This Saturday has turned out to be a convention of controversial criticisms in the Marvel sphere, as one of the MCU’s biggest stars has spoken out about the franchise’s perceived lack of emotional depth while the fandom is yet again blasting Captain Marvel, but is this time defending its leading lady. Elsewhere, Wakanda Forever director Ryan Coogler talks about the big themes behind his incoming Black Panther sequel as a Spider-Man identity thief raises hopes and crushes dreams all in one go.
Cumberbatch cracks open debate about the lack of emotion in Marvel movies
Diehard Marvel lovers would argue that what has made the MCU so successful is that the franchise’s many beloved heroes are so well characterized, but one of the universe’s number one Avengers has now spoken out on the challenges of attempting to bring emotional honesty and depth to their character while operating within the confines of an action-packed superhero spectacle. In other words, playing Doctor Strange isn’t the biggest acting achievement of Benedict Cumberbatch’s career, and he knows it.