#Superheroes
“The Boys” Spinoff a Go at Amazon, Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters Will Serve as Showrunners
Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters are set to show a different side of Supes in a YA spinoff of “The Boys.” Currently untitled, the series was just given a “formal series...
Trailer Watch: Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer Are Superheroes in “Thunder Force”
Just this week photos leaked from the set of “Thor: Love and Thunder” providing a peek at Melissa McCarthy in costume for the highly anticipated Marvel title, but we won’t have to...
“Stargirl” Gets Season 2 Renewal, Will Move to The CW
“Stargirl” is getting a second season — and a new home. According to Variety, the story of Courtney Whitmore, aka Stargirl, will move to The CW from the streamer DC Universe (DCU)...
Octavia Spencer & Melissa McCarthy Will Team Up and Gain Superpowers for “Thunder Force”
Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy are teaming up and likely saving the world in the process. The pair are close to signing a deal that will see them playing superheroes in Netflix feature...
New Study Finds Women-Driven Superhero and Sci-Fi Stories Empower Girls
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: representation matters. A major reason — if not the major reason — “Wonder Woman” and “Hidden Figures” are...
Female and Older Moviegoers Helped “Wonder Woman” Soar at the Box Office
No, it’s not just teenage boys who drive the box office. Hollywood is full of sexist myths about who goes to see movies and who they want to see stories about. Hopefully “Wonder Woman’s”...
Unheard & Unseen: Crowdfunding Picks
Thousands of women’s stories are ignored or simply go untold — a huge problem that is addressed in this round of crowdfunding picks. These stories are diverse, yet they’re united by their...
Trailer Watch: “Wonder Woman” Doesn’t Need to Be Saved
In a new TV spot for Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman,” Diana Prince (Gal Godot), aka the titular Amazonian superheroine, finds herself in a classic film scene. She’s walking in a creepy alley...
Teaser Watch: Diana, Princess of Themyscira Becomes Diana Prince in “Wonder Woman”
June 2 can’t come soon enough. We’re counting down the days until Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman” hits theaters. In the meantime, a new TV promo for the Gal Gadot-led film has aired, and the...
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck to Direct “Captain Marvel”
We finally know who’s going to helm “Captain Marvel.” After months of speculation and rumors, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have been announced as the directors of the highly anticipated Marvel...
Joss Whedon May Direct Batgirl Standalone Film
Joss Whedon is bringing another heroine to the screen. The “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator is “nearing a deal” to write, direct, and produce an untitled Batgirl film for Warner Bros. as...
Trailer Watch: “Wonder Woman” Is the Fiercest Amazon Warrior
Want to know how Wonder Woman became Wonder Woman? A new trailer for the Gal Gadot-led superhero film offers some insight into the Amazon warrior’s epic origin story. “You will train her harder...
The CW Renews “Jane the Virgin,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” and “Supergirl”
This calls for a celebration: “Jane the Virgin,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” and “Supergirl” have all received early renewals from The CW, The Hollywood Reporter confirms. The three...
Jessica Chastain to Star in and Produce “Painkiller Jane” Adaptation
Jessica Chastain is a superhero, and now she’s signed on to play one on the big screen. Variety reports that the outspoken equal rights advocate will produce and star in “Painkiller Jane,” an...
Ava DuVernay Will Not Be Directing ‘Black Panther’ for Marvel
I wasn’t very surprised to read this weekend that Ava DuVernay will not be directing a Marvel movie. Quite frankly, to me, it always seemed like wishful thinking. While last week there were lots...
Women Remain Afterthoughts as DC and Marvel Plan 18 Movies About Superdudes, 2 About Superheroines
It seems like we’ve been waiting forever (and ever and ever) for Marvel and DC, the two comic-book conglomerates, to make a super-heroine movie. DC announced two weeks ago that Wonder Woman would...
Marvel Chief Says He Wants a Female-Led Superhero Movie… Just Not Right Now
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige knows there’s a groundswell of support for a superheroine movie. He also knows that films with female protagonists can make boatloads of money. And he most...
DC Comics President Challenged on “Embarrassing” Record of Excluding Women
Last Friday, a male shareholder asked DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson about her studio’s “embarrassing” lack of superheroine movies. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the unnamed...
Cartoon: The Trouble With Wonder Woman
Crossposted from Dorkly.
Trailer Watch: Scarlett Johnasson Has Superpowers in Lucy
Lucy is the film we’ve been waiting for. At the very least, it certainly looks like the film we’ve been waiting for, an action flick about a badass with superpowers with an original premise,...
Still No Plans for a Marvel Superheroine Movie
Here are all the upcoming movies that have been announced from Marvel from now until 2018: Captain America 2, Captain America 3, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, and The Amazing...
5 Things Melissa Rosenberg Should Do with Her Jessica Jones Show for Netflix
It was terrific to get the news last week that Marvel, which has devoted its big-screen franchises to the adventures of white dudes in Spandex and body armor, would not just be producing four new...
Smallville’s Super Girl, Laura Vandervoort, to Produce Series About Girl with Superpowers
Laura Vandervoort, who played Supergirl Kara on Smallville, has created Super Duper Deelia, a series for young girls. Vandervoort, who will also executive produce, explained her motivations for...
Wonder Woman Fan Film Shows Up Hollywood
With superheroes dominating the box office and pop culture landscape, it’s simply astonishing that there hasn’t been a female-lead film added the mix yet. While Marvel has a dearth of male...
Cross Post: Dear Hollywood: Hiring Women Directors Could Rescue the Superhero Movie. Love, Half the Human Race
The superhero picture is suffering from female trouble, and not just because a franchise based on Wonder Woman keeps going in and out of development limbo. Any creature on screen minus a...