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NEW YORK — Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming “The Marvels,” has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It basically comes down to, she says, “Mo’ money,

Director Nia DaCosta, one of Hollywoods fastest rising directors, was drawn to “The Marvels” to create what she calls “a really crazy, sci-fi space opera” that was wacky and tonally

Director Nia DaCosta is the first Black woman to helm a Marvel movie. She's also, at age 33, the a youngest filmmaker to so. “It just happens to me,” the filmmaker says in an interview. DaCosta, one of Hollywood's fastest rising directors, was drawn to “The Marvels” to create what she calls “a really crazy, sci-fi space opera” that was wacky and tonally different from most Marvel Cinematic Universe films. It’s loosely a sequel to 2019’s “Captain Marvel,” which surpa...

Driector Nia DaCosta hopes to make mark on Marvel history as ‘The Marvels’ opens this weekend

NEW YORK (AP) — Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming “The Marvels,” has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It basically comes down to, she says, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems.” Success inevitably breeds bigger budgets. Box-office expectations get inflated. Even superhero spandex can’t sustain endless cycles of wash, rinse and repeat. “Growth […]

Director Nia DaCosta is the first Black woman to helm a Marvel movie

NEW YORK (AP) — Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming “The Marvels,” has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It basically comes down to, she says, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems.” Success inevitably breeds bigger budgets. Box-office expectations get inflated. Even superhero spandex can’t sustain endless cycles of wash, rinse and repeat. “Growth […]

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Driector Nia DaCosta hopes to make mark on Marvel history as ‘The Marvels’ opens this weekend