James Cameron Says Superhero Movies Are Played Out

James Cameron, hard at work on his series of sequels to 2009’s sci-fi blockbuster Avatar, says the era of superhero movies should be coming to an end. With Avengers: Infinity War opening in theaters later this week, heralding a paradigm shift for the studio that launched the modern superhero franchise, Cameron hopes Hollywood’s major studios will soon find a new thing.
“I’m hoping we’ll start getting Avenger fatigue here pretty soon,” Cameron said while promoting his new docuseries AMC Visionaries: James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction. “Not that I don’t love the movies. It’s just, come on, guys, there are other stories to tell besides hyper-gonadal males without families doing death-defying things for two hours and wrecking cities in the process. It’s like, oy!”
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