Angela Bassett Has Addressed Anthony Hopkins' MCU Acting Comments

It's a good time to be Angela Bassett right now. Throughout her career, the woman has landed some major roles and scored some notable awards and nominations. She's even up for an Academy Award at this year's ceremony, marking the first time that any actor has been nominated for a role in a Marvel movie.

Unfortunately, while she might be gaining great things from her association with Marvel, other actors apparently don't all have the same positive experience. Anthony Hopkins is one such actor, having recently remarked about his time working on the superhero movie 'Thor.' In response, Angela Bassett has addressed Anthony Hopkins' MCU acting comments, and it seems she has a lot to say.

Anthony Hopkins claimed "No Acting Required" for his role in Thor

Outside of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Angela Bassett and Anthony Hopkins are two big names. So, when they were both cast in their respective MCU films, they brought a lot of star power to the productions. However, it seems that their experiences filming couldn't have been any more different. During Hopkins' time playing Odin, he apparently wrote "No Acting Required" on his script because he felt he didn't have to do much in the role. He told the New Yorker that after they dressed him up, they had him sit in front of a green screen and "shout a bit." Understandably, given the setting of 'Thor,' they had to use a lot of digital trickery to make the world come alive. Unfortunately, it seems that doing this took a lot of the fun out of the acting itself. The man simply had no fantasy world to immerse himself in.

Set pieces from Wakanda made things much more immersive for Angela Bassett

Anthony Hopkins may have felt it was "pointless" acting in his MCU movies, but Angela Bassett seems to feel differently. She wouldn't be setting records with her award nominations if she didn't put her heart and soul into her performance, right? It's possible that things have changed over the last decade or so, though, to make the filming experience more immersive. Bassett told the New Yorker that while green screens were obviously necessary, there was a lot in the film that did exist in real life. "The throne room was there, the floor of red clay," she told the publication, along with "the elevation with the Dora Milaje flanking around" and "the grand doors." She also admitted that the ship was real and there were trees, bushes, and water "for yards and yards and yards." So, it was probably a lot easier for Bassett to feel like she was genuinely in Wakanada.

Bassett says she feels "sorry" for Hopkins and his negative experience as Odin

It seems the filming experience for 'Thor' and 'Black Panther' couldn't have been more different. Angela Bassett even told the New Yorker that although they had to generate the elephant in production, they still had a fake elephant to respond to on set. That's why she reportedly feels for Anthony Hopkins and the disappointment he seemingly felt while playing Odin. Bassett told the New Yorker that she's "sorry for him" because she knows that she's had it "much better" than him. Perhaps if Hopkins were to be starring in 'Thor' movies now, things would be different? Maybe more effort is simply put into bringing Wakanda to life than other sets in the MCU? It's hard to know for sure without seeing what filming is like behind the scenes for all of Marvel's productions.

We still have to wait and see whether Angela Bassett can go all the way and become the first actor to win an Oscar for their role in a Marvel movie. Even if she doesn't emerge victorious, though, she can rest easy knowing that the experience of playing Ramonda has always been a positive one. She knows she's lucky to have an experience that not every MCU actor receives.