The Sony Hack in 2014 released private emails between Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter and Sony CEO Michael Lynton to the public, and these show that Perlmutter is not in favour of female superheroes, hence why Marvel has so little in the Cinematic Universe.
However, other female fronted films have been a success, such as 'Wonder Woman' (2017), owned by Marvel rival DC, reaching a Box Office total of $806.7million from a $149 million budget. Also Hunger Games became a huge success allowing Color Force to produce three more films after its release. These films prove that female heroes are popular, yet there is still a lack of them on screen.
Marvel Fans have been asking for a 'Black Widow' film since her appearance in 'Iron Man 2' (2010) but Marvel have ignored this request and have continued to make various male fronted superhero films. 'Saturday Night Live', a popular American show, made a fake 'Black Widow' trailer starring Scarlett Johansson to mock the fact that there are hardly any female superhero films. The trailers main focus is Black Widows love life, again mocking the belief that womens lives are central to love and nothing else.
Marvel Studios has been adding films to their Cinematic Universe since 2007, and they have finally told the public they will release 'Captain Marvel', their first film based around a female superhero, in 2019. The MCU will have 20 films released before 2019, all of them containing a male lead. Why has it taken 12 years for them to accept that women can be superheroes too?
However, other female fronted films have been a success, such as 'Wonder Woman' (2017), owned by Marvel rival DC, reaching a Box Office total of $806.7million from a $149 million budget. Also Hunger Games became a huge success allowing Color Force to produce three more films after its release. These films prove that female heroes are popular, yet there is still a lack of them on screen.
Marvel Fans have been asking for a 'Black Widow' film since her appearance in 'Iron Man 2' (2010) but Marvel have ignored this request and have continued to make various male fronted superhero films. 'Saturday Night Live', a popular American show, made a fake 'Black Widow' trailer starring Scarlett Johansson to mock the fact that there are hardly any female superhero films. The trailers main focus is Black Widows love life, again mocking the belief that womens lives are central to love and nothing else.
Marvel Studios has been adding films to their Cinematic Universe since 2007, and they have finally told the public they will release 'Captain Marvel', their first film based around a female superhero, in 2019. The MCU will have 20 films released before 2019, all of them containing a male lead. Why has it taken 12 years for them to accept that women can be superheroes too?
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