Seth Rogen has revealed he isn’t the biggest fan of the globally successful Marvel movie franchise in a new interview.
The Superbad star, 40, branded the cinematic universe too “geared towards” children, as he compared the franchise to Amazon Prime series The Boys, of which he is an executive producer.
Though Rogen credits the existence and success of The Boys, which follows a group of not-so-friendly superheroes, to the Marvel movies, the actor admitted he doesn’t watch the films himself.
Rogen told Total Film magazine: “I think that (Marvel Studios boss) Kevin Feige is a brilliant guy, and I think a lot of the filmmakers he’s hired to make these movies are great filmmakers.
“But as someone who doesn’t have children... It is kind of geared toward kids, you know?”
The actor continued: “There are times where I will forget.
“I’ll watch one of these things, as an adult with no kids, and be like, ‘Oh, this is just not for me.’"
The Boys has become one of Amazon Prime’s leading original series, since its debut in 2019, and is set to return for a fourth season later this year.
The series stars Star Trek actor Karl Urban, Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles, Jack Quaid and Suicide Squad actress Karen Fukuhara, among a host of other names.
A spin-off from the series named Gen V, which is set in college, is also slated for release this year, following The Boys’ success.
Acknowledging Marvel paving the way for the popular series, Rogen said: “The Boys’ wouldn’t exist or be interesting. I’m aware of that.
“I think if it was only Marvel [in the marketplace], it would be bad. But I think it isn’t — clearly.”
The Fabelmans actor added: “The situation, sadly, is that we now have two separate fields: There’s worldwide audio-visual entertainment, and there’s cinema.
“They still overlap from time to time, but that’s becoming increasingly rare. And I fear that the financial dominance of one is being used to marginalize and even belittle the existence of the other.”
