Stephen King Criticizes Marvel Movies and Defends The Marvels Against Flopping

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Stephen King defends "The Marvels" box office flop and criticizes the "adolescent fanboys" who are celebrating its underwhelming performance. King finds the gloating over the low box office numbers unpleasant and suggests that some of the rejection may stem from misogynistic attitudes towards female-led superhero films. "The Marvels" is the second Marvel tentpole to underperform this year, following "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania."
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