Meryl Streep Throws Shade at Hollywood’s “Marvel-izing” Trend - "It's So Boring"

If you thought the superhero debate had cooled off, think again. While doing press for The Devil Wears Prada 2, Meryl Streepstirred things up with a take on modern blockbuster storytelling and it’s sure to get people talking.

Streep reunited with Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt on the Hits Radio Breakfast Show, where the conversation turned to the sequel and how it approaches character depth. That’s when she took a detour into the current state of movies and didn’t hold back.

"I feel like you get a realistic view," Streep started. "I think we tend to Marvel-ize the movies now. We got the villains and we got the good guys, and it’s so boring."

She didn’t stop there, digging into what she finds more compelling about storytelling:

"What’s really interesting about life is that some of the heroes are flawed and some of the villains are human and interesting and have their own strengths," she continued. "So that’s what I like about this [movie]. It’s messier."

It’s pretty clear that she’s never taken the time to watch a Marvel movie. It’s easy to see that superhero movies aren’t really her thing. If she had seen one, she’d know that the heroes in these films are flawed and that the villains are complicated.

Her comments are a pretty wide generalization, especially considering how much the superhero genre has evolved. Films like Logan, Joker, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 have all explored morally complicated characters. Even Deadpool mixes humor with trauma, while The Batman leans into a darker, more introspective version of its hero.

Still, Streep’s comments don’t really come off as a full-on attack. It feels more like she’s highlighting the type of storytelling she personally gravitates toward. Her career has never been about big-budget franchise filmmaking, and it’s hard to imagine that suddenly changing.

Whether you agree with her or not, Streep’s comments add a little spice to the ongoing conversation about where Hollywood is headed.