Anyone famous is subject to criticism. The same is the case with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Time and again people are criticizing the MCU for their films. One such famous personality to criticize MCU is Dune’s director/co-writer Denis Villeneuve. Check it out to know what he feels about the MCU films!
Dune Director: Latest Filmmaker To Criticize Marvel Movies
Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction. He rose to fame for his modest budget films Prisoners, Enemy, and Sicario. Later, he ventured into big-budget films like Arrival and Runner 2049. His current directorial work is the film Dune. It is an adaptation of a novel by the same name. It is authored by Frank Herbert. Denis has created a large ensemble cast that includes Zendaya, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista, and Timothée Chalamet along with others. Denis is planning to divide the film into 2 parts.
Another reason why Denis is in talks now is for his comments on the MCU movies. He feels MCU films are too much in number and repetitive. He says, “There are too many Marvel movies that are nothing more than a cut and paste of others.” Many people agree with his point that MCU films are similar to each other! Though his criticism will receive a backlash from the MCU fans, many feel a similar way. Let’s see if his criticism will affect his film Dune or not. Dune is set to release on 22nd October 2021. Also, let’s see if his criticism will be limited to only this statement or will he come out completely! By the way, filmmaker Martin Scorsese began the trend of criticizing MCU films. Surprisingly, his criticism did affect his film ‘The Irishman‘.