As we get the summer blockbuster season underway, right at the start of Cannes, movies seem to be in flux. We're not sure what's going to bring audiences back to theaters, but everyone has an opinion. Some of the pressure on the box office stems from Hollywood focusing on tentpoles like Superhero movies over the last two decades. Those movies took a lot of heat in the trades, particularly from Martin Scorsese and even shots from Coppola and Ridley Scott. In a new interview from The Times of London, Chris Hemsworth, who stars as Thor in many a Marvel movie, opened up about what it was like hearing criticisms from some of the greatest living filmmakers over superhero movies. Hemsworth told The Times, “It felt harsh, and it bothers me, especially from heroes. It was an eye-roll for me, people bashing the superhero space... Those guys had films that didn’t work too — we all have. When they talked about what was wrong with superheroes, I thought, cool, tell that to the billions who watch them. Were they all wrong?”Hemsworth stars in the new Mad Max movie this summer, Furiosa, as well. So he's no stranger to these blockbuster movies that seem to carry the box office year in and out. He went on to elaborate his feelings on the changing box office. He said, “Cinema-going did not change because of superheroes, but because of smartphones and social media. Superhero films actually kept people in the cinemas during that transition...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 15 May