12 Female Heroes Who Deserve Their Own Movie! [Dude's List]

July 29, 2012 1:00 pm     Posted in Buzz, Entertainment, Homepage Exclusive  The Dude g+ page


By The Dude

The Dark Knight Rises is out. What happened in Aurora was a tragedy that took the lives of a dozen people but cannot corrode a simple truth: One act of one man cannot erase the achievements of many. The film stands as an incredible conclusion to the greatest trilogy in the history of comic book movies. Not only did Nolan defy the unofficial laws of movie logic and create a third chapter that wasn’t an epic fail in comparison with its prior installments but Nolan broke his own streak of weak, unnecessary, and underdeveloped female characters. The evidence: Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman. Finally, a female hero who is the equal of her male counterparts, is as complex emotionally and ethically, as well as manages to satisfy longtime comics fans while making her interpretation her own. Now, it’s time for Hollywood to break its self-imposed exile on female driven superhero films.

Superhero movies are peaking critically and financially like never before, but it seems that since the likes of Catwoman and Elektra the fierce females have been relegated to the status of “supporting character” (see the X-Men films and Black Widow’s appearances in the first phase of Marvel features for evidence). No solo films. Just a member of teams like the X-Men or The Avengers. Well, damn it, if this is the season superheroes further ascend into the elite echelon of filmmaking, it’s time the ladies got the representation they deserve! Here are 12 superheroines that could be multi-billion dollar franchises (taking into account cost of ticket increase over the next 10 years).

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    • There are lots of honorable mentions that didn’t get a spot on this list. Batwoman. Spider-Woman. Storm. Rogue. Taylor Hack. Gotham Girls. Unfortunately, they will have to wait for the sequel. But sound off below, which heroine do you want to say carry a summer movie season?

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    3 Comments on "12 Female Heroes Who Deserve Their Own Movie! [Dude's List]"

    1. Lisa says:
      Sun, 29th Jul 20123:56 pm 

      You really know some superheroes.
      I do not like spin-off stories though. But I do really love wonder woman, the whole (Greek) mythology, that she is the only one to hurt Superman and the fact that the lasso of truth is her most favoured weapon and her creator was the inventor of the lie detector. Most of all I love the funky theme song that was made.
      Anyway, I would really like to see some of the x-women – like Storm and perhaps Silverfox (who also needs her own comic)
      And perhaps an Isis movie… There should be more female hero movies.

    2. michelle0509 says:
      Mon, 30th Jul 20122:54 pm 

      I hate that they keep putting off Wonder woman for a movie because they say she's not relevant to today's society. The a load of bull. Wonder woman is timeless for women of all ages because despite that fact that men think women have reached the pinnacle of their accomplishments, there are still things women are denied because of gender. Break the Glass Ceiling!

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