Oscar winners who were also superhero stars: Jared Leto to Angelina Jolie
27.03.2022 - 20:21
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Marvel and DC Comics have been two warring companies for decades with both of their unique, action-packed superhero stories and crime-fighting characters. As of February, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has produced 27 films while the DC Extended Universe has only created 11 movies. DC’s projects have grossed over $5.8 billion and the MCU scored bigger bucks with $25 billion.At the same time, acclaimed directors such as Ridley Scott and Martin Scorsese have bashed the genre.
Scorsese, “The Irishman” filmmaker, told Empire magazine in 2019 that he sees Marvel movies as “theme parks” and “not cinema.”“I don’t see them. I tried, you know? But that’s not cinema,” Scorsese said, “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.”When asked why he dislikes super hero movies, Scott didn’t hold back.“Their scripts are not any f–king good,” the “Exodus: Gods and Kings” director told Deadline last year in an expletive-filled statement.
“I narrowed it down to this. Almost always, the best films are driven by the characters, and we’ll come to superheroes after this if you want, because I’ll crush it. I’ll f–king crush it.
They’re f–king boring as s–t.”And sure, while stars like Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Henry Cavill have seen their careers defined by the shiny armor and tight spandexes they don for their superhero roles, many Oscar-winning actors have shown they can also rock action roles. Bale scored the gold for Best Actor for his work in “The Fighter” and is fairly new to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He will be
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