Despite appearing in superhero films such as The Green Hornet, The Boys, and Invincible, Seth Rogen has never appeared in a Marvel or DC film.
Speaking with Polygon about the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Rogen gave his take on while he has never appeared in a Marvel or DC project.
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“Honestly, probably fear,” Rogen answered. “We really have a pretty specific way we work; me and Evan [Goldberg] have been writers for 20 years at this point. It’s a fear of the process, honestly. And I say that knowing nothing about the process. There are a lot of Marvel things I love.”
Afraid of Relinquishing Control
While Rogen insists that there are elements of Marvel that he likes, the actor revealed that he believes he would have to relinquish too much control in order to join the MCU.
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“It’s mostly a fear of how would we plug into the system they have in place, which seems like a very good system, and a system that serves them very well. But is it a system that we would ultimately get really frustrated with? And what’s nice about [Mutant Mayhem] is that we’re the producers of this. So we dictated the system, and we dictated the process in a lot of ways. And that’s what’s also appealing for us about :The Boys: and the other bigger franchise-y type things we’ve done, is that we are creating the infrastructure and process for them, not plugging into someone else’s infrastructure and process. We’re control freaks!”
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Browsing is Making A Comeback
While Marvel and DC may not be Rogen’s cup of tea, the Hollywood veteran did grow up going to comic shops.
In the feeling of discovery and exploration that he felt there, Rogen sees parallels to today’s media.
Seth Rogen attends THE KING LION European Premiere at Leicester Square. London, UK. 14/07/2019 | usage worldwide Photo by: Ik Aldama/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
“It’s everything that is not Marvel and DC. So that eliminates a lot right away. I grew up going to comic book shops, and it’s funny, video stores are making a slight comeback in some ways. This idea of browsing and not having things fed to you — as I think people feel we are now when it comes to entertainment — but instead entering the fair market of entertainment and just wandering around and seeing what catches your eye.”
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 14: Seth Rogen attends “The Lion King” European Premiere at Leicester Square on July 14, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)
While it doesn’t sound like Rogen intends to enter the MCU or DC Universe anytime soon, fans can see his latest film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem in theaters August 2, 2023.
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