Scorsese has made headlines recently for his comments about Marvel superhero movies, in which he referred to them as „not cinema“ and compared them to theme parks. BBC’s Sam Asi asked Scorsese, who was at one point attached to produce „Joker,“ if he thinks of it as a „theme park movie“ even though it’s influenced by his films.
„I don’t know about that,“ Scorsese said. „I know the film very well and I know [the director] Todd [Phillips] very well … so it’s an interesting question. I thought about [‚Joker‘] a lot over the past four years,“ Scorsese said. „I decided I didn’t have the time for it.“
A BBC representative confirmed to Business Insider, citing representatives for Warner Bros., that Scorsese was referring to both directing and producing. Business Insider reached out separately to a representative for Scorsese for confirmation, but did not receive an immediate reply.
The Hollywood Reporter first reported last month that Scorsese considered „Joker“ as a „potential directing vehicle“ before Phillips came on board, though a representative for Scorsese told THR that he „had no intention to direct ‚Joker'“ and only „considered producing.“
„Personal reasons is why I didn’t get involved, but I know the script very well,“ Scorsese said in the BBC interview. „Remarkable work, but for me, ultimately, I don’t know if I make the next step, which is this character developing into a comic-book character. He develops into an abstraction. That doesn’t mean that it’s bad art. It could be, but it’s not for me.“
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