{"id":577,"date":"2026-05-02T15:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/meryl-streep-takes-a-swipe-at-boring-marvel-movies\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T15:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:47:18","slug":"meryl-streep-takes-a-swipe-at-boring-marvel-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/meryl-streep-takes-a-swipe-at-boring-marvel-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Meryl Streep takes a swipe at &#8216;boring&#8217; Marvel movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/meryl.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Marvel movies? For summer? Groundbreaking.<\/p>\n<p>Meryl Streep called Marvel movies \u201cboring\u201d while discussing the complexity of her character, Miranda Priestly, in \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar winner made the shady comment Friday on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tmo58ym9Kf4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Hits Radio Breakfast Show <\/a>when the interviewer asked Streep about Miranda\u2019s \u201csoft side\u201d being highlighted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/entertainment\/most-unexpected-cameos-in-devil-wears-prada-2-including-george-clooneys-villa\/\">new sequel.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like you get a realistic view,\u201d the 76-year-old actress stated. \u201cI think we tend to Marvel-ize the movies now.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Meryl Streep shaded Marvel movies on Hits Radio Breakfast Show on Wednesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Streep (pictured above with \u201cDevil Wears Prada 2\u201d co-stars Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt) called Marvel films \u201cboring.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe got the villains and we got the good guys,\u201d she continued, \u201cand it\u2019s\u00a0so boring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Streep pointed out that real-life is nothing like the good vs. evil battles that play out in Marvel movies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s really interesting about life is that some of the heroes are flawed and some of the villains are human and interesting and have their own strengths,\u201d she explained. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that\u2019s what I like about this [movie]. It\u2019s messier,\u201d Streep concluded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Streep said: \u201cWe got the villains and we got the good guys, and it\u2019s\u00a0so boring.\u201d (A scene from \u201cThe Avengers\u201d is above). <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Walt Disney Co.\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Streep (pictured above in \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d) explained that unlike Marvel, her new film shows that humans are \u201cflawed.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Walt Disney Studios<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Streep is not the first Hollywood A-lister to shade Marvel.<\/p>\n<p>Big-time movie directors Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Quentin Tarantino <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/14\/entertainment\/chris-hemsworth-slams-martin-scorsese-other-marvel-critics\/\">have all gone after the genre<\/a>, with Scorsese saying in 2019 that superhero movies are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.empireonline.com\/movies\/features\/irishman-week-martin-scorsese-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cnot cinema.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTaxi Driver\u201d director also compared MCU films to \u201ctheme parks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tarantino blamed Marvel for Hollywood\u2019s lack of movie stars, saying in 2022 that the superhero characters overshadow the actors themselves. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Streep isn\u2019t the first star to shade Marvel: Martin Scorsese (seen above at the TCM Classic Film Festival: New York Pop-Up in 2025) previously said the superhero films are \u201cnot cinema.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for TCM<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Directors Quentin Tarantino and Francis Ford Coppola have all shaded Marvel movies before (Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans are seen above in a scene from \u201cThe Avengers\u201d). <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Walt Disney Co.\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for Streep, she also took a swipe at Travis Kelce during the \u201cDevil Wears Prada 2\u201d press tour.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4F5k5a4zhZo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a recent featurette\u00a0for the film<\/a>, Streep randomly mentioned the Kansas City Chiefs player when she talked about the most difficult part of filming in Milan, Italy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hardest thing about shooting in Milan was walking in stilettos on the cobblestones,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019d like to see Travis Kelce do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Travis, 36, responded to Streep\u2019s shade on Wednesday\u2019s episode of his \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope she doesn\u2019t have beef with me!\u201d Travis joked while chatting with his brother and podcast co-host Jason Kelce, noting that he\u2019s \u201ca fan\u201d of the \u201cBig Little Lies\u201d actress.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Along with Marvel, Travis Kelce (pictured above filming a Tommy Hilfiger campaign in NYC) was a recent victim of Streep\u2019s shade. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Streep (pictured above in the sequel with Anne Hathaway) said Travis could never walk around Milan, Italy in stilettos like she did  <span class=\"credit\">Walt Disney Studios<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Travis then joked, \u201cOh, Meryl, you have no idea how good I am at walking in heels. Okay?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But when <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/09\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-wedding-date-and-location-revealed-as-save-the-dates-go-out\/\">Taylor Swift\u2019s soon-to-be husband<\/a> realized stilettos have \u201ca pointy bottom,\u201d Travis let Streep get away with the shady comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll give credit where credit\u2019s due,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t think I can do it, Meryl. I\u2019ll let you have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Trave laughed about Streep\u2019s shade on his \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast on Wednesday (Streep is pictured above at the \u201cDevil Wears Prada 2\u201d press conference in Seoul, South Korea). <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Streep (seen above on \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live\u201d) stars as Miranda Priestly in the sequel, which came out in theaters Friday. <span class=\"credit\">Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Streep is back for \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d as Miranda, the cruel\u00a0editor-in-chief\u00a0of\u00a0Runway\u00a0magazine, a role she originated twenty years ago.<\/p>\n<p>She revealed in a recent interview that she<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/30\/celebrity-news\/why-meryl-streep-initially-refused-devil-wears-prada-role\/\"> initially refused to star in the 2006 cult classic<\/a>, but she changed her mind when they doubled her salary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was sure it would be a hit. And they needed me, I felt,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Streep\u2019s co-stars Anne Hathaway,\u00a0Stanley Tucci and\u00a0Emily Blunt also reprised their roles for the new sequel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/02\/entertainment\/meryl-streep-takes-a-swipe-at-boring-marvel-movies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel movies? For summer? Groundbreaking. 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