Francesca Scorsese TROLLS her father Martin Scorsese with Marvel wrapping paper

Francesca Scorsese TROLLS her father Martin Scorsese with Marvel wrapping paper for his Christmas presents after he said Marvel movies aren’t ‘cinema’

After his controversial comments that Marvel Studios’ superhero movies are ‘not cinema,’ Martin Scorsese is now getting playfully trolled by his own daughter.

19 year old Francesca Scorsese took to Instagram on Christmas Eve, sharing a photo of the Marvel-themed wrapping paper she’s using for her 77 year old dad’s gifts.

‘Look what I’m wrapping my dad’s XMas gifts in,’ Francesca said, while showcasing a gift to her dad wrapped in paper featuring Marvel heroes Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, Iron Man and Thor.

Daughter troll: After his controversial comments that Marvel Studios’ superhero movies are ‘not cinema,’ Martin Scorsese is now getting playfully trolled by his own daughter

Marvel-themed: 19 year old Francesca Scorsese took to Instagram on Christmas Eve, sharing a photo of the Marvel-themed wrapping paper she's using for her 77 year old dad's gifts; pictured June 10 2019

Marvel-themed: 19 year old Francesca Scorsese took to Instagram on Christmas Eve, sharing a photo of the Marvel-themed wrapping paper she’s using for her 77 year old dad’s gifts; pictured June 10 2019

Scorsese set off a firestorm of controversy in October interview with Empire Magazine, when he was asked what he thought of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.

‘I don’t see them. I tried, you know? But that’s not cinema,’ the filmmaker told Empire, which sparked the controversy.

‘Honestly, the closest I can think of them, as well made as they are, with actors doing the best they can under the circumstances, is theme parks,’ he added.

Controversy: Scorsese set off a firestorm of controversy in October interview with Empire Magazine, when he was asked what he thought of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies

Controversy: Scorsese set off a firestorm of controversy in October interview with Empire Magazine, when he was asked what he thought of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies

‘It isn’t the cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to another human being,’ he concluded.

His comments came months after Marvel’s blockbuster Avengers: Endgame broke box office records for highest opening weekend ($357.1 million) and highest global gross ($2.797 billion).

A month later, Scorsese tried to clarify his thoughts with a lengthy New York Times opinion piece.

He stated that the people who make Marvel Studios are, ‘people of considerable talent and artistry. You can see it on the screen.’

However, he added, ‘The fact that the films themselves don’t interest me is a matter of personal taste and temperament.’

‘I know that if I were younger, if I’d come of age at a later time, I might have been excited by these pictures and maybe even wanted to make one myself. But I grew up when I did and I developed a sense of movies — of what they were and what they could be — that was as far from the Marvel universe as we on Earth are from Alpha Centauri,’ he added.

Scorsese’s interview came as he was promoting his new film The Irishman, which had a brief theatrical release before debuting on Netflix at the end of November.

He also has a number of projects he’s attached to direct, such as Killers of the Flower Moon, and Roosevelt, a biopic of President Theodore Roosevelt.

He is also slated to direct the TV series The Devil In the White City, which has Leonardo DiCaprio attached to star. 

Not cinema: 'I don't see them. I tried, you know? But that's not cinema,' the filmmaker told Empire, which sparked the controversy

Not cinema: ‘I don’t see them. I tried, you know? But that’s not cinema,’ the filmmaker told Empire, which sparked the controversy

New movie: Scorsese's interview came as he was promoting his new film The Irishman, which had a brief theatrical release before debuting on Netflix at the end of November

New movie: Scorsese’s interview came as he was promoting his new film The Irishman, which had a brief theatrical release before debuting on Netflix at the end of November

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