BORDERLANDS Star Jamie Lee Curtis Issues Apology After Saying Marvel's Current Saga Is "Bad" At Comic-Con

BORDERLANDS Star Jamie Lee Curtis Issues Apology After Saying Marvel's Current Saga Is "Bad" At Comic-Con

Doing the rounds at Comic-Con this past weekend, Borderlands star Jamie Lee Curtis made some tongue-in-cheek comments about the MCU and has now issued a statement essentially apologising for them...

By JoshWilding - Aug 01, 2024 11:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios

Jamie Lee Curtis was at this past weekend's San Diego Comic-Con to promote Borderlands, Eli Roth's upcoming video game adaptation...which hasn't exactly been generating much in the way of positive buzz.

Asked by MTV which Phase the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in (for one of those social media clips sites like that hope will go viral), Curtis responded "Bad" before looking at the camera and smiling as her co-stars laughed in the background. 

The clip, which has gained a fair bit of traction online, has seen Curtis face heavy backlash from fans. You can watch it below:

You'll likely recall there being a fair bit of unhappiness when Curtis won the "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar in place of Angela Bassett for her work as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Perhaps not wanting to face any further backlash, Curtis has shared an apology of sorts addressing her remarks. 

"My comments about Marvel were stupid and I will do better," she said. "I've reached out to Kevin Feige and will no longer play in that mud slinging sandbox of competition we call the internet nor will I engage in the toilet paper promotion or game play that is designed for clicks not content or conversation."

It's a surprisingly serious statement for a jokey comment, but upsetting MCU fans when Deadpool & Wolverine is breaking box office records right before Borderlands comes out might be something her reps advised against. Of course, she took several shots at the franchise back in 2022 while comparing Everything Everywhere All at Once to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

"I have nothing against Marvel as an entity. I’ve seen a lot of Marvel movies," Curtis said at the time. "What I was talking about is that 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' was a little movie that could and we were able to tell a multiverse story that really touched people. What I was trying to talk about was it doesn’t have to be a Marvel movie in order to be a spectacle and to really move you."

As for whether she'd be interested in joining the MCU, she added, "Honestly, I can’t imagine that they will ever come calling because I kicked up some dust. But I’m a collaborating artist. I work with a lot of people on a lot of different things, and if the role was interesting and if I could bring what I do to it, of course I would. What am I going to do, say no?"

"But, I would find it hard to imagine that Marvel’s going to figure out something to do with a 64-year-old woman. I’m afraid if I do a Marvel movie, they’re going to stick dots all over me and make me act by myself in a warehouse somewhere."

Do you think Curtis crossed the line?

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DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 11:10 AM
Bad, Kureha. Bad!
theprophet
theprophet - 8/1/2024, 11:11 AM
@DrReedRichards - too bad she's not playing her anymore.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 11:16 AM
@theprophet -

I know, it was too good to be true...

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Blergh
Blergh - 8/1/2024, 11:17 AM
@DrReedRichards - turns out her brother was simply possessed by a time traveling bodysnatcher who happened to be a Marvel die hard out for murdering her
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 11:19 AM
@Blergh -

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NGFB
NGFB - 8/1/2024, 11:10 AM
She peaked 30 years ago in True Lies.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 8/1/2024, 11:13 AM
@NGFB - User Comment Image

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Conquistador
Conquistador - 8/1/2024, 11:21 AM
@NGFB - I think alot of men (and women) were enjoying that 'peek' too

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BruceWayng
BruceWayng - 8/1/2024, 11:34 AM
@Conquistador - Still one of the most confusing faps of my youth
Conquistador
Conquistador - 8/1/2024, 11:36 AM
@BruceWayng - 🤣🤣🤣

What's to be confused about! She was a hottie moving oh so sexy! (Eventually)
Reginator
Reginator - 8/1/2024, 11:42 AM
@NGFB - exactly.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 8/1/2024, 11:11 AM
No one should ever apologize for telling the truth.
MG0019
MG0019 - 8/1/2024, 11:13 AM
@Lisa89 - Right?

And who’s “outraged” by this? Especially when Deadpool makes the same joke IN a Marvel movie.

Fake ragebait and apologizing for fake controversy.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 8/1/2024, 11:15 AM
Think about it. The two best films in the MCU since 'Endgame' are a Sony Spider-Man movie and a Fox X-Men movie. Ouch.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 8/1/2024, 11:16 AM
@Lisa89 - User Comment Image
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 11:17 AM
@Lisa89 -

You are the user formerly known as AmySabadini.

I do not apologize.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 8/1/2024, 11:26 AM
@DrReedRichards - User Comment Image
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 11:32 AM
@Lisa89 -

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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 8/1/2024, 11:34 AM
@DrReedRichards - Yeah. I'm Djimon Hounsou.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 11:36 AM
@Lisa89 -

See, now you're clearly not telling the truth.

By your own earlier word, you should apologize.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 8/1/2024, 11:40 AM
@DrReedRichards - When somebody tells you they're Djimon Hounsou, you shouldn't take them seriously.
Itwasme
Itwasme - 8/1/2024, 11:41 AM
@MG0019 - I don't think the article made it seem like people were upset, moreso that she took it upon herself to apologize.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 8/1/2024, 11:43 AM
@Lisa89 - that was her opinion and you definitely should NOT apologize for having your own opinion.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/1/2024, 11:51 AM
@Lisa89 - you are correct.

@DrReedRichards - you are weird.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 11:57 AM
@Ryguy88 -

Coming from a MAGA pic? Sounds like projecting.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 11:58 AM
@Lisa89 -

When someone's trying to digress, you should remind them what the matter at hand is.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/1/2024, 12:02 PM
@DrReedRichards - youre looking up old accounts on here and typing them into the login.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 12:03 PM
@Ryguy88 -

I thouught you knew I'm keeping tabs.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/1/2024, 12:05 PM
@DrReedRichards - yeah, I know, and its weird. Did you apply for the free moderator job and lose to 2X4?
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 12:06 PM
@Ryguy88 -

Are you seriously that unaware of the history between Nate and me to think I would ever work for him?
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/1/2024, 12:22 PM
@DrReedRichards - why would I know anything about your history with Nate. And "work" for is a strong word, in this case.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 12:38 PM
@Ryguy88 -

I'm sorry, you say "job", but when I say "work" it's somehow "a strong word"? Sheesh, wouldn't wanna have you as an employee...
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/1/2024, 12:56 PM
@DrReedRichards - you arent great with knowing when to take things literally or not. It's a constant struggle with you. Its like I'm talking to Drax, the Disney version.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 1:31 PM
@Ryguy88 -

At least it's clear who is struggling to troll. Again.

And failing.

Again.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/1/2024, 4:23 PM
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DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 4:42 PM
@Ryguy88 -

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Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/1/2024, 7:12 PM
@DrReedRichards - anyways, what happened between you and Nate?

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DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 7:15 PM
@Ryguy88 -

Nothing much, I kept outing TantrumBabyMedia for his false claims of service (aka stolen valor) and he used it as an excuse of doxing to ban me back then.

Among other things. Feel free to ask Nate himself.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/1/2024, 7:21 PM
@DrReedRichards - lol that's such a you situation to get into.

How do you know the guy was lying? Was the valor he was stealing in service of the same country as your own?
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 8/1/2024, 8:05 PM
@Ryguy88 -

Probably because it was as BobParr, and he proceeded to delete that alt soon after, which speaks for itself.

But I guess this is all just noise to someone who treats good memory the same as obsession.
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