Hollywood’s imperilled superheroes need rescuing
01 November 2024 - 05:00
Not so long ago the superhero genre was considered to be the safest bet that studios could make to ensure increased profits and justify the failure of other projects.
From 2015 to 2019, according to a report by Variety, 25 of 30 superhero films made more than $500m at the box office per film, with some — like Avengers: Endgame — breaking the $1bn global gross mark. The superhero movie, which had been an occasional tentpole fixture, had in the age of the Marvel Comics Universe (MCU), Spider-Man and the DC Universe become the dominant genre in the lucrative summer blockbuster slate. ..
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