Tag: Destin Daniel Cretton
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Nia DaCosta Would Text ‘Shang-Chi’ Director When She’d Be “Overwhelmed” Or “Stressed” Making ‘The Marvels’: “There Were Obviously Hard Days”
Marvel Studios, over the course of its decade-plus history, has become a premier place for newer/indie directing talent looking to break into big-budget studio filmmaking. We saw this with folks like the Russo Brothers, James Gunn, Destin Daniel Cretton, and many more. Most recently, we’re about to see the Marvel debut from director Nia DaCosta,…
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‘The Marvels’ Director Would Text ‘Shang-Chi’ Filmmaker on Stressful Shoot Days, Sometimes Thought on Set: ‘What the Hell Does Any of This S— Mean?’
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, “The Marvels” director Nia DaCosta revealed she was in frequent contact with previous Marvel directors before and during the making of her MCU tentpole. She asked Chloé Zhao (“Eternals”), James Gunn (“Guardians of the Galaxy”) and Taika Waititi (“Thor: Ragnarok”) before accepting “The Marvels” directing gig if entering…