Sebastian Stan on Why ‘Fjord’ Is Being Called a ‘MAGA Movie’ and How Making ‘The Batman 2’ Feels Like ‘F—ing Godfather Part 2’ — SkimNews
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- Sebastian Stan pushed back on social media users branding "Fjord" a "MAGA movie," saying those reactions come from "people who never see it" and that the film is meant to remind people "there was a time when people could meet, disagree and at least hear each other out"
- "Fjord," directed by Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu, is Mungiu's first English-language feature and Stan's first Romanian-language role; Stan plays Mihai, a fundamentalist father whose children are seized by the state in a story inspired by a real family
- Stan compared Matt Reeves' "The Batman 2" to "Godfather Part II," saying Reeves has spent three years shaping the film and that on set he sometimes thinks "we're making fucking 'Godfather Part Two'"
- Stan revealed he cold-called DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn to say he was "alive and well" and "ready to rock," around the same time Reeves reached out after seeing and loving "The Apprentice"
- Stan said becoming a father in his 40s reshaped his approach to acting, asking "how do I raise kids in today's world?" and "how do I not pass on something I'm myself trying to work through?"
- Stan came off a 2024 Golden Globe win for lead actor (comedy) in "A Different Man" and an Oscar nomination for "The Apprentice," and called himself "allergic" to repeating himself
Why it matters: Stan is one of the few actors with one foot in the MCU and one in the DC universe, and his willingness to defend "Fjord" against reductive political labels — while publicly hyping Reeves' three-year build on the Batman sequel — gives both films a cultural foothold beyond fan-service casting. For DC Studios, Stan's unsolicited pitch to Gunn and Reeves' three-year development cycle signal a tonal, grounded approach to the franchise expansion.
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