Teyonah Parris Responds To Negativity Surrounding The Marvels’ Record-Breaking Box Office Failure

MCU star Teyonah Parris addressed how she thinks negativity surrounding The Marvels impacted the movie’s chance at success at the box office. Parris plays Monica Rambeau, one of the three leads of The Marvels, alongside Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel and Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel. Despite being a sequel to the hugely successful Captain Marvel, The Marvels was a major disappointment at the box office for the MCU.

In a recent interview with People, Teyonah Parris discussed how she thinks negativity surrounding The Marvels before and after its release could have impacted the film’s performance. She also urged audiences to make up their own minds about movies before listening to negativity second hand. Parris’ comments on The Marvels can be seen below:

I think there was a lot of talk, and people hadn’t seen it. So that’s frustrating, when people comment on things they haven’t actually experienced. There’s a lot of people who put a lot of their time, spirit and talent into bringing this forward… I would hope that people would give it a fair shot by just seeing it or trying it… You do not have to like something, but give it a chance by actually seeing it and forming your own opinion. And if you did, then that’s fair. That’s how you feel, and I cannot take that from you.

It’s clear that Parris isn’t saying people needed to like The Marvels, or that she is trying to change anyone’s mind if they saw it and didn’t enjoy it. However, the actress is clear that she thinks audiences should form opinions based on their own experiences with a movie instead of judging it before it has even been released.