Chris Hemsworth Was Bothered by Scorsese and Coppola’s Marvel Criticism as It ‘Felt Harsh’ and ‘Was an Eye-Roll,’ Says ‘Superhero Curse’ Exists in That ‘You Get Pigeonholed’

variety.com:

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Chris Hemsworth expressed frustration in an interview with The Times of London over Marvel criticisms made by some directors he considers to be personal heroes such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.

Hemsworth is one of the original Avengers in the MCU as Thor, debuting in a 2011 standalone movie before headlining three sequels and starring in several “Avengers” movies through 2022. “It felt harsh, and it bothers me, especially from heroes.

It was an eye-roll for me, people bashing the superhero space,” Hemsworth told The Times. “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?” Scorsese made his initial Marvel criticisms in fall 2019, infamously calling these movies a “theme park” and not real cinema.