Chris Evans Says Marvel Deserves More Credit for Making Some Great Movies: ‘There Would Be a Lot More Good’ Superhero Films if They Were ‘Easy to Make’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Chris Evans made a recent appearance at Emerald City Con 2024 (via Total Film) and threw his support behind comic book movies, a genre he’ll be forever associated with after playing Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for nearly 10 years. “Comic book movies in general, for whatever reason, don’t always get the credit I think they deserve,” Evans told the audience. “They are these big, giant movies.
There’s a lot of cooks in the kitchen. But the empirical evidence is in: They are not easy to make. If it was easier, there would be a lot more good ones.
I’m not throwing shade! I’ve been a part of a few that missed. It happens. Making a movie is tough. More cooks in the kitchen doesn’t make it easier.
I don’t want to highlight specific films in the Marvel catalogue but some of them are phenomenal. Like independently, objectively great movies, and I think they deserve a little more credit.” Evans highlighted 2014’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” as his favorite Marvel movie to make.
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