Steven Spielberg Clarifies 'Hollywood Implosion' Comments But Still Thinks Superhero Movies Don't Have 'Longevity'
Whilst promoting Bridge of Spies, Jurassic World producer Steven Spielberg has denied predicting a 'Hollywood implosion,' but his stance on the superhero genre boom remains. Read on to find out more from the 3 time Oscar winner...
In a reccent promotional interview with USA Today, Speilberg appeared to back track on his comments that superhero films will be the death of the movie industry. “To clarify, I didn’t ever predict the implosion of the film industry at all,” said Speilberg, “I simply predicted that [with] a number of blockbusters in one summer – those big sort of tentpole superhero movies – there was going to come a time where two or three or four of them in a row didn’t work. That’s really all I said. I didn’t say the film industry was ever going to end because of them.
Despite his comments, Speilberg still believes that superhero movies will one day crash and burn and he even used the now tried and tested 'way of the Western' cliche. “I also was simply saying that that particular [superhero] genre doesn’t have the legs or the longevity of the western, which was around since the beginning of film, and only started to wither and shrivel in the 60s".
And the debate rages on... But Speilberg's comments are not to be entirely dismissed. His own production, Jurassic World, topped the box office this year whilst facing competition from Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man. Let's not forget the Fantastic 4, which reportedly lost 21st Century Fox $60 million dollars. The real test will be next year, when seven comic book movies battle it out at the box office, surely a flop is inevitable? Let us know what you make of the whole debacle, are you team Speilberg or team superhero?