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Russell Crowe Says Actors Expecting Comic Book Movies to Be ‘Life-Changing Events’ Are ‘Here for the Wrong Reasons’: ‘These Are Jobs. Here’s Your Role, Play the Role’
Russell Crowe says actors should not view comic book movies as anything else other than jobs.
He played Superman’s biological father Jor-El in Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel,” joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Zeus in “Thor: Love and Thunder” and soon will appear as Kraven’s estranged father in Sony’s “Kraven the Hunter.” So when British GQ recently asked the Oscar winner about his experience making superhero movies in light of Dakota Johnson saying “Madame Web” felt like art “made by a committee,” he playfully laughed off the idea that making such films is in any way deep. Crowe acknowledged that making superhero movies “can be challenging” as it requires working opposite green screens where you have “to convince yourself of a lot more than just the internal machinations of your character. Johnson gave her original comments during a Bustle interview in which she admitted that she wasn’t surprised that “Madame Web” was such a critical and commercial failure earlier this year.
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