Over two years after the movie’s business failure, The Marvels’ director Nia DaCosta has opened up her relationship with Marvel Studios. Starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani, it obtained combined opinions and grossed $206 million worldwide in opposition to a price range of round $270 million.
On the time, rumors swirled that DaCosta had a falling out with Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, one thing she denies ever occurred. “I imply, it is so humorous as a result of [of] the way in which it was reported,” the Hedda director stated in an interview with Inverse. “It appeared very dramatic, however really I f***ing love Kevin Feige, and all of us get alongside.”
DaCosta departed post-production on The Marvels early resulting from a scheduling battle and oversaw its completion remotely, one thing that many speculated was a consider why the movie was poorly obtained. Nonetheless, the director has no unwell will about how the film turned out: “On the finish of the day, [The Marvels is] a Disney movie; It is a household movie.”
Lately, DaCosta mirrored on the expertise of creating The Marvels, noting it was a largely optimistic expertise whatever the movie underperforming on the field workplace. “It’s so fascinating, as a result of the Marvel machine had a lot chatter round it,” she stated. “However after I look again on it, everybody tried their finest. Everybody was attempting to make an amazing movie…and I’ll say I’m actually glad to have these relationships.”
“I look again and everybody tried their finest and everybody was attempting to do the suitable factor, and it’s what it’s,” concluded the director. Notably, DaCosta’s optimistic relationship with the studio led to her visiting the set of Doomsday, which she acknowledged was as a result of “a few of her buddies have been within the film.“
DaCosta has additionally revealed that she turned aware about main MCU secrets and techniques, such because the return of Chris Evans. “I knew that Captain America was coming again for in all probability years,” she acknowledged. The director shared her pleasure about visiting the set as “an enormous X-Males girly” who was “simply dying.” The director added that she pressured Feige for spoilers: “I bear in mind asking Kevin, ‘What’s going to occur, Kevin? What’s occurring?’ It is emotional [for] my nerd child woman coronary heart.“
Regardless of her pleasure, DaCosta seemingly denied a return to the MCU after The Marvels was within the playing cards and as a substitute affirmed her enthusiasm got here from a spot of fandom: “I am rooting for them, and I do know they’re rooting for me.“
Avengers: Doomsday releases in theaters on December 18, 2026.