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After #WonderWoman1984 
#Mulan and #BirdsOfPrey worried re future of female directors on blockbusters
Each time = fundamental lack of understanding what audiences want in a blockbuster
Hopefully #BlackWidow & #Eternals don’t do same, & #CaptainMarvel2 director is seeing this...
#Mulan and #BirdsOfPrey worried re future of female directors on blockbustersEach time = fundamental lack of understanding what audiences want in a blockbuster
Hopefully #BlackWidow & #Eternals don’t do same, & #CaptainMarvel2 director is seeing this...
I see some people saying male directors can survive a flop - they absolutely cannot. They most often go to “director jail” and have to do a small quirky film to recover if possible.
Also, these huge blockbusters are higher stakes. Speilberg’s 1941 still turned a profit.
Also, these huge blockbusters are higher stakes. Speilberg’s 1941 still turned a profit.
ownership is a big part of it. When you have strong creative control and make risky decisions -
like taking the music out of Mulan, changing the source material is BoP or taking the action out of WW1984
- you HAVE to deliver a box office victory. Same for male directors.
like taking the music out of Mulan, changing the source material is BoP or taking the action out of WW1984
- you HAVE to deliver a box office victory. Same for male directors.
Denis Villeneuve is the only male director I can think of that got a pass after Blade Runner 2049 - we’ll see how Dune does...
