Martin Scorsese’s criticisms of Marvel continue to fuel debate and discussion. Today, it is Tom Holland who brings his stone to the building, crowned by the success of Spider-Man No Way Home.
Decidedly, Martin Scorsese’s comments on Marvel dating from two years ago continue to generate a lot of ink! After James Gunn last August and Paul Schrader in September, it’s Tom Holland’s turn to defend superhero films.
As a reminder, the director of The Irishman had declared at the microphone ofEmpire that MCU-stamped feature films weren’t cinema:
“These films take no risk. They are made to meet specifications and deal with a limited number of subjects. We talk about sequels but in reality, they are all remakes. This is the very nature of modern franchises: tested to the public, subjected to market research, controlled and modified until consumed “, he had hammered.
Later, the director confirmed his words, interviewed by BFM TV: “I’m angry. And I understand that some fans are angry by my words but that’s not my goal at all. I just want to open their eyes. What they’re going to see is not what I call cinema. Cinema is much more than that “, he asserted.
Obviously, these words did not please Tom Holland at all, who wanted to contradict the director of Raging Bull and Goodfellas:
Ask Scorsese if he would like to direct a Marvel movie. He doesn’t know what it is because he never did.
“Ask Scorsese if he would like to make a Marvel movie. He doesn’t know what it is because he’s never made one. I’ve done Marvel movies and other movies that we talked about in the world of Oscars and the only fundamental difference is that the former are more expensive than the latter.
But in the way of appropriating the characters, in the way the directors develop the narrative arc and the characters … It’s the same thing, just on a different scale. I think it’s really art “, he assured, questioned by The Hollywood Reporter.
When we make these films, we know that, good or bad, millions of people will go to see them, whereas when we make a little indie film, if it’s not terrible, no one will see it. The pressure is not the same.
For the interpreter of Spider-Man, who is currently a hit with No Way Home, “When we make these films, we know that, good or bad, millions of people will go to see them, whereas when we make a little indie film, if it’s not terrible, no one will see it. pressure is not the same.
Go ask Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Downey Jr. or Scarlett Johansson – people who have made superhero movies and “Oscar movies” – they’ll tell you the exact same thing. There may be less Lycra tights in the Oscar movies “, he concluded.
These words obviously panicked the web, Internet users pointing in particular to the insolence of Tom Holland in the face of a legendary filmmaker such as Martin Scorsese. In any case, if the Oscars shun No Way Home in the nominations on February 8, that will not prevent the Marvel film from making history. The feature film signed Jon Watts has joined the very closed club of works that have brought in a billion dollars in worldwide receipts, reaching this score in just 11 days!
As for Martin Scorsese, he recently finished filming Killers of the Flower Moon with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. This historical fresco taking place in the 20s should arrive at best at the end of 2022. However, it is more likely that we can only discover it in 2023.