Seth Rogen Says Marvel Movies Are for Kids and That They're "Just Not for Me"

Seth Rogen has made his fair share of comic book projects in his career with projects such as Green Hornet, Preacher, The Boys, and Invincible. These projects have mostly been on the darker and edgier side of comic book properties, and with his obvious love of comics, you’d think he’d enjoy the movies that Marvel Studios make! But, that’s not the case.

In a recent interview with Total Film Rogen admitted that as an adult he just can’t get into the Marvel movie. He explained that those movies are too much “geared toward” children, and as someone without kids, he says the movies just aren’t for him. He explained:

“I think that Kevin Feige is a brilliant guy, and I think a lot of the filmmakers he’s hired to make these movies are great filmmakers. But as someone who doesn’t have children… It is [all] kind of geared toward kids, you know? There are times where I will forget. I’ll watch one of these things, as an adult with no kids, and be like, ‘Oh, this is just not for me.'”

However, he does give them credit for paving the way for The Boys to exist. He went on to say:

“Truthfully, without Marvel, ‘The Boys’ wouldn’t exist or be interesting. I’m aware of that. I think if it was only Marvel [in the marketplace], it would be bad. But I think it isn’t – clearly. An example I’m always quoting is, there’s a point in history where a bunch of filmmakers would have been sitting around, being like, ‘Do you think we’ll ever make a movie that’s not a Western again? Everything’s a Western! Westerns dominate the fucking movies. If it doesn’t have a hat and a gun and a carriage, people aren’t going to go see it anymore.'”

I can understand that. The Marvel projects are definitely geared toward kids, they are a Disney brand now, and kids are their main market. While I enjoy watching Marvel movies, they are always more fun to watch with kids! My kids are in their teen years now, and well, they don’t go to Marvel movies with me anymore, but they do go to horror movies with me, so I can’t complain! Rogen went on to explain:

“The situation, sadly, is that we now have two separate fields: There’s worldwide audiovisual entertainment, and there’s cinema. They still overlap from time to time, but that’s becoming increasingly rare. And I fear that the financial dominance of one is being used to marginalize and even belittle the existence of the other.”

This is an argument that filmmakers have been making for years and it’s true. Studios are always going to go with the safe bet to make those big bucks, and Marvel always rakes in the cash.

What are your thoughts on Marvel movies? Do they align with what Rogen is saying here?