{"id":2120923,"date":"2025-10-28T17:33:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2120923"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:33:17","slug":"why-the-bear-star-jeremy-allen-white-regrets-his-meeting-with-marvel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-the-bear-star-jeremy-allen-white-regrets-his-meeting-with-marvel\/","title":{"rendered":"Why The Bear Star Jeremy Allen White Regrets His Meeting With Marvel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Up until this year, it felt like no movie star was too big to resist the pull of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The superhero blockbuster factory has lured everyone from Oscar winners like Cate Blanchett, Anthony Hopkins, and Angelina Jolie to\u00a0Hollywood legends like Harrison Ford and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1969775\/robert-redford-marvel-role-captain-america-the-winter-soldier-throwback-thrillers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the late Robert Redford;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the late Robert Redford<\/a>. Sooner or later, it seemed, every big name in the industry would appear in a Marvel movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now that MCU movies are no longer $1 billion worldwide grossers, though, the studio has lost its allure for A-list actors. At least, that&#8217;s how Jeremy Allen White feels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an appearance on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oqpSL9Wl3Og\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Happy, Sad, Confused&quot; podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Happy, Sad, Confused&#8221; podcast<\/a>, the star of &#8220;The Bear&#8221; and &#8220;Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere&#8221; explained that this was behind his previous dismissive comments about Marvel Studios in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq-magazine.co.uk\/article\/jeremy-allen-white-interview-2023\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a 2023 GQ interview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">a 2023 GQ interview<\/a>. Though White is a fantastic actor, and Marvel would be lucky to have him, he came off as slightly arrogant when he said he told the studio&#8217;s executives to &#8220;tell me why I should do your movie.&#8221; White regrets this now, but he&#8217;s still candid about why being in a Marvel film just isn&#8217;t for him (sorry to all the folks who want him to take over Wolverine from Hugh Jackman) and why many other actors may feel the same way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1943316\/marvel-characters-who-beat-batman-fight\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:10 Marvel Characters Who Could Beat Batman In A Fight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">10 Marvel Characters Who Could Beat Batman In A Fight<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Jeremy Allen White thinks the MCU&#8217;s lost its luster<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Jeremy Allen White as Carmy holding a cup in The Bear &#8211; Chuck Hodes\/FX<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">White was quick to tell &#8220;Happy, Sad, Confused&#8221; host Josh Horowitz that his behavior during his Marvel meeting was &#8220;out of line,&#8221; adding that he could&#8217;ve handled differently, but it was a reaction to being offered something that wasn&#8217;t a full-on MCU role. Per White, &#8220;That was, again, me sort of not being entirely invited to the party, and being, like, &#8216;I don&#8217;t even wanna go anyway.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">White may not be a superhero guy, but he wants to be clear that there&#8217;s no animosity toward people who love the genre. He&#8217;s just not sure what appearing in a Marvel project could do for his career. As he told Horowitz:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;[I]t&#8217;s not a bag on the genre, as much as it is, like, I don&#8217;t know what I can give to it, really, or how I fit into it. And also, I think there was a period where being in one of those films guaranteed you [could] get any movie made. And if you find a script on the street and you take that around to people, and you love it, you can get it made, and I just don&#8217;t know if that&#8217;s how it&#8217;s working anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now that he&#8217;s won two Primetime Emmys for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1158461\/how-jeremy-allen-white-got-his-kitchen-experience-preparing-for-the-bear\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:his performance on &quot;The Bear,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">his performance on &#8220;The Bear,&#8221;<\/a> I&#8217;m not sure how much of a boost White would get from playing an MCU character even if Marvel was still the biggest game in town. The majority of moviegoers who flock to MCU flicks are typically not in the market for a moody indie drama or an offbeat comedy. Also, while White&#8217;s a major talent, he doesn&#8217;t strike me as a future superstar \u00e0 la Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now watch White turn around and join <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1908587\/james-gunn-dc-universe-timeline-explained-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:James Gunn's DC Universe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">James Gunn&#8217;s DC Universe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you&#8217;re looking for the easiest way to keep up with all the major movie and TV news, why not <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.slashfilm.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a>? 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The superhero blockbuster factory has lured everyone from Oscar winners like Cate Blanchett, Anthony Hopkins, and Angelina Jolie to\u00a0Hollywood legends like Harrison Ford and the late Robert Redford. Sooner or later, it seemed, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2120924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[26993,25661,347085,307704,325833,311035,315758,333528],"class_list":["post-2120923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-angelina-jolie","tag-anthony-hopkins","tag-harrison-ford","tag-jeremy-allen-white","tag-josh-horowitz","tag-marvel-cinematic-universe","tag-marvel-studios","tag-robert-redford"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Why-The-Bear-Star-Jeremy-Allen-White-Regrets-His-Meeting.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2120923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2120923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2120923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2120925,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2120923\/revisions\/2120925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2120924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2120923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2120923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2120923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}