The McU includes more than its fair share of comedy elements. Ant-Man and its sequel are packed with humor while the likes of Thor: Ragnarok and Guardians of the Galaxy have effortlessly weaved jokes in among their dizzying set pieces and engaging narratives. But according to acclaimed comedy actor Seth Rogen, the blockbuster franchise has caused problems for the genre as a whole.
Speaking to GamesRadar while promoting his new movie, An American Pickle, Rogen claimed that the McU’s frequent use of humor has positioned its movies as competitors to mid-size comedies, which are struggling to hold their own against superhero blockbusters due to the huge budgets behind them.
“Something that me and Evan [Goldberg] talk about a lot is how Marvel movies are comedies. Thor: Ragnarok is a comedy. Ant-Man is a comedy at its core. So that’s what’s out there. There are $200 million comedies out there,...
Speaking to GamesRadar while promoting his new movie, An American Pickle, Rogen claimed that the McU’s frequent use of humor has positioned its movies as competitors to mid-size comedies, which are struggling to hold their own against superhero blockbusters due to the huge budgets behind them.
“Something that me and Evan [Goldberg] talk about a lot is how Marvel movies are comedies. Thor: Ragnarok is a comedy. Ant-Man is a comedy at its core. So that’s what’s out there. There are $200 million comedies out there,...
- 8/11/2020
- by Mark Langshaw
- We Got This Covered
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