Criticism of Marvel movies is nothing new, with a different filmmaker complaining about Hollywood’s increased reliance on franchises seemingly every day.
But those criticisms usually come from the arthouse side of Hollywood, with filmmakers complaining that the prevalence of blockbusters makes it harder to fund small films.
But it appears that even the biggest blockbuster filmmakers have their grievances with Hollywood’s main franchises.
Disaster filmmaker Roland Emmerich has once again joined the chorus of voices saying that Hollywood makes too many Marvel and “Star Wars” movies, and the trend makes him fear for the future of original features.Speaking to Den of Geek to promote his latest film “Moonfall,” Emmerich lamented the current state of blockbuster filmmaking.
“Because naturally, Marvel and DC Comics and Star Wars have pretty much taken over,” he said.
“It’s ruining our industry a little bit, because nobody does anything original anymore.”To many,
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