Marvel’s Inhumans Cast Responds To Twitter Backlash

The Inhumans trailer released at San Diego Comic-Con was immediately roasted by fans on Twitter. The Marvel series, which will first premiere in IMAX theaters on September 1, has been met with criticism from the beginning and can’t seem to live up to fans’ expectations. We spoke with the Inhumans cast and director after the panel and they are all in good spirits despite the negative reception by some fans.

“I teach martial arts so I know a lot about bullying behavior,” said Mike Moh, who plays Triton. “When somebody or something starts getting negative criticism, for other people, that's their in. They can just jump on it, it’s easy. Obviously they have their gripes, but I know when they watch the show they will be like, ‘Oh, Okay,’” he said with a big smile.

“They are already starting to calm down. We have a lot of stuff up our sleeve. It’s Marvel. We are going to bring the goods. I’ve learned to have thick skin, and this just makes it easier for us to appreciate the fans who were in it since day one,” he said.

Iwan Rheon took the brunt of the dismissive commentary as fans compared Maximus to his role as Ramsay Bolton on Game of Thrones. But the star, who couldn’t be any less like Ramsey in real life, used the criticism to build hs character.

“Maximus, it was that almost playing against what everyone expects him to be. Everyone is like, ‘Iwan Rheon is playing Maximus The Mad, he’s evil, oh yeah just like he did in Game of Thrones, ” Rheon said, imitating fans and media using a whiney voice. “I understand journalists all doing that because they need something to compare to because they can’t just be a new character which then infects the fans. But anyway, that’s my own rant, no offense.”

Even though on the surface, his character could sound like a straight-up villain, Rheon said part of the joy of bringing Maximus to life was playing against the image of Maximus the Mad, both in the series and as a response to his casting.

“It was the joy of playing against this image that is Maximus the Mad, to make him a human that people can understand what he’s going through and what sacrifices he’s making for his cause. He’s not just a madman, he’s got real reasons behind this,” Rheon said, unlike Bolton, who was just purely off the rails.

Director Roel Reiné thinks fan need to see the whole series or Imax premiere before they form an opinion because the series’ emotional depth can’t possibly be shown in two minutes.

“The thing is, you have to see the whole thing. See the whole thing, and then you can complain about it. We are getting sneak bits. For example, the scene yesterday atht eh dining room table, that's the end of a scene in the first episode, you didn't see the end of the scene. It's’ very emotional. You have to see it in context,” Reine explains. “I can tell you that Inhumans is all about characters. It’s 80 percent characters, drama, emotion, really strong emotion, and love and betrayal. The action is cool, but the action comes from the emotion.”

Sonya Balmores, who plays Auran, is brushing it all off and thinks nothing of the mean GIFs and tweets.

“Haters gonna hate. I just ignore it. If you don't like, it you don’t like it. But give something a chance. Life is too short,” she said.

Inhumans premieres in IMAX September 1.