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Filmmaker Chloé Zhao still believes in superhero movies, even as the genre has come down from its box office dominance of previous years. Speaking at a masterclass event during the Venice Film Festival, the “Eternals” director emphasized that comic book adaptations shouldn’t be dismissed.

Chloé Zhao has directed an Oscar-winning drama about nomads living out of their vehicles, a Shakespearean family drama, and a massive Marvel superhero movie. So when someone suggested that Nomadland and Eternals represented opposite ends of the filmmaking spectrum, Zhao replied that she saw no contrast.

“It’s important to not write off stories because we don’t consider them high art,” Zhao remarked

The Oscar-winning director helmed the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) flick Eternals, which failed to live up to box office expectations and received lukewarm reviews from critics, but continues to see value in the genre despite its decline in popularity in recent years.

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When Chloé Zhao was growing up, she dreamed not of directing movies but becoming a manga artist.