India, March 18 -- With season two of Devil May Cry set to release in May, creator-writer Adi Shankar says he is consciously moving away from formulaic success, even as he calls out the corporatisation of projects across the entertainment industries worldwide. The 41-year-old, known for R-rated animated series including Castlevania and The Guardians of Justice, says, "In America, it's been driven by the corporation. Who made a project matters less than who owns it," he says. While Devil May Cry was Netflix's most-watched animated title of 2025, he insists the next season will push boundaries: "I want to surpass season one. It's not recreating. I want to level up." He is particularly critical of superhero films, calling Avengers: Doomsday, which is set to feature a massive ensemble cast, including Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sebastian Stan, Tom Holland, Pedro Pascal, and Tom Hiddleston, among others. "They're going for nostalgia. It's a movie without a director. The corporation is directing the movie now. When budgets balloon to the GDP of a small country, creative risk becomes impossible," Adi shares....