‘Black Panther’ Co-Writer Says ‘Douchey and Disrespectful to Women’ Tony Stark Might Not Sit Well Today

During a “Superhero Science” panel Saturday afternoon at SXSW, Joe Robert Cole — who co-wrote Marvel’s “Black Panther” with director Ryan Coogler — proposed that the Trump administration and the #MeToo movement might have altered what theater-goers want in their blockbuster heroes.Responding to a question on whether superheroes’ values reflect or shape the culture, Cole said: “Think about where we are now, with this very vapid, unintelligent president and our world is crackling on the edges because of that.

Think back to Tony Stark, him being douchey and being okay.

If that character, Stark, was created in a movie today, I wonder if the response would be like, ‘Oh, it’s cool that he’s douchey and disrespectful to women … That’s fine.’ I think we’re at a different place.

I think it’s a better place.”Nicole Perlman, co-writer of “Captain Marvel” and “Guardians of the Galaxy,” added

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