Sebastian Stan Says Bashing Marvel Movies Is ‘Really Convenient,’ but ‘I Get Protective’ Because Their ‘Intention Is Really F—ing Good’
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/sebastian-stan-defends-marvel-movies-1236148847/
Sebastian Stan Says Bashing Marvel Movies Is ‘Really Convenient,’ but ‘I Get Protective’ Because Their ‘Intention Is Really F—ing Good’
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/sebastian-stan-defends-marvel-movies-1236148847/
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> “It’s become really convenient to pick on [Marvel films],” Stan says. “And that’s fine. Everyone’s got an opinion. But they’re a big part of what contributes to this business and allows us to have smaller movies as well. This is an artery traveling through the system of this entire machinery that’s Hollywood. It feeds in so many more ways than people acknowledge.” He adds, “Sometimes I get protective of it because the intention is really fucking good. It’s just fucking hard to make a good movie over and over again.”
> “I’m someone who has witnessed [Marvel Studios president] Kevin Feige as the most selfless man on this planet,” Stan goes on, “who, despite the enormous success he’s had, has never changed or wavered. They legitimately spend so much time thinking, how could we surprise people and give people something different? His big motto is ‘The best idea wins.’ It just comes from a good place — and that’s the only reason why sometimes I get protective of it. Because the intention is really good.”
He doesn’t know what he’s talking about when he says they allow “smaller” movies to happen. So let these so called smaller movies get a chance by having them play in the same amount of theaters that marvel movies hog up.
Good intentions don’t absolve someone or something of consequences if their actions result in something bad.
Deadpool’s box office >entire best picture category at emmys. I think I know why they have haters.
Everything he does is fire. Helps.
The average quality of marvel movies for the entire 20 film infinity saga is pretty solid. There are a couple of stinkers in there, there are also some fantastic ones. And they are always fun and built to a frankly amazing 2 movie finale. This is an achievement never done before in movie history and probably will never be replicated again. Whatever else comes from the MCU I will always appreciate what they did with the Infinity saga.
Stan’s Winter Soldier is top fucking tier. No one is bashing that film. Even his appearances elsewhere are solid.
A solid Marvel movie is *usually* pretty good. They’ve just been too reliant on “The Formula”, and have paid for it.
If their intention is to make billions of dollars, then yes.
Ah yes, we can all remember when Marvel removed the lead water pipes
Or some of us just genuinely don’t like them 🤷♂️
It’s like quoting an idiot
Is that statement coming from Bucky or the Winder Soldier? Because the ultimate source matters.
Oh well maybe there wouldn’t be any bashing if ohhh I don’t know… Marvel made good movies with quality in mind first second and third? Just a thought. The Infinity Saga doesn’t have a lot of stinkers or truly bad movies, a couple of ehhh and weaker movies, but nothing in comparison to what we been seeing post Infinity Saga. He knows that the product they are making is not in the same quality league as before, but I can’t 100% blame him for defending Marvel since he made bank from said movies and they used to be good.
I’m sorry what was the intention? These movies are not saving lives lol and the first however many were all white white white…
So it’s good because… it makes money? What a hot take
The ideas on the shows or smaller movies have been poorly executed
>It’s become really convenient to pick on [Marvel films] And that’s fine. Everyone’s got an opinion. But they’re a big part of what contributes to this business and allows us to have smaller movies as well.
What did he mean by this?
Their intention is to milk you out of more movie tickets and other swag so they can enrich their shareholders.
But you have to accept when they’re genuinely bad though. I love Marvel films, but not all of them are great.
Eternals and Love & Thunder were perhaps the final straws for me in this phase of the MCU. I can believe Eternals was made with good intentions, despite how utterly dull it was. But there is no way you can convince me that Love & Thunder was made with any intention.
You have to admit that the MCU experiment is one of the single most successful hollywood franchise maneuvers in film history. In that regard alone it’s pushing the medium forward in ways that deserve to be celebrated
Yeah that intention of making money. He seems to think we’re bashing the genuinely good creative teams, no we’re bashing to the fact that Disney ruined the MCU, Star Wars, Pixar etc.
I think he’s perfect for Bucky Barnes. Anyone else?
Some have some good stuff in them, but the repetitive cashgrab has become pretty obvious
As it has in the whole of cinema ngl
Glad to see it.
The “intention” behind marvel movies is for one of the biggest companies in the world to make even more money, full stop. Which includes underpaying their VFX artists btw. This dude is so full of it
I get wanting them to be better and not getting complacent and such, but their intention is to entertain and make people happy. They make a lot of money, which helps smaller projects get made too.
Dont want people to bash your dumb movies? Make better movies!