{"id":2401184,"date":"2026-05-04T10:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2401184"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:04:21","slug":"tdwp2s-meryl-streep-is-fed-up-with-marvel-ized-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tdwp2s-meryl-streep-is-fed-up-with-marvel-ized-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"TDWP2\u2019s Meryl Streep Is Fed up With \u2018Marvel-ized\u2019 Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong>Meryl Streep\u00a0<\/strong>confessed she finds \u201c<strong>Marvel-ized\u201d movies<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cso boring.\u201d<\/span> The veteran actress is currently promoting her new movie, <strong>The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/strong>. Streep weighed in on the current state of filmmaking, arguing that there is no space for nuanced, flawed characters. She described these as \u201cMarvel-ized\u201d movies.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-devil-wears-prada-2-star-meryl-streep-shares-her-take-on-marvel-ized-movies\">The Devil Wears Prada 2 star Meryl Streep shares her take on \u2018marvel-ized\u2019 movies<\/h2>\n<p>Meryl Streep explained her stance on \u201cmarvel-ized\u201d movies in a recent interview on the Hits Radio Breakfast Show alongside Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt. Streep stated that many contemporary films rely on clear-cut heroes and villains. The Oscar winner shared, \u201cI think we tend to Marvel-ize the movies now. We got the villains and we got the good guys, and it\u2019s so boring\u201d (via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/meryl-streep-marvel-ize-movies-boring-devil-wears-prada-1236735833\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Continuing further, the veteran actress explained, \u201cWhat\u2019s really interesting about life is that the heroes are flawed and some of the villains are human and interesting and have their own strengths,\u201d she continues. \u201cSo that\u2019s what I like about this [film]. It\u2019s messier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, fans on the internet do not seem to agree with The Devil Wears Prada 2 star. One fan <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/luvhardo\/status\/2050309301219074402?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commented<\/a>, \u201cShe\u2019s clearly never watched a Marvel project then if that\u2019s her view on it.\u201d A second fan <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Smelly_Kat12\/status\/2050366032997490994?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cLMFAO. I forgot actors sh**ting on Marvel to promote their movie is a thing.\u201d A third fan <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/noorhal\/status\/2050362863345127874?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">critiqued<\/a> in a Miranda Priestly tone, \u201cCriticizing Marvel movies? To promote a non-superhero movie? Groundbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A fourth fan <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/anirudhmenon94\/status\/2050339631422722556?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chimed in,<\/a> \u201cYeah, she hasn\u2019t watched a single Marvel movie. This Marvel hate has become absurd now.\u201d  A fifth fan <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Suicdar\/status\/2050533180730437744?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">penned<\/a>, \u201cMaybe if she actually watched the movies, she\u2019d know that we already have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a separate interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/-devil-wears-prada-2-stars-on-continuing-legacy-20-years-later-262361669672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Today, <\/a>Streep revealed how she re-negotiated her salary for the sequel. The 76-year-old star shared, \u201cThey called me up, and they made an offer, and I said, \u2018No, not going to do it\u2019. I knew it was going to be a hit, and I wanted to see if I doubled my ask \u2026 And they went right away and said, \u2018Sure.\u2019 I thought, I\u2019m 50\u201360 [years old] \u2014 it took me this long to understand that I could do that! They needed me, I felt. I was ready to retire. That was a lesson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally reported by Anwaya Mane for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1766873-tdwp2-meryl-streep-on-marvel-ized-movies\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1766873-tdwp2-meryl-streep-on-marvel-ized-movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.realitytea.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meryl Streep\u00a0confessed she finds \u201cMarvel-ized\u201d movies\u00a0\u201cso boring.\u201d The veteran actress is currently promoting her new movie, The Devil Wears Prada 2. Streep weighed in on the current state of filmmaking, arguing that there is no space for nuanced, flawed characters. She described these as \u201cMarvel-ized\u201d movies. 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