news culture The Boys would never have existed without Marvel? A celebrity puts his foot in the dish
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Towards the end of the 2000s, Marvel Studios changed the face of superheroes and, even today, these costumed vigilantes continue to flood cinemas, while taking over the small screen. Conversely, Amazon Prime Video, with the series The Boys, has severely tainted it, in particular because this adaptation of the comics reveals their darkest sides. We can therefore wonder if The Boys could have seen the light of day without Marvel, its comics and its adaptations: in any case, Seth Rogen, executive producer of the series, has the answer to this question.
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- Homelander and his acolytes, inspired by the MCU films?
- News from season 4 and the spin-off of The Boys
Homelander and his acolytes, inspired by the MCU films?
The movies of Marvel Cinematic Universe did they open the door to more satirical productions around superheroes ? The question is interesting to underline, and what better way to find an answer than to question one of the producers of the series, in this case Seth Rogen? In the course of an interview granted to Total Moviethe one who also wears the actor’s cap on the big screen admitted to not being a huge fan of MCU adaptations, unlike the comics he devoured as a youngster. This love of comics, he also shares it with his friend Evan Goldberg, also executive producer on the series The Boys.
I think Kevin Feige is a brilliant man, and I think a lot of the filmmakers he’s hired to make these movies are great filmmakers. But for someone who doesn’t have children… That’s kind of the target audience for these films, you know? As an adult, I would tell myself that this is not for me.
I remember when the first issue of The Boys came out. We were big Garth Ennis fans, because we had read Preacher before, and we bought it. We had the same experience that audiences have today, which is, “Oh, we’ve been reading Marvel for 15 years and now there are things like this, which offer a new take on superheroes” ( …) It’s the same genre, except that it does not take into account a younger audience. In reality, The Boys is more geared towards an adult audience.
Nevertheless, if The Boys is so different from the Marvel movies, it still wouldn’t be the same without the MCU feature films, and Seth Rogen recognizes this himself since he thinks that ” honestly, without Marvel, The Boys wouldn’t exist and wouldn’t be interesting »in particular because she is able to take the opposite view of the tone of these productions to feed her satirical side. Either way, The Boys is doing well, thanks to Marvel, and the best is yet to come!
News from season 4 and the spin-off of The Boys
Since its launch in July 2019 on Amazon’s video platform, the success of The Boys continues to grow, so much so that the series allows the streaming platform to gain ground on its direct competitornamely Netflix. In short, these “bad” superheroes are doing well, and they know it. It is precisely for this reason that they do not hesitate to be snide in the face of their SVOD opponents, such as HBO Max who was badly trolled not long ago. Spectators are now fans of the irreverence of the Seven, and each new season is eagerly awaited!
However, patience is required, as so often. First information on the progress of the filming of season 4 have reached us, and we understand that the process is proceeding without a hitch. But that’s not the only good news! Those who follow the news of The Boys know thata spin-off is about to be released. For the moment, there is no precise launch date but it should indeed arrive in the coming months. On this subject, this derivative series, called ” Gen V », promises us to follow the training of young superheroes within Godolkin University, headed by Vought International. And since this is the universe of The Boysthere will be fighting, blood and very trashy scenes: everything we hoped for, in itself!
