Elizabeth Banks Was Interested In Directing THOR: RAGNAROK; Has A Pitch For A CATWOMAN Movie

Elizabeth Banks Was Interested In Directing THOR: RAGNAROK; Has A Pitch For A CATWOMAN Movie

Cocaine Bear director Elizabeth Banks says she was interested in pitching her take on Thor: Ragnarok to Marvel Studios prior to Taika Waititi landing the gig, but "nobody called" her back...

By MarkCassidy - Feb 08, 2023 12:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor: Ragnarok

Actress-turned-filmmaker Elizabeth Banks made her directorial debut with 2015's Pitch Perfect 2, which was a massive success. Unfortunately, her follow-up film, 2019's Charlie's Angels reboot, wasn't nearly as big a hit.

Banks' next project is Universal's bonkers-looking Cocaine Bear, which she fully acknowledges could turn out to be a "career ender" during an interview with Variety.

Despite the risks, Banks was adamant that her third feature further develop her original voice as a filmmaker. “I can’t do someone else’s vision,” she says. “I really want to bring my sensibility to things.”

For this reason, Banks has largely avoided any major studio blockbuster fare - though there is one particular Marvel Studios project that caught her eye a few years ago.

Banks says she was "really interested" in helming Thor: Ragnarök, and called to pitch Marvel on her idea. “No one called me [back],” she adds. “Taika Waititi got the job. Rightfully so.”

While discussing the MCU film, Banks came to a startling revelation: “You’re going to clickbait me in that f*cking article now. I never should have said it out loud.”

Too late, Liz!

So, no joy with Marvel, but what about DC? Banks was asked if she's reached out to her Slither director James Gunn now that he's co-running DC Studios. “I had a pitch for a Catwoman movie a while ago," she laughed. "But I don’t think it’ll fit into the mandate right now. But maybe someday.”

Would you like to see Banks take the helm of a superhero movie? If so, which character? Let us know in the comments, and check out the most recent trailer for Cocaine Bear below.

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FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 2/8/2023, 12:36 PM
Banks could honestly do a pretty good Birds of Prey film.
Knightrider
Knightrider - 2/8/2023, 1:11 PM
@FilmGuy7878 - I would argue she kinda did that with Charlie’s Angels and it wasn’t great.
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 2/8/2023, 2:12 PM
@Knightrider - That was the joke.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 2/8/2023, 12:39 PM
Cocaine Bear looks awful imo.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 2/8/2023, 12:42 PM
@regularmovieguy -


It looks fun but mostly cause of the premise. More like a Netflix film.



Banks is great but as a director? She needs to stick to acting and maybe producing?
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 2/8/2023, 1:01 PM
@regularmovieguy - Isn’t that the idea? I got Sharknado/Hobo with a Shotgun vibes, I think it’s intentionally over the top
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 2/8/2023, 1:09 PM
@Ha1frican

Yes it looks like a movie made the memes. Good premise but the trailer did absolutely nothing for me.
dragon316
dragon316 - 2/8/2023, 3:27 PM
@regularmovieguy - suppose to be on true story how much who knows I’ll go see it for something new as horror movie comedy I’ve seen worse
DarkArrow19
DarkArrow19 - 2/8/2023, 12:40 PM
Yeah no thanks hard pass. I enjoy her as an actress though.
thedrudo
thedrudo - 2/8/2023, 12:42 PM
I was excited for Charlie's Angels but that was awful and Cocaine Bear doesn't look much better.
marvel72
marvel72 - 2/8/2023, 12:46 PM
Not after Charlie's Angels.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 2/8/2023, 12:50 PM
Crisis averted…
bobevanz
bobevanz - 2/8/2023, 12:52 PM
I was interested in directing Avatar 2
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 2/8/2023, 12:57 PM


KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 2/8/2023, 1:00 PM
She should’ve directed Dune.
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 2/8/2023, 1:07 PM
Cocaine Bear looks like a very funny trash movie.
dracula
dracula - 2/8/2023, 1:13 PM
eh

am interested in a catwoman movie

not one directed by her
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 2/8/2023, 1:16 PM
Would've liked to see more of her as Rita Repulsa.
FriendoGhus
FriendoGhus - 2/8/2023, 1:18 PM
She's an excellent director, I put her up there with Scorsese and Spielberg. Even though as far as groundbreaking I'd compare her to Kurosawa.
TheMisfit138
TheMisfit138 - 2/8/2023, 1:19 PM
Marvel should give her a shot. Her role in power rangers was very MCU Thor-ish. She's perfect for those comedic marvel films
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 2/8/2023, 1:40 PM
Go ahead.. pitch me your cat woman film. Can’t be hard to top the previous cat woman film. My opinion is that only Michelle Pfeiffer has done a great job as Catwoman. Zoe Kravitz did ok. Hathaway was about as good as Zoe. Barry looked sexy but was the worst of them all.
mpk1988
mpk1988 - 2/8/2023, 1:48 PM
Yeah... No.. we saw Charlie's Angels.. and your shitty blaming of men + woke bullshit for the movie failing. Kindly stick to spoiling some other property
LordHarryLatts
LordHarryLatts - 2/8/2023, 1:51 PM
She's a disgusting and disgraceful person. I wont watch anything she's involved with. After that embarrassing attempt to smear Spielberg....no thank you.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 2/8/2023, 1:55 PM
I think Banks should be a producer, she has good ideas but just shouldn't be in charge of making them. Leave direction to someone more.... talented.
Matador
Matador - 2/8/2023, 1:56 PM
I'd say give her Howard The Duck to direct and see what she does with it.



If you can make something out of nothing even a magician gets impressed.
HAUSMAN01
HAUSMAN01 - 2/8/2023, 3:15 PM
@Matador - Agreed give her a Marvel or DC character we won't be too mad about if the film turns out bad like Metamorpho,Jack Monroe, Ka-Zar,Demolition Man, Detective Chimp, Deadman, or Ragman


Matador
Matador - 2/9/2023, 8:53 AM
@HAUSMAN01 - Those are some good options!

LMAO I've never heard of Man-Detective! He looks like if Dare Devil & Wolverine costume had a baby.
HAUSMAN01
HAUSMAN01 - 2/9/2023, 1:51 PM
@Matador - You mean Demolition Man
Matador
Matador - 2/9/2023, 3:34 PM
@HAUSMAN01 - LOL Oh now that makes a bit of sense in name I think the commas to the names and pic were scattered a bit.
theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 2/8/2023, 2:02 PM
Keep her far away.
19Batman84
19Batman84 - 2/8/2023, 2:11 PM
Cocaine bear look hilarious but no for any mcu or dcu project. after the whole charlie's angels fiasco and trying to blame other people/men for her shit movie not making money.

Good actor though i enjoy her in lots of stuff
QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 2/8/2023, 2:24 PM
She'll always be Beth from 40 year old virgin.
LeonNova
LeonNova - 2/8/2023, 2:25 PM
I honestly haven’t seen any of her movies to critique her directing, but something tells me it was probably for the best she didn’t do Ragnarok.
BoW
BoW - 2/8/2023, 2:54 PM
We all know one "editor" here to who this message applies...
“You’re going to clickbait me in that f*cking article now. I never should have said it out loud.”
Lokiwasright
Lokiwasright - 2/8/2023, 3:58 PM
She looks like Hela.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 2/8/2023, 5:50 PM
I appreciate the self-awareness in this article
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