Cox disses the superhero factory: "Watered down"

"The "Succession" star thinks that the film art is in a bad state and that Marvel and DC's "film universe" is partly to blame, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

» Updated: September 20 2024

» Published: August 18 2024

Cox disses the superhero factory: "Watered down"
Photo: Caisa Rasmussen/TT

Share this article

The actor – best known for his role as the brutal media mogul Logan Roy – guested on a panel at the Edinburgh film festival where he spoke his mind.

What has happened is that TV does what film used to do, said Cox to the audience after a question about TV's originality.

I think that cinema is in a bad spot. I believe it has lost its position partly due to the massive input from Marvel, DC and all that. And I think it's starting to implode, actually. They're losing the concepts, said Cox.

The Scottish actor Cox was honest about having made superhero films himself, such as "X-Men 2" where Cox's character William Stryker "creates" Wolverine through a malicious experiment.

Cox describes this project, as well as the currently screened "Deadpool & Wolverine" as "party time" films that "make a lot of money and make everyone happy, but as work it becomes watered down".

Loading related articles...

Tags

Author

TTT
By TTEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for local and international readers
Loading related posts...