Posted on 02/12/2019 8:19:03 AM PST by EdnaMode
From “A Quiet Place” to “A Star is Born,” studios backed more films with female leads in 2018, according to new research. Out of the top 100-grossing movies, 40 films had women in central roles as either the main character or the co-lead, according to the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. That represented an increase of eight films from the previous year and 20 movies from 2007. It is the highest percentage of female-driven films in 12 years.
Hollywood has been under public pressure in recent years to tell more stories that feature women and people of color. Some of that advocacy appears to be producing results; recent hits such as “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians” scored with audiences in part because they were inclusive.
Actresses from underrepresented groups still don’t get the same opportunities as white actors, but data suggests that things are improving. Twenty eight of the top 100 movies of 2018 featured an underrepresented lead or co-lead, according to the report. That’s a net gain of seven films from 2017 and a 15 film gain from 2007. Last year, black or African-American actresses had five lead or co-lead roles, three mixed race actresses had lead or co-lead roles, two Hispanic or Latina actresses had lead or co-lead roles, and one Asian or Asian-American actress had a lead role. There were ethnic groups that were virtually ignored. No Native women and women from the Middle East had leading roles.
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The villains will be white....and have English accents.
Glad that you gave me an excuse to skip the new comic book movie she's in. Don't need to give an insufferable feminist my money.
Are you saying I’m an idiot,
or that she’s not an SJW?
Inquiring minds...
All fantastic movies.
Exactly so, with strong female leads or co-stars. And those were only a small sampling. Excellent actresses such as Olivia De Havilland, Grace Kelly, Rita Hayworth, Susan Haywood, Betty Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Yvonne De Carlo, the list goes on and on. These women will live forever in history. The newest batch has so few that can truly be admired for their craft.
A Quiet Place? Um, okay.
Oops. Sorry. Bree the Princess is trying to impress herself by thinking the TSA guy was seriously asking for her phone number. She’s too stupid to understand he was more than likely just joking with her. She’s the idiot.
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