Following The Irishman director Martin Scorsese's negative comments about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney CEO Bob Iger is actively seeking to meet with him.

In a Time profile for Businessperson of the Year, Iger responded to Scorsese's assessment, calling it "nasty" and "not fair to the people who are making the movies." He went on to say, "If Marty Scorsese wants to be in the business of taking artistic risk, all power to him. It doesn’t mean that what we’re doing isn’t art." Nevertheless, he revealed he is "arranging a get-together" between the two camps. It is unclear what Iger hopes to accomplish with this meeting.

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Scorsese blasted Marvel Studios in early October. "I don’t see them. I tried, you know? But that’s not cinema," he said at the time. "Honestly, the closest I can think of them, as well made as they are, with actors doing the best they can under the circumstances, is theme parks. It isn’t the cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to another human being."

That statement went on to launch a raging debate online and earned responses from Marvel stars Robert Downey Jr., Samuel Jackson, Chris Evans and Scarlett Johannson, as well as other industry vets like Kevin Smith, Damon Lindelof and Willem Dafoe. Scorsese went on to double down on this sentiment, then penned a New York Times op-ed to explain further.

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This isn't the first time Iger addressed Scorsese's comments. "These are talented, talented people that are putting their hard work and talent into making films that entertain people in theaters around the world," he said in November. "I don't think he's ever seen a Marvel film... Anyone who has seen a Marvel film could not in all truth make that statement."

The next MCU movie, Black Widow, stars Scarlett Johansson as Natasha, Florence Pugh stars as Yelena, David Harbour as Alexei aka The Red Guardian, and Rachel Weisz as Melina. The film opens May 1, 2020.

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