Let Jamie Lee Curtis Be an MCU Hater, Ya Cowards

The MCU’s had a rough go within the years since Avengers: Endgame introduced the Infinity Saga to a detailed. Everybody’s made their emotions on the films’ inconsistency fairly identified, particularly these days, however apparently there’s a restrict to who can dish some smack speak.

In case you hadn’t heard but, Jamie Lee Curtis dished her personal ideas on the MCU’s present high quality. Whereas doing promo for subsequent week’s Borderlands, she was requested about Marvel’s present part, to which she responded: “Dangerous.” Naturally, it went viral, and issues escalated from there. She later apologized, calling her remark “silly, and I’ll do higher. I’ve reached out to Kevin Feige, and can not play in that mud slinging sandbox of competitors we name the web.”

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It is a very bizarre state of affairs Curtis is in, as a result of she’s not saying something significantly vicious. Once more, individuals have been fairly specific about pondering the latest phases haven’t been as sturdy as earlier ones, and sometimes significantly harsher than Curtis. This isn’t even the primary time she’s taken swipes on the franchise; again when Doctor Strange 2 got here out, she referred to as its predominant poster a ripoff of 1 from Every little thing In all places All at As soon as. It additionally doesn’t appear to be anybody at Marvel’s overtly felt a approach about her feedback like they did when Martin Scorcese or different filmmakers have made comparable statements. After her apology, Deadpool & Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds threw her a lifeline by mentioning the double commonplace at play.

A few of that is tousled in Curtis being in Disney’s Haunted Mansion reboot and at the moment filming Freaky Friday 2. By that lens, positive, she in all probability shouldn’t be speaking shit, however Deadpool additionally takes an much more pointed jab on the MCU within the movie correct. If Disney is the one who received her to problem an apology, they will’t actually have it each methods. And if it was simply as a consequence of public outcry…too dangerous? Jamie Lee Curtis is 65 years outdated, and she or he ought to get to crack jokes or not like films different individuals do. Followers have been step by step transformed into ballistic missiles for firms to make use of when wanted, and it’s a not nice signal that this occurred within the first place.

Marvel’s going to recuperate from its tough patch ultimately, and Deadpool & Wolverine’s on the trail to creating $1 billion and taking the highest spot for a lot of’s “better of 2024” lists. Let Curtis and anybody else reside their fact–if you wish to let individuals take pleasure in issues, you also needs to allow them to freely be the largest haters.

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