Nicolas Cage Defends Marvel Against Coppola, Scorsese Criticisms: ‘I Don’t See What the Issue Is’

variety.com:

Zack Sharf Nicolas Cage disagrees with his uncle Francis Ford Coppola when it comes to Marvel movies. Speaking to GQ magazine, Cage defended superhero movies against viral criticisms made by top filmmakers such as Coppola and Martin Scorsese.

Coppola made headlines in 2019 after he was quoted calling Marvel movies “despicable” while supporting Scorsese’s critical beliefs about comic book films hurting the film industry.

Coppola later clarified that he wasn’t talking about Marvel movies specifically, saying it’s “despicable” how the film industry now values commerce over art.“Yeah, why do they do that?” Cage asked GQ about Scorsese and Coppola bashing Marvel and comic book films. “I don’t understand the conflict.

I don’t agree with them on that perception or opinion.” At the crux of Scorsese and Coppola’s criticism is that Marvel movies and comic book films have reshaped exhibition so that only one type of movie now gets produced and distributed at the theatrical level.