On most movie sets, the director can seem like a captain steering a massive ship through choppy waters while commanding a crew of dozens (or hundreds) to work as one. But when it comes to making a big superhero movie designed to fit seamlessly into an even bigger cinematic universe, the job of a director is sometimes a little less empowering.
“A producer told us the joke on franchise movies is that they call the director the intern because they're the one person that changes, all the rest of the crew remains the same,” Jon Brown tells Inverse. “Everyone else knows this stuff better than they do.”
