The Marvels Director Nia DaCosta Says Captain Marvel Sequel Was Not The Movie She Pitched Or Shot
The Marvels was released at the tail end of 2023's Hollywood strikes, and despite scoring mostly positive reviews (it sits at 62% on Rotten Tomatoes), the Captain Marvel sequel only grossed $206.1 million worldwide.
That makes it one of Marvel Studios' biggest box office flops, and fans continue to debate what went wrong. After all, how could a follow-up to a $1 billion blockbuster and critically acclaimed shows like WandaVision and Ms. Marvel fall so short of expectations?
The fact is, it happened, and filmmaker Nia DaCosta has finally reflected on her MCU experience. Talking at Dublin's second annual screenwriting festival, she started by saying a Marvel movie was her dream project because "she was a big comic book nerd growing up."
However, it didn't take long for the reality of working in the MCU to set in for the Candyman director. Explaining that she "stepped into a system" and had to "lean into the process,...
That makes it one of Marvel Studios' biggest box office flops, and fans continue to debate what went wrong. After all, how could a follow-up to a $1 billion blockbuster and critically acclaimed shows like WandaVision and Ms. Marvel fall so short of expectations?
The fact is, it happened, and filmmaker Nia DaCosta has finally reflected on her MCU experience. Talking at Dublin's second annual screenwriting festival, she started by saying a Marvel movie was her dream project because "she was a big comic book nerd growing up."
However, it didn't take long for the reality of working in the MCU to set in for the Candyman director. Explaining that she "stepped into a system" and had to "lean into the process,...
- 4/4/2025
- ComicBookMovie.com
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