While there are certainly still original movies out there, it’s hard to deny that much of the blockbuster landscape has been scooped up by Marvel movies, DC movies, and Star Wars movies. It can be hard enough for directors to secure financing for any ambitious project nowadays and Roland Emmerich told Den of Geek that the overabundance of Marvel, DC, and Star Wars movies are ruining the industry.
Roland Emmerich, king of the disaster movie, was asked if the genre he’s best known for has changed over the years.
Oh yes. Because naturally Marvel and DC Comics, and Star Wars, have pretty much taken over. It’s ruining our industry a little bit, because nobody does anything original anymore.
“You should make bold new movies, you know?” Emmerich continued. “And I think, actually, Christopher Nolan is the master of that. He is someone who can make movies about whatever he wants. I have it a little bit harder, but I still have a big enough name—especially when it’s a disaster [movie] or has some sort of disaster theme.” Roland Emmerich has previously said that he’s never been a big fan of Marvel movies and admitted to Den of Geek that part of the reason likely has to do with growing up in Germany. It took a while before superheroes gained any traction in the country, but even when they did, Emmerich just didn’t have any interest in them.