Zack Snyder really has to be considered one of the most divisive directors of all time. While some completely reject the filmmaker's style, others feel he is the best thing to happen to superhero movies, and hail the films that make up the "SnyderVerse" as among the most accomplished the genre has to offer.
One man we can safely place in the former category is Moon Knight director Mohamed Diab.
While speaking to Arabicmarvel.com (via The Cosmic Circus), Diab was asked how he feels about fellow MCU director James Gunn taking over as co-CEO of DC Studios, and he responded by noting that he wasn't a big fan of "the past period" of DC movies - though he does admit that he found the "Snyder Cut" of Justice League to be "significantly better" that the theatrical version.
"I know that some people don’t like James Gunn, but I see him as a great artist who will do great work. Frankly, I didn’t like the past period. The last film, [Zack Snyder's] Justice League, was significantly better than the first version, but in the end, Snyder’s work in all the movies he made didn’t appeal to me."
"I liked James Gunn’s films much more," Diab continued. "I think he’s a much greater artist and a very clever writer, and he will do excellent work for DC. I hope people won’t just criticize him because if he loses the DC audience, he’s done. But he is an artist, and he will create wonderful things."
Diab has never been shy about expressing his opinion of fellow filmmakers and other comic book movies, and previously called out both Wonder Woman 1984 and Black Adam for what he perceives as slights against his home country of Egypt.
There is one DC character he is a fan of, though.
"I’m a fan of Batman. I’d like to give Batman a different take, a Noir style. A movie with drama. Christopher Nolan made us all see that it’s a dramatic movie about someone with tragedy. The new perspective in The Batman is very nice. Whether it’s Batman or someone else, the idea of a person with a real human story, not just a flying superhero."
As for Moon Knight and a potential second season, Diab says he still doesn't know what Marvel Studios has in store for Marc Spector and his various personas, but he seems confident that Oscar Isaac will get the opportunity to reprise the role at some point.
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