Jon Favreau, director of Iron Man, the first Marvel Cinematic Universe feature film, has responded to recent criticism of blockbuster superhero movies voiced by auteur directors Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.
Scorsese and Coppola have both aimed barbs in recent days at blockbuster superhero films.
Scorsese likened them to “theme parks”, while Coppola described Marvel as “despicable”.
They served as a source of inspiration, you can go all the way back to [Favreau’s breakthrough film] Swingers.”