Kevin Smith is sticking to DC…maybe.The “Clerks” director, who famously was offered to head up Warner Bros’ DC department in 1996, revealed that he will never work for Marvel or the “Star Wars” franchise due to the “rabid” fans of both IPs.“It’s a fool’s errand — you’re going to piss somebody off,” Smith told The Guardian.
“Fandom is rabid and tribal.
When I worked on ‘Masters of the Universe,’ I took a lot of heat from people who felt like I had ruined their childhood.
Going near a Marvel or a Star Wars would make me insanely reticent.”Smith continued, “They’ve got a billion people to make those movies, but nobody’s making Kevin Smith movies, so I might as well make them.”The “Chasing Amy” helmer led the 2021 Netflix animated series “Masters of the Universe: Revelation,” which fans found to be too “woke,” according to Smith.
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