The 50-year-old actor recently caused a commotion when he stated that comic book blockbusters were the only thing keeping theaters open, causing other films to be shut out, and while he paid no regard to the backlash, he still stands by his words, insisting that he believes it is a good thing.
“I basically just bury my head in the sand, utter a bunch of foolish s***, and then let everyone else have fun with it,” he remarked.
“However, I’d say it again. I mean, are people irritated by it? Is that something they agree with? What are they thinking? Are they perplexed?
“If you look at the box office and what people are purchasing tickets for, I worked at a movie theater as a kid, OK, and I’m talking about what’s actually generating income to keep the buildings running, the people working, and the ecosystem surviving,” says the author.
“[Marvel films] are undoubtedly the greatest income generators. In some ways, we should be grateful.
“We should be grateful that these films exist, especially for those of us who are big fans of cinema and theaters.” Because they contribute to the ecology, additional adult dramas, such as ‘House of Gucci,’ will be able to be shown in theaters. That’s the point I’m trying to make. Perhaps that got lost in translation, but it appears to be difficult to disagree with.
“I mean, I think movies is a precious thing.” And it’s a lovely thing. It had a significant impact on my life.”
Jared’s next appearance will be in his own Marvel film, ‘Morbius,’ in which he relishes the opportunity to give “three performances in one” as the title character.
“I mean, I love that when we meet Dr. Michael Morbius, he’s sick and feeble and fragile, he’s searching for a treatment for a really uncommon condition that he and others like him have, and then he becomes strong and powerful and ultimately monster,” he said on “Entertainment Tonight.”
“So I appreciated that it was essentially three performances in one, and there was a significant transition.”
Jared admitted it was “quite an honour” to be approached for the project because no one has played the character before and it is a very different movie to anything he’s done in the past.
He said: “The other thing that excited me is this is the very first time this character has been on the big screen and it was, you know, quite an honor to be asked to do it.
“I’ve never done anything like this before. I’ve never starred in a big movie like this before. I generally am doing different sorts of films and, you know, I just jumped at the opportunity.”
The ‘WeCrashed’ actor had caused a stir with his original remarks last week.
He said: “If it wasn’t for Marvel films, I don’t even know if theatres would exist. It doesn’t seem like there’s room for everyone, and that starts to become a little heartbreaking.”
“I also have gratitude for these movies because they’re keeping cinema alive.”
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