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www.postmagazine.com 21 POST JUNE 2018 SUMMER MOVIES all have to have their time on the screen. A lot of these actors, we shot for a whole year, because we did the two movies [Avengers 4] back to back, there were times where we thought, 'Wow, how are we going to finish this?' But you take it one bite at a time, and you keep on chewing, and eventually you finish it." Marvel has already experienced such huge success, what's left to accomplish? "I continue to see the studio taking risks in telling different stories. There will be some characters that get to have a sequel or a triquel or we will have characters that visit other franchises and we will have new ideas coming. We have con- sistently tried to stay fresh and do new things. If you look at our movies, although they have superheroes in them, they are quite different. As filmmakers, we make all these movies, and we want to have the variety. That's why the variety in directors is so very different. If you look at the directors we hired, we never hired the same type of person. The one thing that has always been a constant, is that we have always hired great storytellers, in whatever medium they tell the story. And that's the one thing that we treasure, is a good story." What do you think makes for a summer blockbuster? "If you could spend two hours of your summer, sitting in a theater and having a drink and popcorn and being entertained. If we can make you laugh, and at times, if you allow us, make you think and may I even say, shed a tear at times, if we can do one or all of those things, then I think we're good. If we can do all of them, we hit the jackpot." Do you want to comment at all about the Time's Up movement? "I would comment on the fact that I think it's important for men and women to speak up and to never let silence be what rings. We should all have a place at work that is a place of respect and a place where people can go to work and not have to worry about being harassed. I think it's import- ant to have people respect each other but also support each other. It's very difficult to come out and say the things that need to be said. It takes a lot of courage for those women and some of the men who have come out. I applaud them for having raised their voices." Anything you want to add about any of the Marvel films? "We are forever grateful that people give us a chance to show our work. We have another movie coming out, Ant-man and the Wasp, and I think it's going to be great holiday fun. It's a very different movie, again, than what we've done in the past, and I encourage people to check it out." Alonso (center) with Panther stars Alonso and Gweneth Paltrow Thanos Ant Man and the Wasp Avengers Thor: Ragnarok

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