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'We tend to Marvel-ize movies': Meryl Streep slams 'boring' trend
02 May 2026

Hollywood icon Meryl Streep has criticized the superhero genre for its lack of complex characters.

Speaking on the Hits Radio Breakfast Show, she said that current movies are "so boring" due to their clear-cut heroes and villains.

"I think we tend to Marvel-ize the movies now."

"We got the villains, and we got the good guys, and it's so boring," she said during an interview with her The Devil Wears Prada 2 co-stars Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt.

'What's really interesting about life is...'
Character depth

Streep, who reprises her role as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada 2, emphasized the importance of nuanced characters.

She said, "What's really interesting about life is that some of the heroes are flawed and some of the villains are human and interesting and have their own strengths."

"So that's what I like about this [movie]. It's messier."

'You might be revealing yourself...'
AI in hiring

The conversation also touched on artificial intelligence (AI).

Streep said her character wouldn't use AI as she has assistants for such tasks.

This prompted Hathaway to share her recent experience of hiring someone for a job when all the candidates sent back identical thank-you notes, allegedly written by ChatGPT.

"So I just want to warn you: If you think you're getting away with something, you might be revealing yourself."

Meanwhile, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is in theaters now.