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Ray Winstone Says Marvel Stop "Cultural Films" From Being Made: “It’s All About Selling Tickets”

Ray Winstone criticized Marvel's focus on blockbuster ticket sales for reducing opportunities for cultural films that offer strong acting roles, calling it harder to produce such cinema.

  • This past week at the Sarajevo Film Festival, British actor Ray Winstone criticized Marvel for taking away from cultural films while accepting the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award.
  • After finishing Black Widow, Winstone recalled being called back to reshoot all his scenes, which left him disillusioned with the Marvel shoot.
  • Describing the reshoot experience, Winstone said, `They had to do my hair nice, they put me in the suit, and I couldn't do it,` as he could not replicate his earlier performance during reshoots.
  • Winstone said the industry has become a business, with social media and fanbase expectations now influencing casting processes and pressuring younger actors more heavily.
  • Winstone will soon be seen in Steven Waddington's untitled Jimmy White biopic, currently being edited, and is locked for the next season of Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen.
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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
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