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Spider-Man: 20 years of arm wrestling
by Luca Fontana
Hawkeye director Rhys Thomas: «At Marvel, the philosophy is the best idea wins»
23.11.2021
Translation: Veronica Bielawski
Cutter: Manuel Wenk
Shortly before «Hawkeye» debuts on Disney+, director and producer Rhys Thomas was kind enough to sit down for an interview. The focus: his love for Hawkeye, his inspiration and Marvel’s role in production.
At the very latest since the release of the Christmas-themed trailers (which are somehow reminiscent of «Die Hard»), Marvel fans have been eagerly awaiting the series debut of what might be the most unassuming Marvel superhero: Clint Barton aka Hawkeye.
To further amp up the anticipation, Rhys Thomas, producer of the series and director of three episodes, agreed to talk to a small group of journalists. Including me. In our interview, Rhys talks about how he feels about Hawkeye, how difficult it is to turn a comic into a series, Marvel’s role in it all and more.
I suggest you watch our entire exchange – you'll find the video at the top of the page.
«Hawkeye» launches on Disney+ on 24 November with two of its six episodes dropping simultaneously. After that, we’ll get one episode a week. And, right in time for each episode, you’ll find my episode analyses here – explanation of the comics universe and crazy theories included:
I’m really looking forward to speculating wildly with you 😁.
Luca Fontana
Senior Editor
Luca.Fontana@digitecgalaxus.chI write about technology as if it were cinema, and about films as if they were real life. Between bits and blockbusters, I’m after stories that move people, not just generate clicks. And yes – sometimes I listen to film scores louder than I probably should.
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