Why Hans Zimmer’s Passed on Scoring MCU Films: “I’ve Done the Trifecta”
is still not interested in joining the .
The two-time Oscar-winning composer has previously said how he’s “retired” from working on superhero films after 2016’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice was apparently “very hard” to work on. He’s already worked on The Dark Knight trilogy, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Wonder Woman 1984 and X-Men: Dark Phoenix. However, when it came to teaming up with , officially, he’s declined.
“Are you yourself kind of superheroed out? I’m kind of surprised the official MCU has never come calling or if they have, you’ve said no?” Josh Horowitz asked Zimmer on Thursday’s Happy Sad Confused podcast episode.
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Zimmer responded, “They have, and it was always — timing wasn’t great. And really, quite honestly, I’m looking for other things right now. Look, I’ve done the trifecta. I’ve done Batman, Superman, Spider-Man and Wonder Woman! I mean, what do you want me to do? Some of the minor characters? Probably yes.”
Horowitz chimed in, adding, “This is Hans Zimmer, folks. Come on!”
Zimmer then noted, “That was very arrogant of me to say that but actually Kevin Feige said that to me, ‘Hans, what are you complaining about?'”
While his work in superhero films is over, his friendships and professional relationships with his collaborators remain strong. Most notably, with Christopher Nolan, who Zimmer worked with on Inception and then Interstellar and Dunkirk after The Dark Knight trilogy.
Zimmer added that he’s also not interested in working on any Star Wars projects either because he’d have to “reinvent” it.
The composer’s additional credits include the Dune films, Pirates of the Caribbean , Gladiator, The Lion King, Top Gun: Maverick and many more.
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