If you’ve ever wondered how the Marvel Cinematic Universe treated female-led superhero movies until recently, allow me to enlighten you.
The MCU kicked off with “Iron-Man” in 2008, but until “Ant-Man and the Wasp” was released a decade later, there hadn’t been a female character even mentioned in any movie titles.
“Captain Marvel” was released in 2019; it was the studio’s 21st film set in the MCU but the first to follow a female superhero.
Don’t even get me started on Black Widow, aka Russian spy Natasha Romanoff, the first and most recognized female Avenger who didn’t receive a stand-alone silver screen…The post Marvel Seems to Be Making Up for Pushing Aside Certain Female Characters appeared first on /Film.
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