Martin Scorsese udtalte sig på kontroversiel vis i 2019 om Marvel-film, og andre superheltefilm for den sags skyld, og nægtede at kalde dem "cinema". Det skabte en masse debat i Hollywood, og udenfor, efterfølgende, og diskuteres stadig den dag i dag.
Spørger man dog James Gunn, der har instrueret de to Guardians of the Galaxy-film for Marvel, og nu The Suicide Squad, så er det "awful cynical". I et interview med The Playlist skyder han igen imod Scorseses kommentar:
"I just think it seems awful cynical that he would keep coming out against Marvel and then that is the only thing that would get him press for his movie. He's creating his movie in the shadow of the Marvel films, and so he uses that to get attention for something he wasn't getting as much attention as he wanted for it."
Dog synes Gunn også at der i visse tilfælde er noget om snakken:
"There are a lot of things that are true about what he said. There are a lot of heartless, soulless, spectacle films out there that don't reflect what should be happening."
