Threw outthe new series of Marvel Cinematic Universepremieres in Disney+ with the promise of radically breaking with the franchise. The project is rated R in the United States, which means it is for adults only. Plus, it releases all at once instead of weekly. And it is the first time that the seal has been used Marvel Spotlightintended for productions of MCU but independent. Quite a curious case given that it is, in reality, a spin-off of Hawk Eye.
We have been able to talk about all these issues with Sydney Freelandthe director of Threw outwho attended the press in a round table that he was able to attend Hypertextual during the promotion of the series. And the most shocking thing was what he said in reference to the return of two of her characters. As he kingpin of Vincent D’Onofrio As the Daredevil of Charlie Cox they return to MCU resembling more than ever to their versions of the original series of Netflix.
To this day it is still not entirely clear what is canon and what is not from that series. Until now, in MCU Both characters have presented a less violent side and there are those who point out that they are not the same. But Marvel seems to have suggested the opposite with the latest advances of Threw out. And even producers and Own D’Onofrio They have let it slip that they are actually the same and not a variant from another universe. But freeland has stated that this is not the case.
“They are different,” he confirms. “They’re different, that’s all I can say,” she insists, without elaborating further. These statements contradict once again what has been said about them in recent weeks. Yeah Kevin Feige or any other Marvel leader ratifies them, the soap opera about the place that the Marvel series Netflix occupy in the MCU would come to an end. Daredevil and all the others belong to another universe. and the characters of Threw out They are the variants of the 616 universe.
The violence of Threw out
Beyond revealing the nature of kingpin and Daredevil, freeland explained the reason for the violent tone of Threw out in a franchise aimed at teenagers. “It came about pretty organically. When I came on board and we talked about the story lines and where the show might go after watching Hawk Eyethe most interesting thing for me was the fact that Maya She was a villain,” explains the filmmaker.
“When talking about it with Marvel, the response was: ‘Let’s lean on that. Let’s see how far we can go. Let’s go down into the mud and see how much we can push,'” she reveals. Some words with which freeland clarify that Marvel He didn’t have any problem when it came to looking for a different tone than usual. “That’s where we really leaned into the character, into the core of her, and asked ourselves the question: How does a deaf Native American girl from Oklahoma end up being one of the top lieutenants in the Army? kingpin?”, Add.
“The tone and the violence and the visceral nature of it all came organically from the story because, again, tonally, what we’re dealing with is that kind of story on a street level, on a human level. We’re not dealing with consequences. cosmic, we deal with very human risks. And that means that people bleed, die, are murdered, their bones are broken…”, he continues freeland. These human consequences are reminiscent of the aforementioned Daredevil of Netflixseries of which Threw out She seems to be an heir, whether they share the universe or not. “I’m not a violent person, but filming violence is a lot of fun,” she concludes.
Marvel Spotlight
In Threw out, Marvel will debut with his new label spotlight. A brand created for films and series that, although they take place in the MCU, can be viewed independently. An aid for the viewer at a time when the company faces numerous criticisms for the oversaturation of content. freelandhowever, reveals that this did not affect the story they were telling in any way.
“The creation of the logo spotlight, that kind of title, is above my level of responsibility. It came up at some point during the process for us. In terms of the series, I joined and we looked for a project that was organically a little more earthly, a little more raw, a little more visceral, a little more street level,” says the filmmaker. In this way, Marvel Spotlight It is more of a warning to the public than to the creators of Threw out and its future productions.
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“At some point he joined spotlight. But really, for us, the story was always the story and I think we would approach it the same way with or without it,” he says. freeland. To see to what extent this seal affects the series, you just have to see Threw outwhich premieres in Disney+ on January 10 in Spain, the night of January 9 in Latin America.