Marvel Producer Slams Hollywood for China Influence

A veteran film producer is speaking out about what he sees as Hollywood's growing reliance on overseas markets such as , arguing that more movies should be made entirely in the United States.

Chris Fenton, whose credits include Marvel's Iron Man 3 and the sci-fi thriller Looper, recently pointed to his latest project Bad Counselors as an example of what he describes as a 'Made in America' production model.

The comedy, which is set to be released on July 22, was filmed in the United States and employed an all-American cast and crew, according to Fenton.

Speaking to Fox News on Thursday, Fenton said the project was created as a direct response to what he has long criticized as Hollywood's dependence on overseas markets.

'I always felt like if I’m going to call out something, if I’m going to say "Hey, here’s a problem," I always wanted to balance that with a potential solution, so that’s what we did here with Bad Counselors,’ he told the outlet.

'We went out of our way to make sure that we employed and hired only Americans,' he continued. 'It was really harmonious and a fantastic process... we ended up getting a really good movie out of it.'

Fenton has for years been an outspoken critic of Hollywood's relationship with China, a topic he explored in his 2020 book Feeding the Dragon.

Expanding on those concerns, he argued that Hollywood's efforts to gain access to the Chinese market came at a significant cost to the industry.

As an example, Fenton pointed to Looper, which he worked on, saying that during production parts of the story originally set in France were ultimately relocated to China as filmmakers sought to appeal to Chinese regulators and moviegoers