Is Superhero Burnout Real? Sudbury Native Defends Marvel
Is superhero burnout real? Say it isn’t so Batman! What, Hollywood is overdoing a good thing? It’s true.
Even Hollywood is coming clean saying they may have gone too far with releasing too many super hero movies. We really haven’t seen a big Marvel or DC Comics movie dominate the box office in quite a while. But, we’ve seen a lot of flops.
Saturday Night LIVE
While it’s been simmering, the fall out came to a full boil when a Marvel actress broke ranks on Saturday Night LIVE this past weekend. She actually admitted her movie flopped. The movie at the center of the controversy is Marvel’s Madame Web.
According to Buzzfeed during her opening monologue, SNL host, actress Sydney Sweeney told the audience “You might have seen me in Anyone but You or Euphoria. You definitely did not see me in Madame Web.”
At $91 million, it had one of the worst box office openings for a superhero movie, leading some insiders to tell the Hollywood Reporter that Sony won’t be making another Madame Web movie anytime soon.
It was almost as if Sweeney got approval from the movie company to acknowledge the elephant in the room.
Sudbury Native Chris Evans Defends Marvel
Massachusetts actor and Captain America star Chris Evans entered into the discussion saying Marvel deserves more credit than they get. According to: deadline.com:
“I’m not throwing shade! I’ve been a part of a few that missed. It happens. Making a movie is tough. More cooks in the kitchen doesn’t make it easier. I don’t want to highlight specific films in the Marvel catalog, but some of them are phenomenal. Like independently, objectively great movies, and I think they deserve a little more credit.”
Batman Actor Says Burnout Could Work
According to the independant.com, Batman actor Paul Dano says the fatigue could make the movies better, putting quality over content:
“Our current superhero malaise is the product of an erratic film industry. “It’s an interesting moment where everybody has to go like, ‘OK – what now?’ Hopefully from that, somebody either breathes new life into [comic book movies], or something else blossoms which is not superheroes.”
Disney’s Bob Iger
Even Disney chief Bob Iger says Hollywood may have gone to drink from the super hero well, one too many times. On top of Madam Web, The Marvels follows other underperforming Disney films from this year including Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Late last year he told Variety:
“Iger said that there has to be a reason ‘beyond commerce’ to make a follow-up film to a hit, noting that over the last past few years Disney has ‘made too many.’”
Is superhero burnout real? With a whopping THIRTY THREE Marvel, and fifteen DC Comics movies made, maybe it’s time to head back to the Batcave to renovate.
Massachusetts Best Known Celebrity Is?
8-Steve Carrell
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Each Summer, Steve Carrell from Acton, makes a visit to his family variety store in Marshfield to meet adoring fans. It’s not a wildly promoted event. But the loving fans spread the word. When the special day comes, a few hundred stop by to meet the star next door. I was one of them a few years ago. As you can imagine he was awesome.
7-John Krasinski
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Born right here in Boston, from his humble beginnings in The Office, John is now full blown movie star and director. Although I miss him pranking Dwight.
6-Matt Damon
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He is probably not happy that his pal Ben is higher on this list, (maybe not!) but Matt Damon is still beloved in our hood. His new movie company with Ben promises to give us a lot of celebrity spotting’s in and around Boston!
5-Mark Wahlberg
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From water beverages, to prayer apps, to movies, Mark Wahlberg has mastered the way to stay relevant.
Did you know he owns a company that sells motorhomes?
4-Jennifer Coolidge
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She has come a long way from playing Stiffler’s mom in American Pie. Norwell’s Jennifer Coolidge makes us proud for making Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential. Jennifer has also won numerous awards for her role in White Lotus. She was hysterical in Best In Show.
3-John Cena
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West Newbury’s former wrestler and current actor John Cena rocks the #3 position with an impressive 1.6 million search impressions. While wrestling could be fake, 1.6 million impressions is real.
2-Ben Affleck
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Ben got a well deserved boost with those hysterical Dunks commercials during the big game utilizing pals Tom Brady and Matt Damon. I will drink the Dunks, but won’t buy the orange track suit. But maybe the real boost? Marrying JLO.
1-Chris Evans
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It doesn’t hurt to be Captain America. Sudbury’s Chris Evans is Massachusetts most known celebrity. According to wwlp.com.
This year, Chris Evans surpassed Ben Affleck as the most-known Massachusetts actor. Evans is most famously known as Captain America in the Marvel movies but has also acted in “Knives Out,” “The Gray Man,” and also voiced Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story film “Lightyear.”