This Woman's World
Jun. 25th, 2013 01:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tyricalSo Tribeca Films posted this article: 7 Female Superhero Movies I Want To See, With Director Suggestions, ( http://tinyurl.com/osf8gra )
Which I dove into because I've been thinking the same thing ever since I saw Scarlett Johannsson play Black Widow in the Avengers. Her character was so awesome and I was all like, "How come she doesn't have a movie?" Iron Man, Thor, and the Hulk all have movies. Hawkeye doesn't have a movie but I don't doubt that one is in the works. IMDB does not confirm.
Just because Halle Berry made the worst Catwoman ever and then the worst "Storm" ever. I have very strong opinions about this casting. As much as I like Halle Berry, she was not my first wish for Storm, the most beloved of African goddesses! Yet again this is just my own opinion. Jennifer Garner tried but nothing could make Elektra a success. Nothing.
How many times do I have to think it? It's all about the story. i.e. Star Wars Episodes 1 to 3. Lucas was so far into the tech that he forgot the story and he failed to live up to the voice of James Earl Jones in his choice of actors. That is another story for another rant.
So Hollywood is the biggest fraidy cat in the world. They rely on things already done to keep in business. It's the reason we have sequels, trilogies, and re-makes. Damn us the audience for letting them get away with it.
Heaven forbid they try something new. Hell, heaven forbid they apply a successful formula to a slightly new genre. When I say new genre I meant powerful women characters. There was a reason Erin Brockovich was a hit. Good story, good acting, surprise, surprise, it was hit. Imagine if that thought process was applied to super heros who happen to be women. Hmm, imagine that.
Go ahead, take a moment.
Recently we have not had a female superhero who was the lead in a successful movie series. Honorable mention, Angelina Jolie-Pitt. There have been successful tv shows with female leads before and after Buffy. Nod to Scandal, Kerry Washington a woman of color, becoming the second woman of color to lead a primetime series since Diane Carroll played the lead in "Julia" first airing in 1968. Back to the task at hand.
For this article I'm concentrating on Buffy. Buffy averaged 4.5 million viewers* every year it aired, helping WB reach audiences it did not have before. Viewers equal advertising dollars. Sarah Michelle Gellar and a great ensemble cast did that. A woman did that. A woman that could and did kick ass! A lead that had incredible writing and an awesome producer backing the project.
What's so intimidating about portraying powerful women?
Given the patriarchal society we live in I have no idea! None! Not to mention the people with the money are afraid to back a project because they point to Elektra and say see! In response I say follow me on this journey.
Judge Dredd has been remade twice. Each time the movie has yet to break even. The first one opened in 1995 and starred Stallone. It cost an estimated $70,000,000 to make. It grossed $34,687,912.** It was re-made in 2012 with Karl Urban. It cost an estimated $35,000,000 to make. It grossed $13,401,683. I'm sure in 10 to 20 years another one will get made.
Let's do one more.
Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds, it cost an estimated $200,000,000 to make, it grossed $116,593,191. Guess what Green Lantern 2 is slated for pre-production no word yet if they'll ask Reynolds back.
No word on another Elektra or Catwoman. I guess we can take a risk on those male roles but god forbid we take another shot at movies backed by female characters. I'll bet Dredd and Green Lantern are just suffering from not getting the right director or script. Eventually the right combination will come along! It worked for Batman. Twice! It worked for Superman. Not once, not twice, not thrice, but at least 7 times. Another Catwoman? I don't think the world's quite ready for that!
So I'll keep yearning for a kick ass powerful women in movies!
Wonder Woman is due but I'm not sure we'll agree on an outfit that shows quite enough tits and ass! The hyper-sexuality of women. That's for another post!
*Stats taken from Wikipedia
**Numbers taken from IMDB
#itsaboutdamntime
Which I dove into because I've been thinking the same thing ever since I saw Scarlett Johannsson play Black Widow in the Avengers. Her character was so awesome and I was all like, "How come she doesn't have a movie?" Iron Man, Thor, and the Hulk all have movies. Hawkeye doesn't have a movie but I don't doubt that one is in the works. IMDB does not confirm.
Just because Halle Berry made the worst Catwoman ever and then the worst "Storm" ever. I have very strong opinions about this casting. As much as I like Halle Berry, she was not my first wish for Storm, the most beloved of African goddesses! Yet again this is just my own opinion. Jennifer Garner tried but nothing could make Elektra a success. Nothing.
How many times do I have to think it? It's all about the story. i.e. Star Wars Episodes 1 to 3. Lucas was so far into the tech that he forgot the story and he failed to live up to the voice of James Earl Jones in his choice of actors. That is another story for another rant.
So Hollywood is the biggest fraidy cat in the world. They rely on things already done to keep in business. It's the reason we have sequels, trilogies, and re-makes. Damn us the audience for letting them get away with it.
Heaven forbid they try something new. Hell, heaven forbid they apply a successful formula to a slightly new genre. When I say new genre I meant powerful women characters. There was a reason Erin Brockovich was a hit. Good story, good acting, surprise, surprise, it was hit. Imagine if that thought process was applied to super heros who happen to be women. Hmm, imagine that.
Go ahead, take a moment.
Recently we have not had a female superhero who was the lead in a successful movie series. Honorable mention, Angelina Jolie-Pitt. There have been successful tv shows with female leads before and after Buffy. Nod to Scandal, Kerry Washington a woman of color, becoming the second woman of color to lead a primetime series since Diane Carroll played the lead in "Julia" first airing in 1968. Back to the task at hand.
For this article I'm concentrating on Buffy. Buffy averaged 4.5 million viewers* every year it aired, helping WB reach audiences it did not have before. Viewers equal advertising dollars. Sarah Michelle Gellar and a great ensemble cast did that. A woman did that. A woman that could and did kick ass! A lead that had incredible writing and an awesome producer backing the project.
What's so intimidating about portraying powerful women?
Given the patriarchal society we live in I have no idea! None! Not to mention the people with the money are afraid to back a project because they point to Elektra and say see! In response I say follow me on this journey.
Judge Dredd has been remade twice. Each time the movie has yet to break even. The first one opened in 1995 and starred Stallone. It cost an estimated $70,000,000 to make. It grossed $34,687,912.** It was re-made in 2012 with Karl Urban. It cost an estimated $35,000,000 to make. It grossed $13,401,683. I'm sure in 10 to 20 years another one will get made.
Let's do one more.
Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds, it cost an estimated $200,000,000 to make, it grossed $116,593,191. Guess what Green Lantern 2 is slated for pre-production no word yet if they'll ask Reynolds back.
No word on another Elektra or Catwoman. I guess we can take a risk on those male roles but god forbid we take another shot at movies backed by female characters. I'll bet Dredd and Green Lantern are just suffering from not getting the right director or script. Eventually the right combination will come along! It worked for Batman. Twice! It worked for Superman. Not once, not twice, not thrice, but at least 7 times. Another Catwoman? I don't think the world's quite ready for that!
So I'll keep yearning for a kick ass powerful women in movies!
Wonder Woman is due but I'm not sure we'll agree on an outfit that shows quite enough tits and ass! The hyper-sexuality of women. That's for another post!
*Stats taken from Wikipedia
**Numbers taken from IMDB
#itsaboutdamntime
