Charlie’s Angels Director Elizabeth Banks Thinks Female-Centric Superhero Movies Succeed Because They’re In A ‘Male Genre’
In recent years, female-led blockbusters have been breaking box office records and taking names. Between comic book adaptations Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel to Rogue One or Mad Max: Fury Road, high-profile movies starring women at the forefront have finally started to break ground. In light of Charlie’s Angels big box office flop this weekend, the action-comedy’s writer/director/producer has some blunt thoughts about why those properties have been able to find success with huge audiences. Here’s what Elizabeth Banks said:
Time to rethink every stride in female representation in the past few years? The actress-turned-filmmaker does have an interesting point to make here. She’s attributing the success of movies such as Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel breaking ground due to their ties to larger universes being established. Both movies preceded highly-anticipated team-up movies such as Justice League and Avengers: Endgame – which each prevalently star male heroes.
The Star Wars franchise has also made a point to heavily feature females at the center of their new stories – between Daisy Ridley’s Rey in the new trilogy or Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso in Rogue One. But it is Star Wars. Elizabeth Banks’ words to the Herald Sun challenge a genuine interest in blockbusters starring women. She thinks those movies are successful because they have a “male genre” to lean on. When it comes to Charlie’s Angels, the motivation for a huge audience to buy tickets apparently isn’t there.
Remember, just a few years ago the idea of a female-centric blockbuster was somewhat of a dirty word. It was seen as impossible. Movies such as Wonder Woman were the risky shots that were the first to prove it can be done, and an interested audience is there. But, this doesn’t mean the industry has changed overnight.
Not every big female-centered storyline is going to resonate with the massive audience Diana Prince amassed. The same can be similarly said about two side-by-side male-centered action movies – only there’s far more action heroes already established on the male side. A head start so to say.
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