{"id":481656,"date":"2026-06-08T03:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/481656\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T03:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:08:13","slug":"meryl-streep-throws-shade-at-hollywoods-marvel-izing-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/481656\/","title":{"rendered":"Meryl Streep Throws Shade at Hollywood\u2019s \u201cMarvel-izing\u201d Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">If you thought the superhero debate had cooled off, think again. While doing press for The Devil Wears Prada 2, <a href=\"https:\/\/geektyrant.com\/news\/meryl-streep-says-she-turned-down-the-devil-wears-prada-2-before-the-studio-doubled-her-offer-i-was-ready-to-retire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Meryl Streep <\/a>stirred things up with a take on modern blockbuster storytelling and it\u2019s sure to get people talking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Streep reunited with Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt on the Hits Radio Breakfast Show, where the conversation turned to the sequel and how it approaches character depth. That\u2019s when she took a detour into the current state of movies and didn\u2019t hold back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8220;I feel like you get a realistic view,&#8221; Streep started. &#8220;I think we tend to Marvel-ize the movies now. We got the villains and we got the good guys, and it\u2019s so boring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">She didn\u2019t stop there, digging into what she finds more compelling about storytelling:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">&#8220;What\u2019s really interesting about life is that some of the heroes are flawed and some of the villains are human and interesting and have their own strengths,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;So that\u2019s what I like about this [movie]. It\u2019s messier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">It\u2019s pretty clear that she\u2019s never taken the time to watch a Marvel movie. It\u2019s easy to see that superhero movies aren\u2019t really her thing. If she had seen one, she\u2019d know that the heroes in these films are flawed and that the villains are complicated. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Her comments are a pretty wide generalization, especially considering how much the superhero genre has evolved. Films like Logan, Joker, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 have all explored morally complicated characters. Even Deadpool mixes humor with trauma, while The Batman leans into a darker, more introspective version of its hero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Still, Streep\u2019s comments don\u2019t really come off as a full-on attack. It feels more like she\u2019s highlighting the type of storytelling she personally gravitates toward. Her career has never been about big-budget franchise filmmaking, and it\u2019s hard to imagine that suddenly changing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Whether you agree with her or not, Streep\u2019s comments add a little spice to the ongoing conversation about where Hollywood is headed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you thought the superhero debate had cooled off, think again. 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