It's fair to say that while looking at the upcoming DC & Marvel Studios films slate, their are only 2 upcoming films starring female superheroes in
Wonder Woman and
Captain Marvel. We all know Gal Gadot will play Wonder Woman in the film which will be directed by Patty Jenkins. We have no actress cast for Captain Marvel nor a director attached. One actress attached to a lot of fan casts is
Interstellar's Jessica Chastain. She has previous said she's interested in being in a superhero film. Fans have hoped she would be Mera in an Aquaman film or Captain Marvel in the Captain Marvel film. Recently in an interview with RadioTimes, she states the issue with female superheroes movies and female action movies is making the female leads way too over-sexualized.
"If you look at films like Elektra and Aeon Flux, the problem that studios have is that they try to make kickass women very sexualized. They have to be in some catsuit. But if you look at the most incredible female roles, like Ripley in Alien, she is a very sexy woman but she’s not wearing a lot of make-up. She’s in a T-shirt and jeans. What’s sexy about her is how capable she is."
She does have somewhat of a point in how Ripley is regarded as the best female action hero and yet she has little to no make-up and not in a skintight catsuit but what do you all think? Does Jessica have a point? Is the problem over-sexualized female heroes or is there another issue? Comment below, let me know. Peace and remember...