I don’t normally make posts like this, but I feel like this is something I need to do because it’s bigger than myself. So, I don’t know if you’ve heard but the Wonder Woman film comes out June 2nd… And if you didn’t know that, there’s a reason for it.
Warner Brothers aren’t spending money on promoting the Wonder Woman film. No tv promotions, billboards, nothing. A film about a strong, powerful, amazing woman superhero directed by Patty Jenkins who happens to be the first woman to direct a superhero film with a female protagonist and one of only a handful (a literal handful… you can count on one hand) to direct a superhero film at all.
They are setting it up to fail so they can say “I told you so” and not only continue the blatant sexism in the film industry but blame it on Patty if the movie fails, setting female directors up (whom are already told they won’t get hired) so they can have an excuse to say “Oh well, we tried hiring a woman to direct a film and it didn’t work. Lets not do that again.”
This film is bigger than just being a superhero movie… It has the ability to bust open the glass ceiling of Hollywood to tell them that yes, superhero movies about women do well and yes, women can not only direct blockbusters but they can do it well. Because I can guarantee you, Patty does it well.
PLEASE spread this around and let Warner Brothers know we aren’t going to stand for this bullshit.
GO SEE WONDER WOMAN JUNE 2nd!!!
This is a called a glass cliff (when men put women in positions of power + set them up to fail). I hope it doesn’t work this time!
I have been looking forward to this movie and for reals?! Theres no promotion for it?! I thought it was me and my disconnection to the tv world
I think I mostly have followers that are Marvel fans, but come on, y’all. I’ve heard for YEARS how bad you want a female superhero movie. It’s not a Marvel character, and it’s not a Black Widow movie, but you won’t get either of those if Wonder Woman fails. Go out, see this movie, then go and see it again. The reviews, so far, have been really good with some critics claiming it as “the best DC movie yet” (http://comicbook.com/dc/2017/05/19/wonder-woman-first-review-reactions/). GO FORTH AND DO GOOD THINGS, my friends!
It’s time for all of us Marvel and DC factions to join sides and promote the hell out of this.
Because I promise you, both studios absolutely are paying attention to what happens.
I’m not really all that into superhero movies, but heck yes I’m going to see this. Probably several times. We women filmmakers gotta stand with each other.
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