Marvel’s criteria for hiring directors differs from other blockbuster studios in that they don’t require filmmakers to have big-budget experience. This is because Kevin Feige understands that indie directors can be taught to use greenscreens, but blockbuster directors can’t be taught to develop well-rounded characters or tell emotionally engaging stories. The directors that Marvel hires for its movies and streaming shows usually have a couple of great low-budget movies under their belt before they join the MCU. Taika Waititi directed Boy before Thor: Ragnarok; Ryan Coogler directed Fruitvale Station before Black Panther; Chloé Zhao directed Nomadland before Eternals; and Destin Daniel Cretton directed Short Term 12 before Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings.