The esteemed Oscar recipient, Jamie Lee Curtis, has gracefully acknowledged her Comic-Con interview blunder, branding her initial remarks as "foolish" and swiftly reaching out to Marvel Studios' helmsman, Kevin Feige, to mend fences. In a heartfelt apology shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), Curtis vowed to exercise greater caution when voicing her opinions about the MCU, acknowledging the weight of her words.
The incident that sparked this apology stemmed from a viral MTV interview at Comic-Con, where Curtis was prompted to identify the current phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Her candid response of "Bad" swiftly reverberated across the digital landscape.
Now, with humility, Curtis has taken to X to express her regret, labeling her previous comments on Marvel as "thoughtless." She pledged, "I shall strive for better. I've already extended an olive branch to Kevin Feige, determined to steer clear of the murky waters of online rivalry, where every utterance becomes a tool for clicks rather than a vessel for substance. I refuse to engage in the frivolous, clickbait-driven antics that plague our digital realm."
Amidst the buzz, Ryan Reynolds, the quippy star of Deadpool & Wolverine, chimed in with a tongue-in-cheek quote of Curtis' follow-up post, jesting, "Hold up, are we all expected to grovel for bashing Marvel post-Endgame's triumph?"
Curtis' history with the MCU runs deeper than this recent misstep. In 2022, following her Oscar-winning turn in Everything Everywhere All at Once, she found herself embroiled in a social media spat with Marvel's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, both films exploring the intricacies of the multiverse. Curtis initially accused Doctor Strange of artistic mimicry, quipping about the similarities in their promotional materials. She further hailed the ingenuity of her own film, noting its comparatively modest budget to that of Marvel's blockbusters. Later, she clarified to People magazine, emphasizing, "My criticisms were never aimed at Marvel as a whole… My point was simply that a film doesn't need to be a Marvel production to captivate and inspire."
Meanwhile, the MCU's latest triumph, Deadpool & Wolverine, has soared past the $550 million mark globally within its first five days, undoubtedly alleviating any anxieties Marvel executives may have harbored after the modest performances of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels.
