![]() ![]() Until superhero movies came along all the basic Hollywood genre – gangster films, Westerns, musicals, etc – were essentially about people, good guys and bad guys. Their mega-spectacles are about special effects and violent stunts, not characters. ![]() What the comic-crats are doing is shooting comic books and their bogus recycled brands, not movies. The momentum builds on itself and makes it easier, like using Civil War as a way to set up Spider-Man and Black Panther with showy turns, instead of having to start from scratch with stand-alone films.īART: But Feige should be nervous. He launches risky new properties like Guardians Of The Galaxy and Ant-Man, and they are delightful. If it was the character Deadpool, and not Kevin Feige, discussing this sequence of successes without a flop, he’d probably be a lot more cocky and deservedly so. Kevin Feige, Marvel’s chief, describes how his filmmakers treat the original comic book narratives “like they’re sacred texts.” To his credit, however, he also says, “we’re all nervous about becoming too serious and pompous as this cinematic universe continues to grow.”įLEMING: Those guys elevate the subject matter by respecting the comic book origins, but they are also being gracious. In your interview with the Captain America-directing Russo brothers, Mike, they talked about their boyhood love of Truffaut and their dedication to storytelling. Kevin Feige On 'Captain America: Civil War' And All Things Marvel - Deadline Q&AīART: Sure, the comic-crats like to borrow the lexicon of filmmakers. And we got another X-Men with Bryan Singer coming. And don’t get me started on Deadpool, which showed that there is room to roam in the R-rated terrain, turf that hasn’t been properly tapped since New Line’s Blade series with Wesley Snipes. Tapping the storytelling expertise of Batman Ben Affleck by making him exec producer on the Justice League movie was smart. Batman V Superman could have been better, but you can bet the Warner Bros guys and director Zack Snyder heeded the call and will find their stylistic stamp. I thought Captain America: Civil War matched or bettered a superhero quality bar that was already high. ![]() And one that is probably harmful to mainstream cinema.įLEMING: Well, if it is ruining cinema, I’m sure having a helluva good time watching it burn. But, as I watched the movie this weekend, I was also reminded that the ecosystem and aesthetics of superhero movies increasingly represent an industry entirely separate from movie-making itself. In this weekly column, two old friends get together and grind their axes, mostly on the movie business.īART: Captain America: Civil War reflects the triumph of the comi-crats – the plutocrats of the superhero industry who have conquered the summer. worked together for two decades at Daily Variety. ![]()
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