The Walt Disney Co.'s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. These cycles, Spielberg said, “have a finite time in popular culture.” And the maker of “E.T.,” “Jurassic Park” and “Jaws” might know a thing or two about the ebbs and flows of pop-culture taste.Īs 2023 draws to a close, no one is sounding the death knell of the superhero movie. Superman: Dawn of Justice.” The superhero movie was in high gear, and showing no signs of slowing down.īut Spielberg’s point was that nothing is forever in the movie business. The following year would bring “Captain America: Civil War,” “Deadpool” and “Batman v. “Avengers: The Age of Ultron” was then one of the year’s biggest movies. Spielberg’s comments caused a widespread stir at the time. NEW YORK - Eight years ago, Steven Spielberg predicted that the superhero movie would one day go “the way of the Western.”
