‘After 50 years no one remembers’: Marvel director Scorsese criticized after mocking

In 2019, Martin Scorsese opened a Pandora’s box by criticizing the Marvel franchise, sparking a lot of debate. For the director of Killers of the Flower Moon, these films “It’s not a movie. Honestly, the closest thing they do, as well done, with actors doing their best under the circumstances, is amusement parks.”insisted the filmmaker.

“This is not a movie in which people try to transmit emotions, psychological experiences to other people. These films take no chances. They are designed to meet specifications and on a limited number of topics.

We talk about sequels, but in reality, they are all remakes. This is the nature of the modern franchise: tested on the public, subjected to market research, controlled and modified before consumption.he explained.

Marvel vs. Scorsese

This week, Joe Russo, director of Avengers: Endgame and The Gray Man, put the game back on the jukebox with a send-up for Martin Scorsese. The latter came under fire last September with a call to “save cinema” in the face of the hegemony of superhero films.

At the moment, Martin Scorsese is having fun on TikTok with a little comedy pastilles posted on his daughter Francesca’s account. In one video, the director of Taxi Driver appeared in a fake casting, talking to his dog Oscar and driving him as if on set.

That’s where Joe Russo comes in. After seeing this little sketch, he posted his own video on TikTok and Instagram parodying Scorsese. In this video, he named his dog “Box Office”.

Thus, the director of Captain America and Avengers Endgame mocks the difficult start of the killers of the flower moon at the American box office (40 million in 2 weeks).

This free speech from Joe Russo did not sit well with many Internet users, who quickly put the filmmaker back in his place. Among the voices that rose, that of Jason DeMarco stood out. He is the co-founder of Toonami and the senior vice president of Warner’s anime division.

Nobody will remember Joe Russo 50 years from now

“Joe Russo took millions from Netflix to do what he wanted and came back with … The Gray Man. Marty took millions from Netflix and Apple and he earned it. Irish and killers of the flower moon. I think I already know which movies people will be talking about 20 years from now.Jason DeMarco protested.

Joe Russo took millions from Netflix to do what he wanted, and he’s back…with The Gray Man. Marty has made millions from Netflix and Apple and directed The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon.

Screenwriter Lewis Peitzman also trashed Joe Russo: “After 50 years nobody will remember Joe Russo”He chanted loudly.

The official X report from the BeyondFest genre film festival in Los Angeles was even harsher. “Let’s be honest, Joe Russo is a rich bastard who won the lottery when Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige pulled him out of the shadows and ran with him.

The least we can say is that Joe Russo and Martin Scorsese will not be going on vacation together. In any case, the director of Killers of the Flower Moon did not respond to the controversy caused by Joe Russo’s “sneak” on social networks. Scorsese is actually preparing his next feature film with Leonardo DiCaprio, “Betting Zones.”