Leading ladies storming the comic blockbuster movie scene
Leading ladies storming the comic blockbuster movie scene
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Comic book movies continue to rake in big bucks at the box office, with more leading ladies drawing audiences to fill seats at the theater.
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They're not stopping with leading roles either.
Twenty-nine-year-old Margot Robbie isn't just portraying pigtailed villainess Harley Quinn, she also played a role in producing her joint standalone film “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn,” which is set to release next year.
Natalie Portman shocked Marvel fans in July during San Diego Comic Con with the reveal that she’ll be taking over Thor’s un-liftable hammer in the franchise’s fourth installment, “Thor: Love and Thunder,” which has a release date for 2021. The Oscar-winning actress had previously said she was “done” with the superhero series in a 2016 interview with Vanity Fair.
After years of waiting and a few ambitious Change.org petitions, Scarlett Johansson will be gracing the silver screen in 2020 with her own solo “Black Widow” film. Even “Charlie’s Angels” is getting another reboot starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska and Elizabeth Banks (who also directed, wrote and produced the action comedy).
Other highly anticipated films that are in the works with super-powered female leads include “Gotham City Sirens,” “Batgirl,” “Supergirl,” “Silver and Black” and numerous other potential spinoffs, according to entertainment reports from Polygon and Time.
Although, Hollywood appears to be officially committed to the advancement of women into hero and villain roles, we can’t forget the top earning movies that paved the way. Here's a look at the rise of leading ladies from comic book blockbuster films:
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