The Marvels Director Was Aggravated By Avengers: Endgame’s A-Drive Scene

The Marvels director Nia DaCosta admits she was aggravated by the A-Drive scene in Avengers: Endgame.

One of the memorable moments throughout the climactic battle in opposition to Thanos (Josh Brolin) in Avengers: Endgame was the A-Drive second through which a lot of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s heroines assembled collectively onscreen. The scene included the likes of Okoye (Danai Gurira), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), Wasp (Evangeline Lilly), Shuri (Letitia Wright), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and Nebula (Karen Gillan). Previous to this scene, solely Captain Marvel has had her personal standalone movie, with Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) receiving her’s two years later, and The Marvels popping out subsequent yr.

The A-Drive scene in Avengers: Endgame is a little bit of a polarizing second. Whereas some followers take pleasure in it as a chunk of fan-service honoring the ladies of the MCU, others see it as to overtly pandering, with nothing extra to say than for the franchise to flex their feminine characters for some brownie factors.

Nia DaCosta, director of The Marvels spoke with Leisure Weekly to advertise the upcoming movie, through which she acknowledged the A-Drive second in Avengers: Endgame, expressing some annoyance she felt whereas watching it, however for some fascinating causes:

“I, like many ladies all over the world, watched Avengers: Endgame, and had that six seconds of all of the Marvel ladies collectively. I as soon as had chills, however I used to be additionally very aggravated. I used to be like, ‘Two hours of this, please.’ So it was very nice that they determined to do a team-up film with three of my favourite heroes, in order that’s what was most enjoyable.”

Nia DaCosta expressed that whereas she could have loved the A-Drive second in Avengers: Endgame the primary time she noticed the movie, she felt that it fell wanting what the robust feminine characters deserve. That’s why she’s fairly stoked to deliver a movie like The Marvels to the display screen. Right here’s hoping {that a} feature-length movie does its characters justice in a means that showcases robust dynamics and tales slightly than coasting as a gimmick.

Ms. Marvel ended with a tease of The Marvels‘ upcoming crossover story. Right here is the synopsis for the current Disney Plus collection:

Marvel Studios’ “Ms. Marvel” is a brand new, authentic collection that introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager rising up in Jersey Metropolis. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Tremendous Hero mega fan with an outsized creativeness—notably in the case of Captain Marvel. But Kamala appears like she doesn’t slot in in school and typically even at house—that’s, till she will get tremendous powers just like the heroes she’s at all times seemed as much as. Life will get higher with tremendous powers, proper?

The collection stars Iman Vellani, Aramis Knight, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Fawad Khan, Mehwish Hayat, and Farhan Akhtar. Episodes of the collection have been directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah, Meera Menon, and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, with Bisha Okay. Ali serving as the top author. Marvel’s Kevin Feige is concerned within the collection as an govt producer.

Ms. Marvel is now streaming on Disney Plus. Keep tuned for all the newest information surrounding the Disney Plus collection, and the way forward for Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels, and subscribe to our YouTube channel for extra authentic video content material.

Supply: Leisure Weekly