He called the comments “irritating” overall because Martin Scorsese hasn’t seen his movie specifically, and James Gunn knows full well he is trying his best to make something out of the ordinary from the other films of the genre. Scorsese isn’t the only one. Francis Ford Coppola, Ridley Scott, David Fincher and even Tim Burton have been critical of superhero films as they reign in Hollywood today, whilst actors like Aquaman’s Jason Momoa have jabbed back. James Gunn later clarified his comments after his quote starting circulating, check it out below.
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