‘Morbius’ Director Responds to Critics Hating His Movie: ‘I Have a Lot of Self-Hatred’
variety.comZack Sharf “Morbius” director Daniel Espinosa remains “proud” of his comic book tentpole despite the movie earning abysmal reviews from film critics.
The Jared Leto-starring superhero movie boasts a paltry 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the lowest-rated Marvel films ever released.
Espinosa confronted the film’s negative reviews in an interview with Insider.“When I did my first feature it was a small movie called ‘Babylon Disease,'” Espinosa said. “I remember one day going home on the subway and I had a few drinks so I was a bit drunk.
Someone nudged me on the train and said, ‘I have to tell you what’s wrong with the second scene in your feature,’ and I was like, ‘Well, okay.'”“The point I’m making is that it’s a strange thing to make something that is so public,” the director continued. “Look, I have a lot of self-hatred so I have a lot of criticism of my own work.
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