Elizabeth Banks Facing Backlash for 'Male Genre' Comments
The actress, who also serves as writer, director and producer on the just-released Charlie’s Angels reboot, gave some quotes to the Herald Sun recently that have sparked backlash on social media.
RELATED: Elizabeth Banks Says Kristen Stewart Is Charlie’s Angels‘ Secret Weapon: Fans ‘Will Be Delighted’ “By the way, I’m happy for those characters to have box office success,” Banks added, “but we need more women’s voices supported with money because that’s the power. The power is in the money.” “Elizabeth Banks is so talented but she is saying such idiotic things. Charlie’s Angels will flop not because men don’t want to see it but because the marketing is so f—- atrocious NOBODY wants to see it,” another echoed.Still, others jumped to Banks’ defense and backed up her comments, agreeing that the superhero genre gave Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman a leg up that Charlie’s Angels didn’t have.
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