Actor-filmmaker Jodie Foster says big-budget superhero films are “ruining” the viewing habits of the audiences worldwide.

The 55-year-old director slammed big studios for promoting “bad content” and that she does not want to be associated with films cashing in on this latest trend.

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“Going to the movies has become like a theme park.

Studios making bad content in order to appeal to the masses and shareholders is like fracking – you get the best return right now but you wreck the earth.

“It’s ruining the viewing habits of the American population and then ultimately the rest of the world. I don’t want to make USD 200 million movies about superheroes,” Foster told RadioTimes magazine.

The Oscar winner, however, said she is open to a superhero project, only if it had “really complex psychology”.