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#30 - Captain Marvel (2019)

Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast

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The Rise of Women Action Writers

There's no feminine strength on display whatsoever from a writing standpoint for Dr. Marvell and learning that like last minute they were like, let's not cast a man, let's cast a woman. That makes sense because it wasn't written to be a woman. I think she's my new writer crush. She started with the Tomb Raider movie in 2018. So she's kind of new to the scene. But those are the things we're probably already in motion. You figured that's a very high profile writer job they get, especially the first one out of the gate. And Tomb Raider didn't perform well so it's good she's getting it.

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