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‘Avengers’ Directors Say Marvel’s Recent Problems Aren’t Due to Superhero Fatigue but a ‘Big Generational Divide About How You Consume Media’
"Avengers" directors Joe and Anthony Russo say recent Marvel flops are not because of superhero fatigue but due to a "generational divide."
Filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo were responsible for some of Marvel’s biggest box office hits, from “Captain America: Civil War” to “Avengers: Endgame,” but they don’t necessarily believe superhero fatigue is to blame for the studio’s recent struggles. Joe Russo noted that the new generation of moviegoers communicates largely though “memes and headlines with nobody reading past two sentences, so everything’s 100 characters or less – or 10-second videos on social media you swipe through.” As concerns about superhero fatigue continue to be discussed in the comic book movie world, “The Batman” villain Paul Dano recently made headlines for telling The Independent that perhaps it’s a good thing.
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