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Earlier this week, Elizabeth Banks criticized legendary director Stephen Spielberg for the lack of female leads in his films.

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When DreamWorks screened an early version of its 2001 film Shrek for test audiences, the female lead, Princess Fiona, made children scream in fear.

Here are just a few: Jordan Peele became the first African American to win the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Get Out, and Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water won for Best Picture — a film featuring a female actor in the lead role hasn't won the category since Million Dollar Baby in 2004.

Female leads comprised 24 % of protagonists in the 100 top domestic grossing films last year — five percentage points fewer than in 2016.

Lead actress Cate Blanchett perfectly encompasses the fashion - forward female of the 50s in the film Carol.

Other members of the case include Erin Bethea, who notably portrayed female lead Catherine Holt in the film «Fireproof,» Stephen Tobolowsky («Groundhog Day»), and John O'Hurley («Seinfeld»).

Some may disagree, but it's one of the better Bond films not just because of Craig, and a great female lead — but because it combines everything that is good about Bond in the first place without the need of just gadgets to progress what happens in the storyline.

He changed the ethnicity of the lead female character in Leonard's novel from the white Jackie Burke to a black Jackie Brown which allowed him to cast Pam Grier and reference her blaxploitation films «Foxy Brown» and «Coffy» as well as, employing the use of Bobby Womack's «Across 110th Street».

Rarely are female leads given anything of substance to do in action films, so I applaud Besson for writing this role for a woman.

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But here's Twilight Time to revive that memory: Ms. Kelly plays the female lead in the film adaptation of the Off Broadway show The Fantasticks, a movie about a carnival and a scheme two get two «bickering» neighbors» kids married off to one another.

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His final film for Shaw, Come Drink With Me (66) revolutionized the industry, and gave Hong Kong not only one of its first period swordplay films shot in a new, modern style (inspired by Japanese swordplay films of the time), but also its first female action lead.

The «Girls With Guns» films featured strong female leads, usually supported by ineffective or soon - to - be-killed male counterparts, and blended martial arts action with heavy gunplay, usually supported by eye - piercing 80s fashion, heavy synth scores, and lots of explosions in empty warehouses and abandoned construction sites.

There's so much to appreciate in that film — from its portrayal of a kickass female lead character who just so happens to have a physical disability (though is never depicted as being a person who matters less because of it) to its impressive number of real - time stunts and action sequences to its feminist message.

While sexual harrassment exposed depressing truths about the state of women in the industry, it was also a banner year for female - led films.

Previously, it was reported that Jane the Virgin «s Gina Rodriguez, Orphan Black «s Tatiana Maslany and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl «s Olivia Cooke were on the shortlist for one of the female leads in Johnson's Star Wars film, but now it appears that Mbatha - Raw is also in contention for this role.

According to THR, Lily is in talks with Disney / Marvel Studios to play the «female lead» of the film.

AWFJ, a nonprofit organization of leading female film journalists with active members in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, recognizes outstanding achievements by women filmmakers by presenting its prestigious EDA Awards at year's end and at select film festivals.

Meanwhile, Reynolds and the film's other producers are reportedly in the process of casting the film's female lead, popular Marvel mutant Domino.

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Desperate for a project that will give his reputation a jump start, Jack agrees to star in a film version of the once - popular television series Bewitched as hapless hubby Darrin Stephens, under the condition that an unknown actress be cast as the female lead so he won't be upstaged.

Granted, Hollywood still has a problem of creating substantive female lead roles in films it wants to release in more than nine theaters, but at least this is something of progress.

And those weren't even the only films with female leads in the top 5 of this weekend's domestic box office: Underworld: Blood Wars, the fifth installment in the vampire hunter series starring Kate Beckinsale, opened at No. 4 with $ 13.1 million from 3,070 theaters.

«Lucy» marks Johansson's top opening as the lead in a film and is one of the highest openings ever for an R - rated action movie starring a female.

Plus, the GRAND CARDINAL RULE of Costume Design is to always, always bet on the films that feature a female lead or plenty of female characters, and preferably in a period setting.

«FIRE MAY BE SUBTLE» Three leads, two male and one female, are being cast in this short film about a woman whose psyche suffers a major break after the death of her boyfriend.

Which is actually kind of shocking when you realize that the highest grossing film in two of the last three years has had a female lead.

If the apartment of the female lead in Head - On (04) looks (according to her boyfriend) like it's been hit by a chick bomb, then the title restaurant of Fatih Akin's latest film has been hit by the male equivalent.

Outstanding performances from the female leads carry the film through its dizzying twists and turns, underlaid with a wicked streak of black comedy and an unexpected faith in the power of true love.

After months of being rumored for Doctor Strange, Rachel McAdams has finally confirmed that she will be playing the female lead in the upcoming Marvel film.

Comparisons will immediately be drawn between Divergent and The Hunger Games, as both are dystopian sci - fi film series based on a trilogy of young adult novels written by women, featuring teenage female protagonists in an action - thriller scenario leading a rebellion against a corrupt and manipulative government force, while also engaging in a bit of romance on the side.

Feted, beloved, and at times «progressive» as it may be, Pixar is not immune to similarly «bloggy» issues regarding political correctness; a debate over the absence of female lead characters in their films began earlier this year and remains a valid and popular talking point.

And this brings us to the critical backlash to this film: a feeling in some quarters that for all its powerful and compelling female lead, the movie appears obtuse on race and blackness by making it a subsidiary function of the white characters» moral journey.

Legendary's King Kong movie Kong: Skull Island may have lost two of its male stars earlier this month in Michael Keaton (Birdman) and J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), but the project has now secured its female lead, with Deadline revealing that Brie Larson (Trainwreck) has signed on to the film.

But we need to be mindful of the current climate in Hollywood that's attempting to be more respectful and receptive to female - led films.

At tonight's awards reception, in addition to several prominent, award - winning female filmmakers being honored, including the amazing Amma Asante, J.J. Abrams, will receive the Leading Man award for for his ongoing support and advocacy of women in film.

Ashley Judd called for intersectionality in storytelling, followed by a powerful montage of diverse filmmakers explaining the necessity for minority voices; writer and star of The Big Sick, Kumail Nanjiani, remarked that if he was able to watch and be affected by films narrating straight white men all his life, then white men have no reason to feel out of place with BAME and female - led stories.

Of course you saw this coming, but Disney's latest animated film is more than deeply watchable fare with a good gender balance in the cast — a wonderful thing in its own right — it's hilariously funny, genuinely moving and its sisterly leads are compelling characters with relatable arcs, whether you're male or female.

Deadline reports that a trio of very hot - right - now actresses are being considered to play the female lead in the film, in the shape of Rooney Mara, Emily Blunt and Rebecca Hall.

The rise of money - making stars like Ridley and Gadot continues a trend of female - led blockbusters that have popped up this decade starting with Jennifer Lawrence in the «Hunger Games» films.

It's rare to see strong female characters in a Wall Street - set film, especially those as ambitious and calculating as the trio of leads here.

Radiant redhead: Karen recently took the lead female role in the remake of the classic Jumanji film, joining Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black

It is clear that the main hypothesis of the film is creating three female leads, who do not need men in their lives.

CULVER CITY, Calif., October 5, 2010 — Emma Stone has been cast as the female lead in the upcoming Spider - Man film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Matt Tolmach, president of Columbia Pictures.

Recent Oscar - friendly films Carol, Fences, and The Danish Girl — each of which focuses on two halves of a couple, both of whom get relatively equal screen time — all campaigned a female lead for a supporting Oscar, and two of the three were successful in winning that Oscar.

With «Alien: Covenant,» director Ridley Scott returns to the form that so impelled and captivated audiences in the original 1979 film: a crew in trouble, an alpha no nonsense female lead (this time Daniels played by Katherine Waterston) and plenty of blood curdling aliens popping up everywhere.

Under the jury president, Jane Campion, the best films so far in main competition here have revolved around female characters — complex, imperfect, beautifully drawn these leading roles offer up a counter to the majority of films that get paid attention to here in the US, on the festival and awards circuit leading up to the Oscars.

Parris was great in that conniving - yet - textured role, but the film's female lead Tessa Thompson sucked up most of the attention (granted, deservedly so).

Early in the film, Anna (Felicity Jones), the female lead, decides to leave a love letter under the wind - shield wiper of her fellow classmate, Jacob (Anton Yelich) whom she's adoringly watched from afar.