Move over, Thanos, theMCUhas a new villain.
“Said the Oscar-winning director: “I don’t see them.
I tried, you know?
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But that’s not cinema.
(He’s definitely looking at you,Hugo!).
Let’s analyze the remaining contenders.
Iron Man
What Scorsese could tolerate:Robert Downey Jr.’s big comeback.
What Scorsese would hate: Iron Man.
What Scorsese would hate: SubbingDon Cheadlein forTerrence Howard.
For some reason, I think he’d like Howard’s brand of weirdness.
Iron Man 3
What Scorsese could tolerate: Tony Stark dealing with PTSD.
What Scorsese would hate: Not enoughBen Kingsleyafter the Mandarin reveal.
What Scorsese would hate: You lost him at bird villain.
Spider-Man: Far From Home
What Scorsese could tolerate: Mysterio in the second half of the movie.
What Scorsese would hate: Mysterio in the first half of the movie.
What Scorsese would hate: Jumping ahead 70 years.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
What Scorsese could tolerate: They gotRobert Redford?!
What Scorsese would hate: Toby Jones existing in a computer.
Black Panther
What Scorsese could tolerate: Everything not involving vibranium.
What Scorsese would hate: Wakanda is so advanced that it might as well be in space.
3),Winter Soldierfeels of its moment, despite the whole “superhero” thing.
It also has a ’70s conspiracy thriller vibe to it that Scorsese would probably both resent and appreciate.
Plus, they got Robert Fing Redford.
