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Nia DeCosta, the director of The Marvels, recently shared candid insights in an interview with Vanity Fair, revealing the chaos and pressures behind the scenes. She described her experience as difficult, highlighting that she often felt unsure about the creative direction due to Kevin Feige's tight control—referring to the film as essentially a Kevin Feige production, not her own.
DeCosta recounted reaching out to previous Marvel directors such as Taika Waititi, Chloe Zhao, and James Gunn before taking on the project, anxious about whether she could handle the immense pressure. Her questions—"Are they going to kill me? Will they destroy my soul?"—underscore the stressful environment she navigated as she tried to bring her vision to life within the confines of studio mandates.