The Boys executive producer Seth Rogen just opened up on why he thinks Marvel Studios would never touch a project like his Amazon Prime series. Adapted from the Garth Ennis comic books of the same name, The Boys follows a group of antiheroes who aim to take down the corrupt-yet-idolized superheroes of the world. The comics and the show are both decidedly R-rated in terms of gore and subject matter, with the series' central conflict providing an almost inconceivable amount of blood and carnage.

The Boys comics first debuted in 2006 while the show premiered on Amazon in 2019, proving to be an instant hit with audiences. A second season premiered a little more than a year later and a trailer for The Boys season three was recently released, with the twisted take on superheroism set for a June 3 return. The show has proven so successful that an animated spin-off is in the works, The Boys Presents: Diabolical, which, judging by the trailer, is going to be just as gruesome as the comic and live-action show that inspired it.

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Rogen appeared on the popular YouTube show Hot Ones to promote his upcoming Hulu series Pam and Tommy. In the course of his interview, host Sean Evans asked Rogen what inspired him to adapt a comic book property like The Boys into a live-action series. Rogen said that translating The Boys from page to screen was a no-brainer once as soon as he and producing partner Evan Goldberg read its first issue. "It was obvious to us," Rogen said. But Rogen admitted that, despite comic book movies being the biggest properties in Hollywood in recent years, a production company like Marvel would never dare to put out something like The Boys due to its subject matter. Check out his comments below:

I think people love superhero stuff and Marvel is obviously very popular and makes great films and TV shows, but there are certain things they just can't do... It would simply be too damaging to their brand to have, like, a character kill someone with a ten-foot d*ck. So as long as they're not doing that, it leaves a great opportunity for us.

Rogen undeniably has a point. While Marvel had some pretty dark offerings with its Netflix series like Daredevil or The Punisher, even those shows are relatively tame compared to some of what The Boys has to offer. But Rogen is no stranger to the world of R-rated comic book adaptations. He and Goldberg also co-created and produced AMC's Preacher, which was an adaptation of another Garth Ennis comic. That show featured much of the same gore and absurdity found in The Boys, so Rogen is speaking from experience regarding what is and is not acceptable in mainstream superhero media.

The Boys is unapologetically gonzo, and that's likely what draws so many viewers to the series. While standard comic book movies and shows are a dime a dozen these days, Rogen's show bucks the trend of sanitary superheroes. He's right that a series like The Boys would never be made at Marvel. But considering the subject matter the show explores and the limitations such a partnership would impose on the creators, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

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Source: Seth Rogen vis First We Feast