Chloé Zhao Says 'It's Important to Not Write Off' Comic Book Movies: 'It's Something We All Share'

Filmmaker Chloé Zhao still believes in superhero movies, even as the genre has come down from its box office dominance of previous years. Speaking at a masterclass event during the Venice Film Festival, the "Eternals" director emphasized that comic book adaptations shouldn't be dismissed. "I do feel it's important to not write off stories because we don't consider them high art," Zhao said during the conversation (reported on by Variety). "The purpose of storytelling for me, humbly, is to create containers for people . . . to try to process what they need to process. Archetypes . . .