Pitch Perfect’s Adam Devine clarifies criticism of Marvel movies
Pitch Perfect star Adam Devine has clarified his criticism of Marvel movies.
Earlier this week, the actor was quoted saying Marvel's superhero blockbusters have "ruined" movie comedies during his interview with Theo Von’s This Past Weekend podcast.
Devine has since explained that he feels what he said was taken out of context.
"I like Marvel and think these movies are cool," he tweeted. "I was saying that studios (in trying to compete with Marvel) have stopped making mid-budget comedies. I miss seeing comedy in the theaters!"
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In the original interview, Devine reflected on the state of movie comedies, believing that there are fewer of them in cinemas nowadays in part due to the success of Marvel's releases.
“You watch comedies nowadays and you’re like, this isn't a f**king comedy," Devine said at the time. "Where are the jokes? Where are the bits? There’s still good [comedy] shows, but movie comedy… it’s hard.
"My theory: I think Marvel ruined it. I feel like superhero movies kind of ruined comedies because you go to the theater and you expect to watch something that cost $200 million to make, and comedy movies aren’t that.
"So you’re like, ‘Why would I spend the same amount of money to go watch a little comedy in the theater if I can spend that and watch something that is worth $200 million?’
"And they still make those movies kind of funny, like, ‘Oh my god, is that raccoon talking? This is hilarious!’ Which it is, but it’s not a real comedy."
He added: “Every studio used to put out several comedies a year, and there were like 45 comedies in the theaters per year. So every week or so, there’s a new comedy in the theaters.
"Now, last year, there was like six or seven. It’s crazy.”
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Devine's latest project is comedy movie The Out-Laws, which also stars Nina Dobrev, Pierce Brosnan and Ellen Barkin, and was released on Netflix last month.
The star also recently returned as Bumper Allen from Pitch Perfect for spin-off series Bumper in Berlin.
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