Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says ‘Thunderbolts*’ Shies Away From CGI and Tells a “Human” Story
In response to the criticism of its recent films, including Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels, Marvel Studios has tried to reign in the MCU in and focus on “smaller” stories.
The poster child for this shift in Marvel’s strategy was Echo, which ushered in the new Marvel Spotlight banner.
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According to Marvel’s head of streaming, Brad Winderbaum, the idea behind Marvel Spotlight was to “bring more grounded, character-driven stories to the screen, and in the case of ‘Echo,’ focusing on street-level stakes over larger MCU continuity. Just like comics fans didn’t need to read ‘Avengers’ or ‘Fantastic Four’ to enjoy a ‘Ghost Rider’ Spotlight comic, our audience doesn’t need to have seen other Marvel series to understand what’s happening in Maya’s story.”
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Looking toward the future, Marvel has used similar buzzwords when describing Captain America: Brave New World. The fifth installment in the Captain America franchise has been described as a “political thriller” that uses “practical sets” to tell its stories.
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“This movie is a clear reset. It really reestablishes the idea of what this universe is and what this universe is going to be. I think with these movies, you’re getting a clear, new branding of what Marvel is headed towards the same way they did with Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” star Anthony Mackie explained.
‘Thunderbolts*’ Will Tell a “Human” Story
As longtime Marvel fans know, the original MCU films were primarily personal and contained stories. After a bumpy 2023, the studio is clearly trying to return to its roots.
That brings us to Thunderbolts*.
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In a new interview with The New York Times, Thunderbolts* star Julia Louis-Dreyfus discussed the upcoming Marvel ensemble film and, like her Captain America: Brave New World peers, highlighted the practical approach the movie was taking.
“It’s very well organized. Very methodical. And I don’t mean that in a negative way. Particularly on this film, they’re very much focused on, frankly, the human story, believe it or not,” Louis-Dreyfus said.
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“They’re trying to sort of go back to their roots, as it were. And so there’s a lot of focus on that. They’re trying to stay away from as much C.G.I. or whatever as possible, so that the stunts are, like, everywhere. And in fact, I had to do a couple. Well, I’m making this out to sound like I’m flying through the air like Captain America or whatever, but I’m not. It’s just a very, very, very, very brief stunt.”
The MCU Returns to Its Roots
Louis-Dreyfus’s latest comments echo everything that we have heard coming out of Marvel in the last few months. The studio is clearly trying to simplify and reduce its use of CGI (computer-graphic imagery).
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Source: Complex.com
While Marvel has set a new course, their success will be dependent on the stories that they tell. One thing is clear, a new era of the MCU will soon be upon us.
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