Marvel Is Looking For A Female Director For BLACK WIDOW - Here's Who The Studio Has Met With So Far

Marvel Is Looking For A Female Director For BLACK WIDOW  - Here's Who The Studio Has Met With So Far

Marvel Studios is said to be searching for a female director to helm the Black Window solo film, and although a shortlist hasn't been narrowed down just yet, we do know some of the names they've met with.

By MarkCassidy - Apr 26, 2018 03:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Black Widow
It seems Marvel is determined to find a female director for the planned Black Widow solo movie, which would see Scarlett Johansson reprise the role of the lethal Russian spy-turned Avenger.

In their report on S.J. Clarkson becoming the first woman to helm a Star Trek film, THR mentions that Marvel Studios has met with filmmakers such as Deniz Gamze Erguven (the Turkish movie Mustang), Chloe Zhao (The Rider) and Amma Asante (A United Kingdom), among others.

The search is still ongoing, however, and this shouldn't be considered a shortlist - although there's always a chance one of them could land the gig.

What do you guys think? Have you seen any of the above directors' work? If so, which one do you think would be best suited to helm a Black Widow film?
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PsychoticSpaceRaccoon
PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - 4/26/2018, 3:35 PM
Can I throw Dee Rees' name into the mix? I know a Black Widow movie isn't really her thing, but she's a great storyteller.

Susanne Bier?

Lexi Alexander?

Michelle MacLaren?
Montross
Montross - 4/26/2018, 3:37 PM
@PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - Seconded, Lexi Alexander
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 4/26/2018, 3:42 PM
@PsychoticSpaceRaccoon

Michelle MacLaren for me.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 4/26/2018, 3:50 PM
@PsychoticSpaceRaccoon - @Montross

I came to say Lexi ALexander as well.
Forthas
Forthas - 4/26/2018, 3:36 PM
The correct answer is... director Julia Hart



MUTO123
MUTO123 - 4/26/2018, 3:38 PM
Karyn Kusama?
TheRose
TheRose - 4/26/2018, 3:40 PM
Maybe Jennifer Kent? She did the Babadook. I could see some of those tense beats playing well with a Red Room story.
fundamentallyOT
fundamentallyOT - 4/26/2018, 3:41 PM
The right answer must be: The most capable director to carry out the job. This is a matter of quality.

The Russos did a great job with BW in CAtWS so they should be at the top of the list!
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 4/26/2018, 3:43 PM
@fundamentallyOT

Do the Russos’ have sisters?
Origame
Origame - 4/26/2018, 3:56 PM
@regularmovieguy - what does that matter?
fundamentallyOT
fundamentallyOT - 4/26/2018, 4:09 PM
@regularmovieguy - If they do, and they are as capable as them, bring it on!
Akoni
Akoni - 4/26/2018, 5:28 PM
@fundamentallyOT "If they do, and they are as capable as them, bring it on! "

Even if they grew up and decided to become doctors?
CavalierTunes
CavalierTunes - 4/26/2018, 5:41 PM
@fundamentallyOT - Is it possible that someone's gender could be an important factor in his or her ability to direct the movie? Women have a different perspective on the world than men do—they experience sexism in different ways, they experience social interactions in different ways, and so on. It may be beneficial if the director could see the movie from that perspective; storytelling ability isn't the only factor that matters. A director needs to be able to tell the story that fits the viewpoint of the main character.
OptionFour
OptionFour - 4/26/2018, 6:42 PM
@CavalierTunes - So shall we also restrict it so women can't direct stories about male characters? And black people can't direct stories about asian/white/mexican/etc. people? And vice versa?

That's inane. Why would anyone want that?
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 4/26/2018, 6:47 PM
@Origame

Bruh...I was making a joke. Laugh a little.


CavalierTunes
CavalierTunes - 4/26/2018, 7:04 PM
@OptionFour - White male is the default. 95% of films are from that perspective. Even if you’re not a white dude, media is almost exclusively from the white male perspective, so you have a pretty good context for how to direct a movie with a white male lead. Whereas, as a white dude, I can’t easily see things from the perspective of a woman or a person of color.

Also . . . how many movies are there with white leads but black directors? Or male leads with female directors? Not very many. So your analogy doesn’t quite work.

Whether you want to admit it or not, by virtue of being a woman, a female director will bring a perspective to a movie that 95% of male directors cannot.
Origame
Origame - 4/26/2018, 10:43 PM
@regularmovieguy - well it was a poor joke.
Radders
Radders - 4/27/2018, 12:43 AM
@CavalierTunes - Yay - cinematic segregation
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 4/27/2018, 5:10 AM
@Origame

You wouldn’t wanna see a movie from the Russo Sisters?
CavalierTunes
CavalierTunes - 4/27/2018, 5:11 AM
@Radders - more like cinematic BFOQ.
OptionFour
OptionFour - 4/27/2018, 6:58 AM
@CavalierTunes - I'm not saying it doesn't change the perspective. I'm saying if we're going to respect that then we need to respect it for everyone. By your own logic the only thing a 'white dude' would need to do to direct a female or black character is watch a lot of media with that in it, right? Since apparently that makes everyone else qualified to direct white male leads. That's what you said, right?
It doesn't make any sense. Its either good for everyone or no one. You either want that form of segregation or you don't. Otherwise you are - quite literally - deciding what is good or allowed for someone solely based on their race and gender.

I don't know about you, but I try to avoid that kind of behaviour.
CavalierTunes
CavalierTunes - 4/27/2018, 10:09 AM
@OptionFour - no. That’s not “by my own logic.” You lack nuance.

What you fail to realize is that white male is the default. I’m a white guy, but I concede that the “white male perspective” is 99% of everything we already see on TV. It’s the default. Creating a movie from the white male perspective is creating a default movie with the default perspective. That’s something any director could do.

If Society treated all people equally, then everything you said would be 100% valid. The fact is, though, Society treats people differently. How would a white guy know anything about the black perspective, or the female perspective unless he was raised under some very unique circumstances? Whereas, a black man or a woman could easily direct a movie from a white man’s perspective, because that’s the default. That’s 95% of what he sees when he watches movies or TV.

And, besides, exactly how many movies out there star a white man but we’re directed by someone who’s not white anyway? Some, sure—but relatively negligible.

Acting like there’s no difference between people because of their race or gender is an ignorant attitude. Ideally there would be no difference. And, in a vacuum, there isn’t. But, the fact is, Society treats us different. Two people could be identical twins born with the same brain but, if (by some quirk that is the opposite of what “identical” means) one was black and one was white, or one was a man and one was a woman, they would have very different experiences.

We must recognize that was people of color and women experience is very different than what we as white men experience. The deal with racism and sexism differently than we ever will. Ignoring that is ignoring the fact that we have privilege.

At this point, I’m ending this conversation unless you reply with something that feels like it’s a legitimate question or a perspective I hadn’t considered. I am not going to engage in a debate that pretty much consists of you indirectly insulting me. What we’r approaching here is an ideological split. I understand you perspective, although I disagree. But your comment shows that you do not understand my perspective; you think you do (I’m guessing based on the videos of someone like Ben Shapiro), but you do not.

If you’d like to have a conversation that comes from a place of understanding—or at least trying to—instead of a place of trying to win a debate, I’m open. Otherwise, I will not respond further.
OptionFour
OptionFour - 4/27/2018, 8:05 PM
@CavalierTunes - I understand your perspective. I just find it profoundly ignorant. But you're correct about one thing - we're not going to agree with each other in the least. So we'll stop there.
Menks123
Menks123 - 4/26/2018, 3:43 PM
I want Kathryn Bigelow! DO IT MARVEL!
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 4/26/2018, 6:40 PM
@Menks123 -
DarthJuvan
DarthJuvan - 4/27/2018, 1:09 AM
@Menks123 - Thanks Menks123 just about to post that. She or Lexi Alexander I would think have the best experience for this...
LobsterJohnson
LobsterJohnson - 4/27/2018, 2:22 AM
@Menks123 - Wouldn't that cause Avenger's fatigue with James Cameron?
csims1885
csims1885 - 4/26/2018, 3:51 PM
[frick] all that female director noise, get someone who can just do the job right.
My choice: Chad Stahelski and David Leitch.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 4/26/2018, 3:52 PM
I know get Patty Jenkins........
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