.gq.com/story/martin-scorsese-profile"><span style="font-weight: 400;">profile</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for GQ magazine. Scorsese came down hard on the genre and went as far as urging other industry professionals to join him in rebelling against them.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;The danger there is what it’s doing to our culture. Because there are going to be generations now that think </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies"><span style="font-weight: 400;">movies</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are only those — that’s what movies are,&#8221; the legendary director said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;They already think that. Which means that we have to then fight back stronger. And it’s got to come from the grassroots level.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scorsese continued, saying, “It’s gotta come from the filmmakers themselves. And you’ll have, you know, the Safdie brothers, and you’ll have Chris Nolan, you know what I mean? And hit ’em from all sides. Hit ’em from all sides, and don’t give up. Let’s see what you got. Go out there and do it. Go reinvent. Don’t complain about it. But it’s true, because we’ve got to save cinema.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He added, &#8220;I do think that the manufactured content isn’t really cinema,” before backtracking a little. &#8220;No, I don’t want to say it,” Scorsese went on. “But what I mean is that, it’s manufactured content. It’s almost like AI making a film.&#8221; </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;And that doesn’t mean that you don’t have incredible directors and special effects people doing beautiful artwork,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But what does it mean? What do these films, what will it give you? Aside from a kind of consummation of something and then eliminating it from your mind, your whole body, you know? So what is it giving you?&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “Goodfellas” director said he’s not opposed to technology as a whole, citing IMAX and 3D as innovative ways to enhance filmmaking. But he still has no love for the comic book genre. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I’m looking forward to new ways,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You gotta say something with a movie. Otherwise, what’s the point of making it? You’ve got to be saying something.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scorsese got into hot water with Marvel fans in 2019 when he compared superhero films to “theme parks” during an interview with Empire magazine. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I tried, you know? But that’s not cinema,” the director </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/avengers-directors-respond-to-martin-scorsese-nobody-owns-cinema"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said at the time</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “Honestly, the closest I can think of them, as well made as they are, with actors doing the best they can under the circumstances, is theme parks. It isn’t the cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to another human being.”</span></p>


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Martin Scorsese Says Comic Book Films Are A ‘Danger’ To Society: ‘We’ve Got To Save Cinema’

Martin Scorsese Says Comic Book Films Are A 'Danger' To Society: 'We've Got To Save Cinema'

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