The Avengers – $700 Million to make? – Give me a break

Under the category of “some of the stupidest things ever said”, Marvel comic writer Brian Bendis said that a movie version of The Avengers probably won’t be hitting the big screen anytime soon because they’re estimating the project would cost… are you ready for this… $700 million to produce. Ok, this is just ignorant. Having worked in the Visual Effects industry for a few years I realize big effects films can cost a lot of money to make. But this $700 million comment is insulting. Considering that Spider-Man 2 cost around $200 million (really expensive), and no Star Wars film (Best visual effects films every) cost $200 million… and all 3 Lord of the Rings films together cost about $368 million to produce… how stupid does Bendis believe we are? Or, in the alternative, how stupid is Bendis himself to actually believe that? Why not just say “The new Captain America movie is going to cost Eleventy bajillion zillion dollars”. If it’s impossible to make the movie right now then just say “it’s impossible to make the movie right now” and move on.