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Elizabeth Banks Launches Online Comedy Platform for Women
Elizabeth Banks has announced the launch of WhoHaha, a new digital comedy platform she co-founded. The actress’ feature directorial debut, “Pitch Perfect 2,” grossed over $287 million on a...
Watch: A Celebration of the Top-Grossing Women-Directed Films of 2015
Women and Hollywood is proud to unveil an original video celebrating the work of 2015’s highest-grossing women directors. The video captures some of the year’s most memorable moments in...
Only 6 Women Directors in the UK’s Top 100 Films of 2015
Elizabeth Banks’ “Pitch Perfect 2,” Ava DuVernay’s “Selma,” Sarah Gavron’s “Suffragette,” Nancy Meyers’ “The Intern,” Sam Taylor-Johnson’s “Fifty Shades of Grey” and...
Elizabeth Banks to Play War Photographer Shot Down over the South Pacific in Adventure-Drama
Here’s the good news: Elizabeth Banks will play one of the first female war photographers in a new adventure-drama. The project will boast a woman director, Sloane U’Ren, and focus on the...
Elizabeth Banks to Direct ‘Pitch Perfect 3’
Elizabeth Banks is taking the Barden Bellas to trilogy town. After making her directorial debut with “Pitch Perfect 2,” which grossed $285 million worldwide on a $29 million production budget,...
Trailer Watch: Katniss Everdeen Finishes What She Started in ‘Mockingjay — Part 2’
The last installment of “The Hunger Games” franchise is nearly upon us, and a new trailer has been released for the final chapter of Katniss Everdeen’s epic journey with suitably epic drums....
Elizabeth Banks On Directing, Playing the Hero in ‘Love & Mercy’ and Concluding ‘The Hunger Games’
Elizabeth Banks is everywhere. Producing, directing and acting. She just completed a stint on the jury at the Venice Film Festival and has been doing a round of press for “Love and Mercy,” the...
Elizabeth Banks in Talks to Direct ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Reboot
After making her directorial debut with one of the summer’s biggest hits, Elizabeth Banks has been openly eyeing her follow-up project. Next up on her slate might be a reboot of “Charlie’s...
Embracing Gender and Racial Diversity Pays Off (And Then Some) for Universal Pictures
Summer’s big success story isn’t just “Straight Outta Compton,” which topped the box office for the second week in a row this past weekend, but also its studio, Universal Pictures. Without...
Denise Di Novi Takes Over WB Thriller “Unforgettable” as Director
Superstar producer Denise Di Novi (“Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Crazy, Stupid, Love.,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Edward Scissorhands,” “Heathers” — what a resumé) will...
6 of Top 10 Movies This Weekend Feature Female Protagonists
Pixar’s brilliant “Inside Out” opened at #2 this weekend with a $91 million domestic (and $132 million worldwide) haul at the box office. But the big story isn’t that “Inside Out” is...
Elizabeth Banks in Negotiations to Direct YA Dystopia Fantasy ‘Red Queen’
After becoming the first-time director with the highest opening weekend ever (“Pitch Perfect 2”), Elizabeth Banks should be in a promising place to negotiate her next project. Banks is making...