Marvel movies are always a gamble. Considering the budgets of those blockbusters, the stakes are high, and it’s not surprising when a movie doesn’t make the mark, especially in the floundering years of Marvel post-Endgame. But The Marvels was supposed to be the antidote to that: a short and sweet, fun, women-focused Marvel story directed by rising indie filmmaker Nia DaCosta.
Instead, The Marvels opened to $47 million, the worst opening weekend box office for a Marvel movie ever. But in a new interview, DaCosta revealed the failure is not because of her involvement, and what the whole experience taught her about movies.
