Blade actor Stephen Dorff just blasted Marvel films and said he was "embarrassed" for Scarlett Johansson – who stars as Natalia Alianovna "Natasha" Romanova in the upcoming Marvel movie, Black Widow.
Dorff said in an interview with The Independent that – while Johnasson probably got paid well for her work on "a bad video game" – he would prefer to work with a promising, upcoming director.
"I still hunt out the good s**t because I don't want to be in Black Widow," proclaimed the actor from the third season of True Detective.
The 47-year-old continued:
"It looks like garbage to me. It looks like a bad video game. I'm embarrassed for those people. I'm embarrassed for Scarlett! I'm sure she got paid five, seven million bucks, but I'm embarrassed for her."
"I don't want to be in those movies. I really don't. I'll find that kid director that's gonna be the next Kubrick and I'll act for him instead."
Twitter mocked him with his resume and questioned his progress so far on finding the next Kubrick.
Stephen Dorff's IMDB indicates he's spent the past decade looking for the next Kubrick in some weird places.https://twitter.com/bigscreenleaks/status/1412073530435555340\u00a0\u2026— devin (@devin) 1625499752
Stephen Dorff : \u201cI don\u2019t want to be in Black Widow. It looks like garbage, like a bad video game. I\u2019m embarrassed for them, for Scarlett! I don\u2019t want to be in those movies. I\u2019ll find the next Kubrick and I\u2019ll act for him instead.\u201d\n\nAlso Stephen Dorff :pic.twitter.com/B1w3bUKi0C— family (@family) 1625499939
Meanwhile Stephen Dorff\u2019s filmography:pic.twitter.com/eItUdk6qF4— Dillon \ud83e\udd87 \u2753 0\u2753\u2753 (@Dillon \ud83e\udd87 \u2753 0\u2753\u2753) 1625526272
Yeah bruh, your performance in "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star" was truly something to marvel at...pic.twitter.com/SuUhSxoJCG— ethan phillips (@ethan phillips) 1625510650
Like "American Hero", "Albion: The Enchanted Stallion", "Alone in the Dark" star Stephen Dorff, I, too, was not cast in "Black Widow" because I found the material beneath me.pic.twitter.com/mu63l1eoa9— The Hard to Believe Podcast (John Brooks) (@The Hard to Believe Podcast (John Brooks)) 1625502435
Stephen Dorff said he doesn't want to be in Marvel movies, and he'd rather try and find the next Kubrick.\n\nI like how his artistic integrity keeps him out of Marvel movies, but still allows him to do vape commercials.pic.twitter.com/60G6bVdPek— Matt Fernandez (@Matt Fernandez) 1625503254
CONGRATS TO STEPHEN DORFF FOR NOT WANTING TO BE IN \u2018BLACK WIDOW\u2019 AND SUCCEEDING AT NOT BEING IN \u2018BLACK WIDOW\u2019 WELL DONE— Doug Benson - Tacoma Comedy Club July 11 (@Doug Benson - Tacoma Comedy Club July 11) 1625527995
Here is the list of Stephen Dorff's movies that everyone should watch before die.pic.twitter.com/Nui444mMGp— fullvikas (@fullvikas) 1625503530
Marvel has released 23 movies (not including Black Widow) Their box office return is almost 23 billion dollars, that\u2019s an average of 1 Billion for each movie. I doubt Marvel/Disney really cares how Stephen Dorff thinks of Superhero movies.— Reggie's Take.com (@Reggie's Take.com) 1625497832
ScarJo has not responded to Dorff's comment, but social media users happily filled in the blanks.
Stephen Dorff: I\u2019m embarrassed for Scarlett Johansson for being in Black Widow.\n\nScarlett Johanson:\nBeing a fan favorite, seemingly working with great costars, raking in millions, getting to be in all the box office record movies & finally getting her own well deserved solo film.pic.twitter.com/mQsKcCcn1D— Anthony Emmerling (@Anthony Emmerling) 1625508769
Stephen Dorff: I\u2019m embarrassed for Scarlett!\nScarlett Johansson: *Laughs in $165 million*pic.twitter.com/tQ2wK6KEjC— Amber Kinzie (@Amber Kinzie) 1625517426
Dorff was also called out for his hypocrisy and was reminded of his work as Deacon Frost in 1998's Blade – which is a Marvel property but was a film distributed by New Line Cinema.
Stephen Dorff: I don\u2019t like Marvel movies. I\u2019m embarrassed for Scarlet Johansson doing Black Widow. I\u2019m going to look for the next Kubrick and work for him\n\nThe best thing Stephen Dorff will ever do:pic.twitter.com/6yyHBIf0U5— BLURAYANGEL (@BLURAYANGEL) 1625501944
When you think of *Blade Star* you think of Wesley Snipes not him— D.e.n.n.y (@D.e.n.n.y) 1625494390
Dorff also mentioned another point of contention with Hollywood in his interview.
"This year's Oscars were the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen," he told the media outlet.
"My business is becoming a big game show. You have actors that don't have a clue what they're doing."
"You have filmmakers that don't have a clue what they're doing. We're all in these little boxes on these streamers. TV, film – it's all one big clusterf'k of content now."
Dorff joins Martin Scorsese in their criticism of superhero films. The Irishman director told the New York Times that Marvel films "aren't cinema."
Whatever their true definition of "cinema" is, one thing that can't be contested is the fact that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films are far from being a box office disappointment to its millions of adoring fans worldwide.
And despite Dorff's low guestimation of Johansson's financial compensation for Black Widow, Insider reported the actress will make more than $15 million for her standalone Marvel movie.
But may Dorff find his next Kubrick.
Black Widow will be released in US theatres this Friday.
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