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The retired bodybuilder and formerIncredible Hulkstar weighed in on the latest projects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Wednesday, noting that CGI-heavy entertainment loses some of its actors' “raw human performance qualities.”
“Though I appreciate the amazing visual work these artists are producing, it’s missing the raw human performance qualities that I believe only an actor can play,” Ferrigno, 70, toldThe Washington Times. “Especially when it comes to the Hulk.”
Unlike, Ruffalo’s portrayal, though, Ferrigno’s turn as the Hulk predated the common use of CGI. In fact, he toldUSA Todayin 2008 that it took three hours for makeup teams to transform him into the Hulk for the series.
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Of course, Ferrigno is not the first showbiz figure to criticize Marvel Studios' use of CGI or the proliferatiopn of comic book movies in recent years.
In 2019, directorMartin Scorcesesaid hedoes not view superhero movies as cinema, tellingEmpireviaThe Guardianthat he thinks of those movies as “theme parks.”
“It isn’t the cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to another human being,” said Scorsese, 79.
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A month later, Scorsese wrote an op-ed forThe New York Timeselaborating on his statements.
In December 2021,Spider-Man: No Way HomestarTom HollandtoldThe Hollywood Reporterthat he feels superhero movies and Oscar-nominated “are all the same, just done on a different scale.”
“You can ask Scorsese, ‘Would you want to make a Marvel movie?’ but he doesn’t know what it’s like because he’s never made one,” Holland, 25,said at the time.
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According toYahoo!, Marvel Studios recently updated the trailer for the upcoming Disney+ seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Lawafter some fans complained about the CGI for the series' central character, Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany).She-Hulk, which premieres on Aug. 17, also stars Ruffalo as Bruce Banner.
source: people.com
