Secret Invasion Director Interview: How He Made an MCU Show for Fans & Newcomers
61For the new MCU show Secret Invasion, Marvel brought in director Ali Selim not to helm an episode or two but the entire six-episode series. Collider’s Perri Nemiroff talks with Selim about making a series that feels like a film, bucking traditional MCU vibes and leaning towards film noir, and loads more.
Secret Invasion covers Samuel L. Jackson’s mysterious reentry into the present-day MCU as Nick Fury. Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) has been holding down the fort by posing as Fury using his Skrull shapeshifting abilities, but it's actually those same powers that now have Talos and others on high alert. A Skrull rebellion threatens the world’s safety, and given they can pose as anyone, it's impossible for Fury and co. to know who to trust. The Secret Invasion cast also includes Martin Freeman as Everett Ross, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, and Don Cheadle as Rhodey, but are they really who they seem to be?
During the interview, Selim tells Perri he was “drawn to the themes of trust and suspicion,” and shares a few influences that informed specific scenes of the show. As for how he managed to make an MCU show for fans and newcomers, Selim tells Perri his family actually played a huge role in that regard.
Check out the full conversation in this Secret Invasion interview!
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