Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige says that putting a superhero in a movie is not a “cheat-code” to success. Some film fans are still debating what Spider-Man: No Way Home’s box office success says about the state of theaters. Well, it would be easy to look at that kind of massive box office and say it’s totally because of the hero and his massive fanbase. But, Feige and viewers think that No Way Home has fared so well because of the story and the emotion carved out over 20 years. In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter the executive, series star Tom Holland, and other Sony brass discuss the idea of an Oscar for the biggest movie of the year. A lot of people have just accepted the fact that no superhero movie will claim Best Picture. But, all of the individuals quoted for the piece wonder why that is. Feige personally has overseen tons of these projects during his career. Not all of them end up being smashes, no matter what heroes you put out there.
