Jamie Lee Curtis was considered one of many Comedian-Con attendees this 12 months to take part in a sport of speedy hearth questions with MTV. When the interviewer requested which section of the Marvel Cinematic Universe we’re presently in, Curtis answered: “Unhealthy” (through EW). The reply prompted her and her “Borderlands” forged members in attendance to snort collectively.
“Converse No Evil” star Mackenzie Davis’ reply was “dying,” though she admitted to not understanding what a Marvel “section” even is after answering. Davis’ co-star James McAvoy, who was by no means within the MCU however did play Charles Xavier in a number of “X-Males” films, responded: “Hey, Marvel, she simply terminated you.”
Whereas Curtis was being cheeky, she additionally wasn’t essentially incorrect. Whereas Marvel is presently dominating the field workplace charts with the record-breaking success of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which is certain to cross the $1 billion mark on the worldwide field workplace subsequent month, the movie’s success follows the worst 12 months within the studio’s historical past. Marvel suffered two field workplace flops in 2023, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and “The Marvels,” the latter title changing into the MCU’s lowest-grossing film in historical past.
All through 2022, Curtis kick-started a playful war with Marvel after her acclaimed A24 multiverse drama “Everything Everywhere All at Once” opened in theaters similtaneously the MCU’s “Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity.” The actor went wild on social media on the time proclaiming her film the superior multiverse venture.
“I’ve nothing in opposition to Marvel as an entity. I’ve seen loads of Marvel films,” Curtis later clarified to People magazine when requested in regards to the fake feud. “What I used to be speaking about is that ‘The whole lot All over the place All at As soon as’ was a bit film that would … and [we] have been in a position to inform a multiverse story that actually touched individuals. What I used to be attempting to speak about was it doesn’t should be a Marvel film in an effort to be a spectacle and to essentially transfer you.”
Granted, Curtis did admit to presumably eager to fire up “a bit pleasant competitors” between the 2 multiverse films. Would the actor ever be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? She wouldn’t be in opposition to it, though she stated it’s uncertain she could be approached.
“Actually, I can’t think about that they’ll ever come calling as a result of I kicked up some mud,” Curtis stated. “However I’m a collaborating artist. I work with lots of people on loads of various things, and if the position was fascinating and if I may carry what I do to it, in fact I might [work with Marvel]. What am I going to do, say no? After all!”
“However, I might discover it laborious to think about that Marvel’s going to determine one thing to do with a 64-year-old lady,” she added. “I’m afraid if I do a Marvel film, they’re going to stay dots throughout me and make me act on my own in a warehouse someplace.”
Subsequent up for Curtis is “Borderlands,” in theaters Aug. 9.
