While both
Marvel and
DC have found major success at the box office in recent years, the divisive critical reception to all three DCEU entries thus far has prompted a lot of discord and arguments amongst the comic book fanbase, specifically in relation to which brand of films is "better".
Guardians of the Galaxy director
James Gunn weighed in on this issue, saying that he doesn't think about any sort of rivalry between the two brands, despite being a part of the Marvel film division. To Gunn, success is important for all sides of the comic book film industry.
“I just don’t find any room in my headspace for thinking my movies are superior or inferior to someone else’s," Gunn told
Variety in a video interview.
"I really just think about how can I make, for instance right now, how can I make Guardians Vol. 2 the greatest spectacle film of all time? That’s all I care about so that’s what I concentrate on. I don’t really think about Marvel versus DC. And also any time a Marvel movie comes out that isn’t as good as I wished it was or anytime a DC movie comes out that isn’t as I wished it was, I’m disappointed because I love these characters. I grew up reading Marvel and DC comics. I want them all to be good.”
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