Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It basically comes down to, she says, 91裸聊视频淢o91裸聊视频� money, mo91裸聊视频� problems.91裸聊视频�

Success inevitably breeds bigger budgets. Box-office expectations get inflated. Even superhero spandex can91裸聊视频檛 sustain endless cycles of wash, rinse and repeat.

91裸聊视频淕rowth has to stop at some point,91裸聊视频� says DaCosta. 91裸聊视频淎s you make more and more films, you want those films to be more interesting, more dynamic and to appeal to different audiences. But that requires risk. And there91裸聊视频檚 a conundrum where you91裸聊视频檙e so big that you can91裸聊视频檛 take risks. I think that91裸聊视频檚 what the audience is feeling. They91裸聊视频檙e like: 91裸聊视频業91裸聊视频檝e seen it before, and I liked it the first time.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

When 91裸聊视频淭he Marvels91裸聊视频� opens in theaters Friday, it will be debuting in uncommonly uncertain times for superhero films. There91裸聊视频檚 . DC and Warner Bros. are in . Box office-dominance this year has been ceded to and

While no one91裸聊视频檚 doubting the supersized place of superheroes in Hollywood, mass success for Marvel no longer seems quite so automatic. For DaCosta, whose two previous films were and the acclaimed 2018 indie crime drama it91裸聊视频檚 imperative that superhero movies aspire to be fresh and daring 91裸聊视频� films, she says, like

91裸聊视频淭he more we can do that as an industry, the better,91裸聊视频� DaCosta said in a recent interview, praising the originality of that animated Marvel movie released earlier this year. 91裸聊视频淚 also think you have to not set your sights on such a big box-office return so then you can comfortably take risks.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭he Marvels,91裸聊视频� which stars Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Samuel L. Jackson, isn91裸聊视频檛 anyone91裸聊视频檚 idea of going far out on a limb. It91裸聊视频檚 loosely a sequel to 201991裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淐aptain Marvel,91裸聊视频� which surpassed $1.1 billion worldwide. By any measure, 91裸聊视频淭he Marvels91裸聊视频� is one of the fall91裸聊视频檚 most anticipated titles.

But it91裸聊视频檚 also a big-budget attempt to try some new things. It91裸聊视频檚 the first Marvel movie to feature not just all-female leads but a female villain (Zawe Ashton plays Dar-Benn), as well. DaCosta, 33, is the youngest filmmaker to helm an MCU release. More importantly, she91裸聊视频檚 the first Black woman to direct a Marvel movie.

91裸聊视频淒ay to day, I don91裸聊视频檛 really think about it. But it is nice to finally have a Black woman directing one 91裸聊视频� it just happens to be me,91裸聊视频� DaCosta says, laughing. 91裸聊视频淲hat was cool about realizing that, I was sort of like: Wow, I91裸聊视频檓 the first Black woman. But I91裸聊视频檓 also the third woman and the fourth or fifth person of color. It was cool to see that I wasn91裸聊视频檛 just stepping into an all-white, all-male world.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭he Marvels91裸聊视频� brings together Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel (Larson), Monica Rambeau/Photon (Parris) and Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel (Vellani). While originally conceived as a post-91裸聊视频淓ndgame91裸聊视频� follow-up to 91裸聊视频淐aptain Marvel,91裸聊视频� Marvel chief Kevin Feige was drawn to the chance to unite Captain Marvel with Rambeau from and Ms. Marvel of

In 91裸聊视频淭he Marvels,91裸聊视频� the trio has become linked. Every time they use their powers, they swap places with each other, causing their worlds to collide in comic and surreal ways.

91裸聊视频淲hen I was reading the outline that they sent me initially before I was pitching, I was like, 91裸聊视频楾his is insane,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� DaCosta says. 91裸聊视频淚t felt so comic book-y. I was like, 91裸聊视频榃ow, they91裸聊视频檙e really going for it.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

DaCosta was drawn to what she calls 91裸聊视频渁 really crazy, sci-fi space opera91裸聊视频� that was wacky and tonally different from most MCU films.

91裸聊视频淚 wanted to honor what they set out to do, which is make something very frankly strange,91裸聊视频� she says.

The heart of the film for DaCosta is about the dichotomy of Danvers and Ms. Marvel. While Danvers has been tirelessly doing the solitary work of Captain Marvel out in deep space, Ms. Marvel91裸聊视频檚 foundation is her family.

DaCosta, a self-described workaholic, can relate.

91裸聊视频淚 mean, this my third film in six years and I91裸聊视频檓 onto my fourth,91裸聊视频� she says. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 from New York City and my family91裸聊视频檚 mostly there and I91裸聊视频檝e never shot there since I91裸聊视频檝e been working. My mom once forgot to invite me to a family thing because she forgot I was in town. Stuff like that makes me go, 91裸聊视频業 need to connect more.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

That91裸聊视频檚 hard, though, when you91裸聊视频檙e one of Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 fastest rising directors. DaCosta91裸聊视频檚 ascent has been meteoric but steady, yet she91裸聊视频檚 more comfortable with self-deprecation than self-promotion. Instead, her level-headed filmmaking talent 91裸聊视频� particularly for conjuring atmosphere and playing with perspective 91裸聊视频� has fueled her success.

DaCosta was speaking from London where she91裸聊视频檚 preparing to make an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淗edda Gabler,91裸聊视频� with 91裸聊视频淟ittle Woods91裸聊视频� star Tessa Thompson. With the holding up all studio productions, DaCosta was itching to get going 91裸聊视频� and only occasionally pacified by her half-Yorkie, half-Maltese dog named Maude.

After making 91裸聊视频淐andyman,91裸聊视频� a Marvel movie was, DaCosta says, 91裸聊视频渄efinitely not in my near future.91裸聊视频� But it also wasn91裸聊视频檛 entirely off her radar. She91裸聊视频檚 wanted to direct one since she started making films and traces her interest directly to Sam Raimi91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淪pider-Man.91裸聊视频� She saw it when she was 12. 91裸聊视频淎nd I still love it,91裸聊视频� she says.

When DaCosta was tapped to helm 91裸聊视频淭he Marvels,91裸聊视频� Feige encouraged her to reach out to other Marvel movie directors for advice. The bit that most stuck with her came from 91裸聊视频淏lack Panther91裸聊视频� director Ryan Coogler. He said simply: 91裸聊视频淏e yourself.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 was like, 91裸聊视频榃ait, what?91裸聊视频� Then I kind of got it,91裸聊视频� says DaCosta. 91裸聊视频淗e was like: Just bring yourself to it. It91裸聊视频檚 a big thing. It91裸聊视频檚 really a Kevin Feige movie, it91裸聊视频檚 a Marvel film. But they chose you for a reason.91裸聊视频�

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