Nicolas Cage Criticizes Marvel Cinematic Universe as 'Glorified WWE'
The actor compared the superhero franchise to professional wrestling during a panel at Fan Expo Dallas.
The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 30 Sept 2026. Variety published first, on 30 September at 21:54 UTC; The Hollywood Reporter followed 6h 44m later. The most recent article, from The Hollywood Reporter, appeared on 1 October at 14:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet).
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyNicolas Cage Says the Marvel Cinematic Universe ‘Is Becoming a Well-Funded and Glorified WWE’ With 50-Plus Year Olds in ‘Ridiculous Outfits’
- The Hollywood ReporterNicolas Cage Says the MCU “Is Becoming a Well-Funded and Glorified WWE”
- The Hollywood ReporterChris Pratt Thanks Kevin Feige For Casting Him in the MCU When He Was “Kind of Fat”: “Nobody Was Thinking, ‘Now There’s An Action Star'”
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Chris Pratt Thanks Kevin Feige For Casting Him in the MCU When He Was “Kind of Fat”: “Nobody Was Thinking, ‘Now There’s An Action Star'” The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Nicolas Cage Says the MCU “Is Becoming a Well-Funded and Glorified WWE” The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Nicolas Cage Says the Marvel Cinematic Universe ‘Is Becoming a Well-Funded and Glorified WWE’ With 50-Plus Year Olds in ‘Ridiculous Outfits’ Variety ·
In this story
- Nicolas Cage
- Marvel Cinematic Universe