Hawkeye director Rhys Thomas: «At Marvel, the philosophy is the best idea wins»
Shortly before «Hawkeye» debuts on Disney+, director and producer Rhys Thomas was kind enough to sit down for an interview. The focus: his love for Hawkeye, his inspiration and Marvel’s role in production.
At the very latest since the release of the Christmas-themed trailers (which are somehow reminiscent of «Die Hard»), Marvel fans have been eagerly awaiting the series debut of what might be the most unassuming Marvel superhero: Clint Barton aka Hawkeye.
To further amp up the anticipation, Rhys Thomas, producer of the series and director of three episodes, agreed to talk to a small group of journalists. Including me. In our interview, Rhys talks about how he feels about Hawkeye, how difficult it is to turn a comic into a series, Marvel’s role in it all and more.
I suggest you watch our entire exchange – you'll find the video at the top of the page.
«Hawkeye» launches on Disney+ on 24 November with two of its six episodes dropping simultaneously. After that, we’ll get one episode a week. And, right in time for each episode, you’ll find my episode analyses here – explanation of the comics universe and crazy theories included:
I’m really looking forward to speculating wildly with you 😁.
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