The success of both Marvel’s Black Panther and DC’s Wonder Woman has led theater owners to demand more diversity in studio movies. Despite decades of popular films featuring people of color and women in lead roles – from indies to tentpoles – Hollywood continues to be hesitant when it comes to greenlighting more of these projects. Even worse, those same marginalized groups rarely make up the crew and creatives of movies. Thankfully, that’s starting to (slowly) change, and box office receipts and theater owners are proving how misguided the traditional approach has been.
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