Ridley Scottis sharing how he really feels about superhero movies.
The Oscar-nominated director, 83, who has two movies out this year —The Last Duel, out now, andHouse of Gucci, out Nov. 24 — recently got candid about why he thinks most modern blockbuster superhero films are subpar.
Scott said he thinks he has “done three great scripted superhero movies,” listing 1979’sAlien, 1982’sBlade Runnerand 2000’sGladiator.
Scott isn’t the first acclaimed director to slam modern-day superhero flicks.
Martin Scorsese said in an October 2019 interview withEmpirethat superhero movies are “not cinema” and also compared them to theme park rides. Scorsese, 78, further explained in an opinion piece forThe New York Timesa month later that he grew up in a different time when franchises didn’t dominate movie theaters and filmmakers took more risks.
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Director James Gunn, known for hisGuardians of the GalaxyandThe Suicide Squadmovies, said on theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast earlier this year that “itjust seems awful cynical that [Scorsese] wouldkeep coming out against Marvel and then that’s the only thing that would get him press for his movie.”
“So then he just kept coming out against Marvel so that he could get press for his movie,” he argued at the time. “He’s creating his movie in the shadow of the Marvel films, and so he uses that to get attention for something he wasn’t getting as much attention as he wanted for it.”
Lady Gagarecently praised Scottin aNew York Timesarticle, saying about working with him onGucci: “I’ve never had a better experience with a director. He loves artists, and some directors don’t. They love themselves.” She added that he made her feel “empowered … as a woman” on set.
source: people.com
