Recently, both the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era - Steven Spielberg and the American film director and producer - Zack Snyder caused some controversy with their comments about the superhero movie classification.
Steven Spielberg claims that the comic book adaptations will one day soon go the way of the Western, while Zack Snyder referred to Ant-Man as a "flavour of the month" when compared to the state of being popular of Batman and Superman.
However, in a recent interview, when Kevin Feige was asked for his opinion on how long the superhero movie blast can last, the film producer and Marvel Studios president - Kevin Feige said that superhero movie genre is pretty much here to stay.
Kevin Feige explained, "People have been asking me that for 15 years. In 2001, 2002, 2003 there were two Marvel Studios' films, three Marvel movies, and I still feel sure of the truth of the same thing, which is as long as the ones that we can control are as good as they can be, that's all that I care about. I think we've been doing pretty well. I showed confidence in the films we've declared that we have come forward that they're going to be surprising and different and being the only one of its kind. I've said a lot: I don't believe in the comic book genre. I don't believe in the superhero genre. I believe that each of our movies can be very unique."
Kevin Feige was pushed specifically about what he felt regarding Steven Spielberg's comments, "It could, but the Western lasted 40-50 years, and they still pop up occasionally. It's been, what, eight years since [Iron Man] if we count that, which I do, as the beginning of our Marvel Cinematic Universe? Maybe the genre of the superhero will only last another 42 years."
In addition, perhaps as a way of adding insult to injury, Kevin Feige didn't pause before pointing out what a great couple of years Marvel Studios has had, a claim that the American entertainment company Warner Bros. cannot yet make.
