8 Directors Who Hate Superhero Movies

8. John McTiernan

Prior to his indictment in a criminal wiretapping case, John McTiernan was one of Hollywood’s best action directors with two Die Hard movies under his belt as well as Predator, The Hunt For Red October and Last Action Hero. But if you think he’s be the go-to guy for a superhero movie you’re sadly mistaken.

Interviewed for the French edition of Premiere, the filmmaker had some harsh words for the genre as a whole and Captain America in particular.

“These are films made by fascists. Comic book heroes are for businesses,” he said. “The cult of American masculinity is one of the worst things that has happened in the world during the last fifty years. Hundreds of thousands of people died because of this stupid illusion. So how is it possible to watch a movie called Captain America?”

While we eagerly await Mr McTiernan’s first movie in nearly fifteen years, it’s safe to assume his phone won’t be ringing off the hook with job offers from Marvel Studios.