Iman Vellani on Spider-Man Brand New Day
by Capucine · old hollywood: Iman Vellani
Iman Vellani, writer and actress known for Ms. Marvel at Marvel Studios, argues that the box office showing for SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY proves superhero fatigue isn't real. She points out that audiences showed up in the first week even though many were cynical about new releases. The takeaway is clear: Audiences never stopped wanting superhero movies, they just want good ones.
Transcript (en)
People showed up on the first week. Like, nobody really believed in the superhero fatigue, that means. Nobody really believed that this movie was going to fail and they were over it. They wanted it to succeed. And I think, like, we're so used to being cynical and, like, assuming that, like, everything new coming out is going to suck. And, you know, it's all propaganda or they're just trying to, like, whatever. People's attention spans are low. No, like, we can appreciate a good thing when we see it. Yeah, we just want a good movie. Yeah.
