He's no stranger to blockbuster cinema, but Ridley Scott has vowed never to jump on the comic book bandwagon.
Scott told press including Digital Spy that he's got no interest in superhero cinema and wants to "keep making smart films".
"Superhero movies are not my kind of thing - that's why I've never really done one," he said. "[I've been asked] several times, but I can't believe in the thin, gossamer tight-rope of the non-reality of the situation of the superhero.
"I've done that kind of movie - Blade Runner really is a comic strip when you think about it, it's a dark story told in an unreal world. You could almost put Batman or Superman in that world, that atmosphere, except I'd have a f**king good story, as opposed to no story!"
It's not just Marvel and DC dismaying Sir Ridley, though - he thinks "cinema mainly is pretty bad" and admitted he's "concerned" for its future prospects.
"I want to keep doing cinema and I hope it doesn't affect those of us who still keep making smart films," he said. "I'm hoping it doesn't affect me."
Scott's next big-screen project is Alien: Covenant, the sixth film in the franchise overall and a sequel to 2012's Prometheus.
Ridley Scott is executive producer on Taboo, starring Tom Hardy, beginning Saturday, January 7 at 9.15pm on BBC One.
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