Jared Leto stands by his comment on Marvel keeping the theatres alive, after facing backlash

The Oscar-winning actor Leto has raised a lot of eyebrows with his statements. However, the actor does not regret his statement and is standing by his comment totally. Jared recently gave a statement on Marvel being the sole contributor to keep theatres alive after the pandemic hit.

During his previous interview with Variety, via ET, Leto shared his thoughts on the matter, "If it wasn’t for Marvel films, I don’t even know if theatres would exist... It doesn’t seem like there’s room for everyone, and that starts to become a little heartbreaking." After this statement the netizens including Marvel fans got upset and it seems like they are not on the same page.

Leto also mentioned, "But I would say it again. I mean, are people upset with it? Do they agree with it? What are they, confused about it?" The House of Gucci actor revealed that he worked at a movie theatre as a kid and just a look at the box office is enough to validate his statement since it is true that a huge chunk of revenue has been generated by Marvel productions in the past few years. He then added, "So, in a sense, we should be thankful."

Leto is gearing up for the launch of his upcoming Marvel blockbuster Morbius which is set to premiere on April 1.