Just this year Deadpool proved that it doesn’t take a nine-figure budget to craft a solid comic book adaptation.
Then again, maybe Mel Gibson doesn’t want to acknowledge the success of Deadpool.
Of course, it’s actually worth noting that Mel Gibson’s sort of correct in his assumption; you CAN make a superhero movie for far less than most studios invest.
Not only has Deadpool become one of the highest rated comic book movies of 2016 on Rotten Tomatoes, it also has become one of the most profitable by earning $760 million against a $58 million production budget.