Russell Crowe is caught up in a Madame Web debate.
The Gladiator actor—who for his part has starred in a DC film as well as in both Disney and Sony-backed Marvel productions—recently reflected on Dakota Johnson‘s comments that Madame Web lost some of its artistic value because it felt to her like it had been “made by committee.”
“I don’t want to make any comments to what anybody else might have said or what their experience is,” Russell told GQ UK of Dakota’s comments in an interview published June 13. ” But… You’re telling me you signed up for a Marvel movie, and some f–king universe for cartoon characters and you didn’t get enough pathos?”
He continued, “It’s a gigantic machine, and they make movies at a certain size. These are jobs. You know: here’s your role, play the role. If you’re expecting this to be some kind of life-changing event, I just think you’re here for the wrong reasons.”
Though the 60-year-old did concede that the literal filming process for a CGI-heavy superhero film comes with its own difficulties.