Jamie Lee Curtis’ feud with Marvel has officially entered Phase 2.
via: Daily Mail
The 65-year-old actress plays Tannis in the upcoming video game adaptation, in theaters August 9, and she took part in a group video interview for MTV.
At one point in the interview with the actress, along with Edgar Ramirez (Atlas), Florian Munteanu (Krieg) and director Eli Roth, she was randomly asked what 'phase' the Marvel Cinematic Universe is currently in.
Without any hesitation, Curtis - who is filming Freaky Friday 2 with Lindsay Lohan - simply said, 'Bad,' which caused interviewer Josh Horowitz and her cast mates to crack up laughing.
Curtis has never starred in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, and seemingly never will, since this isn't the first time she's thrown some shade towards the MCU.
Two years ago when she was promoting her future Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All At Once, Curtis took another stab at Marvel.
She took to her Instagram in May 2022, sharing an image of The New York Times' review of Marvel's Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, which also leans on multiverse themes like her film.
The review by longtime NYT critic A.O. Scott stated that EEAAO's multiverse had, 'infinitely more wit and imagination,' than Doctor Strange 2's version.
Curtis said in the caption, 'TRUTH ALERT @everythingeverywheremovie is MARVELOUS! It has a deep BEATING heart and BRILLIANT visual treats, EXTRAORDINARY performances and FANTASTIC BEASTLY FIGHT SCENES...... AND it COST LESS than the ENTIRE craft service budget on Doctor Strange and/or any other Marvel movie.'
She added in her post, 'COMPETITIVE? F**k YES. I wasn't head cheerleader in high school for nothing. And P.S. our movie has a dynamite dildo fight scene as well as a very erotic hotdog hand mating dance and rocks.'
The actress even added the hashtag, #GuessIWillNeverBeCastInAMarvelMovie to her post.
Everything Everywhere All At Once went on to gross $139.4 million from a budget estimated between $14 million and $25 million.
It received glowing reviews from critics (93% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it would go on to win seven Oscars, including Curtis' first for Best Supporting Actress.
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness would go on to earn $955 million worldwide from a massive reported budget of $350 million.
It also earned strong reviews, though significantly less than EEAAO with 74%, and won Best Superhero Film at the Saturn Awards.
Curtis' Borderlands is based on the beloved video game franchise of the same name, which has sold over 77 million copies worldwide and is one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time.
She also stars alongside Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Arianna Greenblatt, Haley Bennett, Gina Gershon and Janina Gavankar.
I should point out that since this story came out, Jamie has apologized for her Marvel shade.
“My comments about Marvel were stupid and I will do better,” Curtis wrote in a statement on social media. “I’ve reached out to Kevin Feige and will no longer play in that mud slinging sandbox of competition we call the internet nor will I engage in the toilet paper promotion or game play that is designed for clicks not content.”
No shade, but while Curtis admitted that publicly shading Marvel was the wrong thing to do, she also wasn’t necessarily incorrect in her assessment of the MCU.
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