Gwyneth Paltrow on hero films: ‘There are only a few that are good’

One of the first actresses to participate in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Gwyneth Paltrow left the franchise after Avengers: Endgame (2019) and opined on the current state of superhero films, and commented how “there are only a few that are good.”

During participation in the Hot OnesYouTube channel program First We Feast, Paltrow was asked about the speech of Cord Jefferson after winning the Oscars 2024 in Best Original Screenplay. At the ceremony, he made a request to the executives of Hollywood.

Instead of making one $200 million movie, try making 20 $10 million movies.

Due to the high budget for special effects and the payment of famous actors, several hero films cost around US$200 million. “I completely understand where he’s going [com o discurso],” stated the artist. “You want the best chance of making a strong profit. People invest a lot of money in these things and they want them to be profitable.”

“But if I look at the industry as a whole, this big push for superhero movies… you can only make so few good movies that feel truly original, and yet they always try to reach as many people as possible, which sometimes gets in the way of quality or specificity, or real point of view,” he continued Gwyneth Paltrow.

Finally, Paltrow recalled how she began her acting career doing “medium-budget films.” Currently, she doesn’t believe how films she made in the 1990s would be made today: “You get more artistic diversity when there are fewer risks and people can express their true voice and make a film the way they want. Those are usually the most resonant.” “