Even though 2019's 'Captain Marvel' promised a more inclusive MCU, Marvel movies still have very few women leads. What went wrong?
In 2019, the hype was real. Eleven years earlier, Iron Man had changed the face of interconnected blockbuster franchises and earned the MCU an ardent fan base with both general audiences and long-term comic readers. However, even for Marvel's most loyal fans, one of the studio's habits had proved needlessly tiresome.
Flash forward to 2023, and the lesson feels half-learned at best. Yes, Marvel's slate of Disney+ programming prioritized diverse voices. Marvel's films, however, remained largely unchanged. And following Nia DaCosta's The Marvels, the MCU's first all-woman team-up movie? Zero female heroes. In fairness, Marvel's certainly diversified in front of and behind the camera. Fairness must also acknowledge what went wrong.
On the surface, taking the time to do a character correctly rather than rushing is exactly the right move. It's a style Marvel seems to be pursuing again, with executives pivoting Marvel's approach to future television projects. In a 2013 interview with ComingSoon.net, producer Louis D'Esposito spoke about the "small group at Marvel two films a year," and how they focused their efforts on doing the best with less.
Why Didn’t Things Improve for Women Leads After ‘Captain Marvel’? Close By the time Captain Marvel finally hit theaters in 2019, Marvel's eyes had grown bigger than their stomachs. Their interconnected projects included Black Widow, Eternals, Thor: Love and Thunder, WandaVision, Ms. Marvel, and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
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