Interesting reporting - a slight decrease across the board for female led and female speaking roles: https://deadline.com/2024/02/female-roles-top-grossing-films-study-1235839128/
Producing : Female Roles In Top-Grossing Films Decreased Last Year After 2022 Gains, Report Finds by Amanda Toney
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Thanks for sharing the article, Amanda Toney. There are a lot of movies with female leads and female speaking roles getting released this year (and 2025), so I think those percentages will increase.
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Please check out the indie sci-fi film "HEMISPHERE" available now on Amazon Prime and Tubi. With two compelling female leads stranded on a space station, the movie has a female-centric narrative despite its low-budget production. I wrote/directed it. Thank you!
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Maurice Vaughan writing an action crime series in which the female protagonist will have to fight the atmosphere that surrounds her.
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That sounds exciting, John January Noble!
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Worse this year than last year for women behind camera.
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It's not surprising, there's always a backlash to change. Hopefully we can continue to move forward even with the set backs.
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Which is wild because Barbie and the Taylor Swift/Beyonce concert docs made theaters most of their revenue last year. You would think there's something there