#GAReads | Women Will Direct Four Major Superhero Movies in 2020, and Hollywood May Never Be the Same
“Women Will Direct Four Major Superhero Movies in 2020, and Hollywood May Never Be the Same”:
…Kennedy gave voice to the punishing catch-22 that has kept women from the helm of Hollywood’s largest, most lucrative properties for, well, the entire history of the art form.
In 2020, that is going to change in an unprecedented way.
Five of the biggest titles set for release next year — including all four major superhero movies — will be directed by women: “Birds of Prey” by Cathy Yan, on Feb. 7; “Mulan” by Niki Caro, on March 27; “Black Widow” by Cate Shortland, on May 1; “Wonder Woman 1984” by Patty Jenkins, on June 5; and “Eternals” by Chloé Zhao, on Nov. 6.