Thor: The Dark World director Alan Taylor isn't pulling any punches in revealing his troubles with Marvel Studios.
Taylor famously took over the Marvel superhero franchise from Sir Kenneth Branagh, with his movie going on to make $644 million worldwide.
In a new interview with Uproxx about his latest movie Terminator Genisys, Taylor acknowledged that he had trouble complying with Marvel's hands-on style of filmmaking.
"I've done two [blockbusters] and I've learned that you don't make a $170 million movie with someone else's money and not have to collaborate a lot," Taylor explained. "The Marvel experience was particularly wrenching because I was sort of given absolute freedom while we were shooting, and then in post it turned into a different movie.
"So, that is something I hope never to repeat and don't wish upon anybody else."
Taylor seems more content with Terminator Genisys, despite complaining about its advertising campaign giving away too many story twists.
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"The finished movie has a lot more in common with what we started with, so that's great," he explained. "The experience of making it with this cast, shooting in New Orleans, was quite fun, despite the grueling schedule.
"But, yeah, if we were to have drinks somewhere, I have plenty to complain about. We'll do that next time."
The filmmaker also said of a possible sequel: "I think everyone is sort of waiting to see what's going to happen."
Terminator Genisys is now playing in the US and bows tomorrow (July 2) in the UK. Watch a trailer below:
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