Kevin Feige Responds to Criticism That Marvel Movies Are Too Similar

Unlike some critics, Marvel Studio president Kevin Feige thinks that MCU movies are not similar and are quite different.

Kevin Feige. Photo by Rob Latour/REX/Shutterstock (8970672h)

Marvel Cinematic Universe movies are almost always huge commercial and critical success. They are fun, visually stunning and have a great story that attracts the viewers. Of course, not everyone thinks highly of MCU and there is often criticism that the movies are way too similar. While promoting the latest MCU movie Thor: Ragnarok, the Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige decided to give his own opinion on the matter.

“I mean, I think it’s just the way we make the movies.” said Feige while speaking with Uproxx.” I think all the movies are relatively different. I think there’s a narrative that people like to write about because they’re all produced by the same team and they all inhabit the same fictional cinematic universe. That we look for common similarities. And I’m not saying there aren’t common similarities throughout it, but I think Thor: Ragnarok and Spider-Man: Homecoming are two totally different types of movies. They’re both fun. People both enjoy them. Is that a similarity? If so, I’ll take it. If that’s a criticism, I’ll take that, too.”

Marvel Cinematic Universe is currently in its third phase, which began in 2016 with the movie Captain America: Civil War. Aside from Thor: Ragnarok, which is set for release on November 3, the phase three will also see Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp release in 2018, while Captain Marvel and untitled Avengers movie are set for release in 2019.

Kevin Feige was hired by Marvel in 2000 as a producer and collaborated on the first X-Men film, thanks to his extensive knowledge on Marvel Universe. Feige was named the president of Marvel Studios in 2007 and went on to have a crucial role in the development of MCU. The movies he has produced so far have earned more than $10 billion at the box office.