Kevin Feige Finally Breaks Silence On Martin Scorsese's Comments On Marvel

Kevin Feige has finally broken his silence on Martin Scorsese’s controversial comments on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and shared that it is really fortunate to hear such remarks from a legendary director who has done so much for the cinema.

Speaking with the Hollywood Reporter, the 46-year-old film producer shared his first public comments on the matter and quashed the myth that superhero movies are a negative aspect of the cinema industry. The chief creative officer of MCU also noted that it is unfortunate that someone thinks that way and believes everyone who works on these movies absolutely “loves cinema.”

Feige further stated that people love to go to the theaters and watch superhero movies in big numbers because they feel it is a “communal experience.”

“I think myself and everyone who works on these movies loves cinema, loves movies, loves going to the movies, loves to watch s communal experience in a movie theater full of people,” Feige said.

These comments come after Scorsese, last month, in an interview with Empire stirred a controversy when he compared the films produced by Marvel Studios to theme parks and stated that those superhero movies are practically not “cinema.” He further added that these kinds of superhero movies don’t depict the emotional and psychological experiences of a human being.

During the interview, Feige also explained how Marvel tries to make different types of movies and cited the example of “Captain America: Civil War” where he pitted two of the most beloved characters – Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) and Captain America (Chris Evans) – against each other.

The producer told the publication that it was “fun” to have two of their most popular characters get into a very serious “theological and physical altercation” in “Civil War.” On the other hand, he admitted that they took an ample amount of risk in killing half of their characters at the end of “Avengers: Infinity War.”

“I think it’s fun for us to our success and use it to take risks and go in different places,” Feige said.

Feige concluded by noticing that everybody has a different definition of cinema, different definitions of art and they are entitled to their opinions.

“But in the meantime, we are going to keep making movies,” Feige said.

Feige is not the first one to publicly address Scorsese’s statement. James Gunn, director of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” series, took to Twitter and said that “The Irishman” director is one of his favorite filmmakers but he was saddened after learning that Scorsese is judging his movies without even seeing them.