Any MCU contestant currently giving an interview is almost inevitably asked about Quentin Tarantino’s statements that the “Pulp Fiction” director made a few days ago on the “2 Bears, 1 Cave” podcast. Speaking about the state of Hollywood, the proven movie history expert said, among other things:
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Now it was the turn of Nick Fury actor Samuel L. Jackson, who gave an interview about his Broadway play “The Piano Lesson” on the TV talk show The View – and to him, his good friend’s objection (the two made five more films together after “Pulp Fiction”) is hardly worth mentioning (from 6:36 minutes):
Samuel L. Jackson’s response to the host’s question about Quentin Tarantino’s statements: “”
Everyone just talks past each other
But as with the statements of “Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings” star Simu Liu, again you have to ask yourself if everyone here is just talking past each other: Quentin Tarantino never said a word if he Whether he thinks whether MCU actors are good actors or not, he has never denied that character heads are necessary to adequately embody the characters. There’s no question, of course, that MCU stars are luring the masses to the cinemas in their MCU roles, after all, there’s currently nothing else that can even begin to keep up with the continued success of the MCU.
Instead, Quentin Tarantino asked himself: Is someone a movie star, even if he or she only attracts the masses in a certain role – or in such a case is the role not the actual star? However, Samuel L. Jackson doesn’t address this nuance at all – which isn’t really surprising in an interview situation where such a question forces you into a certain defensive position.
In any case, we’ve already covered Quentin Tarantino’s statement at length – and have come to the conclusion that it’s pretty hard to disagree with him, at least in essence: