Nia DaCosta is set to be the first black woman to direct a film in the MCU. As such, the director has opened up about her experience on The Marvels. This includes her surprise by the respect she’s received from the “middle-aged white dudes” that worked on the set.
DaCosta spoke with Vanity Fair about her time working on The Marvels. It appears that while working on Candyman, the 2021 sequel to the original classic, she had a difficult experience. This is because the crew members, who she says spoke about “things that are super inappropriate, that you would just never say to anyone else because they were so specific to my gender, my race, my age,” were not chosen by her. Fortunately, she chose the cast and crew of The Marvels, and it seems to have worked out much better.
Here’s what she shared:
“I realized it wasn’t ever gonna be about how much power I amassed or how many great movies I made, or if I won awards, it was always just going to be the people that I surrounded myself with,” she says. “The thing that I’ve been most surprised by lately is how much respect I’m getting from these middle-aged white dudes that I work with.”
Hopefully a more positive set experience will lead to a better film overall. While Candyman was beautifully directed, it certainly had room for improvement otherwise, so let’s hope The Marvels gave DaCosta a better opportunity to shine.
Disney‘s upcoming MCU blockbuster The Marvels was directed by Candyman director Nia DaCosta from a script written by Megan McDonnell.
The cast for the highly-anticipated film includes Brie Larson as Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel, Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, and Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau. Samuel L. Jackson also reprises his role as Nick Fury for the movie.
The Marvels is set to hit theaters everywhere on November 10, 2023. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional news on the upcoming film The Marvels and the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we have it.