Support NeoGAF

[cormack12]

Jessica Drew?
Spider-Woman has actually been the alter ego of several characters in Marvel comics over the years including Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson and Jessica Drew - who was the first in the late 1970s.

Most recently Gwen Stacey appeared as Spider-Woman in the award-winning animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, voiced by Hailee Steinfield.

 

[Queso de Grande]

Spider Woman is fine on a team, but boring on her own. I don’t think she could headline a decent movie.

 

[-Arcadia-]

This seems horrible to ask but...

Did she get the job because she showed promising work and vision? That would be awesome. Or because Hollywood has a quota for female directors to meet, and is shoving anyone recognizable to the front?

We saw the same with Elizabeth Banks, and it resulted in an enormous flop.

I hate that this world even makes me ask a question like that, but...

 

[Tesseract]

has anyone seen booksmart (her directorial debut)?

not sure if want ...

 

[kunonabi]

Spider Woman is fine on a team, but boring on her own. I don’t think she could headline a decent movie.

Old school Spider-Woman can work solo with a bit of elbow grease.

Current super bitch Spider-Woman whose only purpose is to occasionally try and make Captain Marvel relatable not so much.

 

[ExpandKong]

Is Sony still trying to do their "Spidey cinematic universe" after all? Eh...

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Her jaw is huge not sure why but it always bothered me. Flat. Fits perfectly with all the other 3d superhero female castings. Will most likely start in a ok movie though.

This seems horrible to ask but...

Did she get the job because she showed promising work and vision? That would be awesome. Or because Hollywood has a quota for female directors to meet, and is shoving anyone recognizable to the front?

We saw the same with Elizabeth Banks, and it resulted in an enormous flop.

I hate that this world even makes me ask a question like that, but...

House.

 

[kretos]

Spider-Woman, can't wait for Bat woman movie too

 

[kunonabi]

has anyone seen booksmart (her directorial debut)?

not sure if want ...

Everyone said it was good but whether that was because of the film's merits and not the premise I cant say.

 

[Punished Miku]

has anyone seen booksmart (her directorial debut)?

not sure if want ...

This article will definitely make you want to rush out and watch it.

Shed No Tears for Olivia Wilde | National Review

Guilt-tripping people into buying tickets is not a successful marketing strategy.

www.nationalreview.com

/s

 

[triplestation]

she should have been a pornstar

 

[Kreen101]

If a movie about a female character has to be directed by a woman, does that mean a movie about a male character has fo be directed by a man? Is anti-sexism bringing sexism back?

 

[Birdo]

I've never read the comics, but how many radioactive spiders are there in New York? Has everyone been bitten?

 

[Robot Carnival]

cool, always like Olivia Wild. she needs to be in more movies and shows.

 

[YCoCg]

Nice, she's a decent director, Booksmart nailed the timing for a lot of jokes and had some nice looking parts (especially the house party scenes near the end with the heavy glows).

 

[zeorhymer]

Why is the marketing term a "female" Marvel hero? Just surprise the fans and just say 'Marvel hero' and cause excitement that way.

 

[Stitch]

I've never read the comics, but how many radioactive spiders are there in New York? Has everyone been bitten?

Well there's a whole universe of different Spideys

Spider-Verse - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I mean they just had a movie about it...

 

[-Arcadia-]

This article will definitely make you want to rush out and watch it.

Shed No Tears for Olivia Wilde | National Review

Guilt-tripping people into buying tickets is not a successful marketing strategy.

www.nationalreview.com

/s

I really hate being right about this world all the time.

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

I could not get into Booksmart. I tried but I couldn't do it. I don't know how her Marvel directorial debut will go. Hopefully it turns out better than Booksmart.

This seems horrible to ask but...

Did she get the job because she showed promising work and vision? That would be awesome. Or because Hollywood has a quota for female directors to meet, and is shoving anyone recognizable to the front?

We saw the same with Elizabeth Banks, and it resulted in an enormous flop.

I hate that this world even makes me ask a question like that, but...

In today's world these are perfectly reasonable questions. I was actually thinking the same thing.

 

[TyphoonStruggle]

I really hate being right about this world all the time.

The capacity for people to turn something good into something horrible is amazing. These people are not good, they're opportunists.

 

[iconmaster]

Shed No Tears for Olivia Wilde | National Review

Guilt-tripping people into buying tickets is not a successful marketing strategy.

www.nationalreview.com

The fact that her real name is Cockburn makes me somewhat wary of her secret female marvel.

 

[Punished Miku]

The fact that her real name is Cockburn makes me somewhat wary of her secret female marvel.

It's such a great last name lol.

 

[Newly Vacant]

It’s going to be a woke, feminist movie, isn’t it? Sony and Marvel didn’t learn anything from Ghostbusters (2016), Terminator: Dark Fate, Birds of Prey, or Charlie’s Angels (2019), did they?

Or maybe I didn’t? I keep thinking studios are going to realize their mistake, but maybe I’m the one who’s being unrealistic?

 

[Birdo]

Well there's a whole universe of different Spideys

Spider-Verse - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I mean they just had a movie about it...

What a mess Why do they need all these? Did they run out of hero ideas? lol

 

[YCoCg]

What a mess Why do they need all these? Did they run out of hero ideas? lol

...because it's fun? Alternate timelines/universes/worlds has always been a thing in media and Spider-Man is exactly the kind of superhero for that stuff as it can take many crazy and weird directions. Another interesting one recently was Superman Red Sun which shows how Superman would be if he landed in Russia instead.