Chris Evans says that if superhero movies were easy to make, 'there would be a lot more good ones'

"I'm not throwing shade," the Marvel actor insisted. "I've been a part of a few that missed."

Superhero fatigue may be setting in for some moviegoers, but Captain America himself is stepping up to defend the art of bringing comic books to the big screen.

During a panel at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle over the weekend, Marvel star Chris Evans said he feels that comic book movies "don't always get the credit I think they deserve," and reflected on how challenging they are to make well.

"They are these big, giant movies," Evans told the crowd. "There's a lot of cooks in the kitchen. But the empirical evidence is in: They are not easy to make. If it was easier, there would be a lot more good ones."

The Avengers star added, "I'm not throwing shade! I've been a part of a few that missed. It happens. Making a movie is tough. More cooks in the kitchen doesn't make it easier. I don't want to highlight specific films in the Marvel catalog, but some of them are phenomenal. Like independently, objectively great movies, and I think they deserve a little more credit."

Evans' comments came in the wake of several recent superhero misfires — including The Flash, The Marvels, and Madame Web — and at a time when studios like Disney and Warner Bros. are recalibrating their Marvel- and DC-based mega-franchises.

Meanwhile, Evans isn't the only superhero movie alum with an opinion on the matter. Paul Dano, who played the Riddler in 2022's The Batman, recently told The Independent that Hollywood is at a creative crossroads of sorts.

"It's an interesting moment where everybody has to go like, 'OK – what now?' Hopefully from that, somebody either breathes new life into [comic book movies], or something else blossoms which is not superheroes," he said. "I'm sure there will still be some good ones yet to come, but I think it's kind of a welcome moment."

He also suggested that the market for superhero movies and TV shows became oversaturated as studios rushed to create content to fill streaming platforms. "As soon as the word 'content' came into what we do — meaning making movies or TV — it meant quantity over quality, which I think was a big misstep," he said. "And I certainly don't need that as a viewer or as an artist."

Dano said The Batman managed to avoid falling into the same trap because it was the result of a singular creative vision. "There are enough comic book movies where you just know what you're gonna get," he said. "Reading the script for The Batman, you knew it was a real film. Every sentence… that's just Matt Reeves."

As for Evans, he said his favorite superhero project was 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and he revealed why.

"It's my personal favorite Marvel movie that I was a part of," he said. "We were taking more risks, and the character felt more fleshed out. It was one of the more satisfying experiences I've had in my Marvel run."

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