Matthew Vaughn, who directed and co-wrote Kick-Ass and is now directing X-Men: First Class, knows a thing or two about comics and comic movies. However, he thinks that the current boom of super hero movies will bust in the near future.
“It’s been mined to death and in some cases the quality control is not what it’s supposed to be,” Vaughn said. “People are just going to get bored of it.”
“I’ve always wanted to do a big-budget superhero film and I think we’ve kind of crossed the Rubicon with superhero films,” Vaughn said. “I think [the opportunity to do one], it’s only going to be there two or three more times.”
“Then,” he added, “the genre is going to be dead for a while because the audience has just been pummeled too much.”
His movie will join Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor and Green Lantern next summer. He believes the torrid pace and unsuccessful projects (like this year’s Jonah Hex and The Losers) will make comic projects toxic.
“It is a crowded room,” Vaughn said “It’s too crowded.”
Source: Los Angeles Times {link no longer active}
