That’s why it’s so crucial that a film like “Wonder Woman” does well. We’ve confirmed that it will be the first woman-directed live action feature with a budget over $100 million. If “Wonder Woman” bombs (which we don’t think it will), its failure will be offered as damning evidence proving that big budget films by and about women shouldn’t get made. As Diablo Cody recently told LA Weekly, “If a movie starring or written by or directed by a man flops, people don’t blame the gender of the creator. It’s just kind of weird how the blame is always immediately placed on female directors.”
I don’t know why I’m surprised that Wonder Woman will be the first woman-directed live-action feature with a $100 million + budget, but I am.
(From here, and those who’ve been asking about Marvel’s fear of doing female-led movies, it might be an interesting read.)
