James Gunn suffers from ‘superhero fatigue’: ‘It gets really boring’
nypost.com2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.”Gunn, 56, gave his take on how it’s difficult to pen films that go beyond the over-the-top action sequences of Marvel movies.“I think it’s really hard in the wake of the [‘Endgame’] Blip.
There’s this worldwide, universe-wide event that happened. And, in truth, everybody would be stark raving mad at this point,” the new co-CEO of DC Studios told Rolling Stone in a recent profile. “So it’s hard to write stories in the wake of that.
Which is why the ‘Guardians’ movies have been easier, because they’re set outside of that a little bit,” said Gunn, who added that he does “really want Marvel to keep making good movies.”The Missouri native directed and wrote the upcoming installment of Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy, as well as its two previous films in the space franchise.He then noted that while “there is such a thing as superhero fatigue,” he believes that it has nothing to do with the people wearing the capes themselves.
The “Peacemaker” showrunner revealed that it, in fact, has to do with “the kind of stories that get to be told,” as well as the “characters.” “We love Superman.
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