When asked if he has considered making a superhero movie, Soderbergh’s answer was negative. “Not really, and I’m not a snob; it’s not that I feel it’s some lower tier in any way. It really becomes about what universe you occupy as a storyteller. I’m just too earthbound to really release myself to a universe in which Newtonian physics don’t exist. I just have a lack of imagination in that regard,” he said.

“Also, for a lot of these, for me to understand the world and how to write or supervise the writing of the story and the characters — apart from the fact that I can bend time and defy gravity and shoot beams out of my fingers — there’s no fucking. Nobody’s fucking! Like, I don’t know how to tell people how to behave in a world in which that is not a thing.” Related ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Will Be ‘Epic’ in Mold of ‘Big Avengers Movie,’ Says Director ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Trailer: Miles Morales Swings Back Into View Related Guillermo del Toro’s Favorite Movies: 45 Films the Director Wants You to See Nightmare Film Shoots: The Most Grueling Films Ever Made, from ‘Deliverance’ to ‘Mad Max’ to ‘Avatar 2’
The irony of superhero movies, with casts full of Hollywood’s most attractive stars, being so sexless has been pointed out by many filmmakers. But Soderbergh’s logistical concerns with the genre stretch far beyond that. “The fantasy-spectacle universe, as far as I can tell, typically doesn’t involve a lot of fucking, and also things like — who’s paying these people? Who do they work for? How does this job come to be?” he said. Though Soderbergh wasn’t pointing straight at Marvel, the studio did release its first (though rather muted) sex scene in “Eternals” last fall. Soderbergh’s pointed questions about superhero movie sex reveal the attention to detail that has made him a success, but also illustrate why he thinks he’d be a poor fit to direct one. But even without a superhero gig, the director has plenty to keep him busy. His new thriller “Kimi” debuts on HBO Max this week, and he is currently getting ready to direct a third “Magic Mike” movie, in addition to developing other film and television projects. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.