Paul Dano says that “quantity over quality” has contributed to superhero fatigue

Paul Dano

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Paul Dano shares his thoughts on superhero fatigue hitting the film industry, calling it a “welcome moment” that he believes could lead to better films in the future.

During an interview with The IndependentPublished online on Saturday, the astronaut The actor said he feels that “quantity over quality” has played a role in recent years in the current state of Hollywood, especially the box office failure of Marvel and DC Studios last year.

“It’s an interesting moment where everyone has to say: OK, now what?” “Hopefully someone will breathe new life into (comic book movies), or something that isn’t superheroes will flourish.” “I’m sure there’s still some good things to come, but I think it’s kind of a welcome moment.”

the There will be a blood representative “It’s something bigger, too,” he continued. “Once the word ‘content’ came into play in what we do – making movies or TV – it meant quantity more than quality, which I think was a big mistake. And I certainly don’t need that as a viewer or As an artist.

Although Dano mostly avoided comic book movies for most of his acting career, he eventually found himself playing The Riddler in Matt Reeves’ film. Batman in 2022. The actor admitted that he wasn’t necessarily interested in the genre at first, but that changed thanks to Reeves’ writing.

“There are enough comic book movies where you just know what you’re going to get,” he explained. “Read the script to BatmanYou knew it was a real movie. Every sentence…that’s just (writer/director) Matt Reeves.”

But the following year after the premiere of the Robert Pattinson-directed film, the superhero genre began to experience many highs and lows at the box office. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Obsession, the light, Shazam! The wrath of the gods And Wonders They were among those who disappointed, resulting in Marvel and DC having to regroup.