6) They should hire directors that are capable of making action movies.
If the conductor loses tempo the symphony will falter.
A good action director will suspended your disbelief and turn your "Ain't no way
" to an "Oh shyt
".
For female led superhero films they have been hiring female directors. I understand why they do that. After Black Panther I was most proud for Ryan Coogler's success. They have been hiring women directors that have found critical success in drama films. I'm pretty sure after the success of Barbie they want Greta Gerwig to do one.
For most of the male superhero films the directors at the helm were already proven by making action or horror films. These two genres depend on your suspension of disbelief or else the movie doesn't work. Both films also rely of visual effects which are a big part of superhero movies. They both also rely on larger than life villains.
There's no John McClane without Hans Gruber, Neo without Agent Smith, Kyle Reese without Terminator, Terminator without T-1000, Dutch without Predator, Demolition Man without Simon Phoenix....etc.
Female Director choices
Some female directors I hope Marvel/DC can get in the future.
Kathryn Bigelow is over qualified. I'm certain she was the first choice for both Marvel and Warner Brothers.
Lexi Alexander's Punisher: Warzone wasn't a great movie, but the action scenes were a huge improvement over the ones in the Thomas Jane Punisher.
In Revenge
Coralie Fargeat created a tension filled climax when the hunted becomes the hunter. With the success of The Substance I would assume they approach her to direct a female led superhero movie.
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Other choices: Julia Docuornau(Titane), Mary Harron (American Psycho)
Directors That Know How to Use Women in Action Scenes
These two examples are cheating because imo they are #1 & #2 action directors.
In The Raid 2
Gareth Evans was able to create an intriguing female villain.
Julie Estelle only had 6 months of training for her fight scenes. She isn't an amazon by any means.
In The Night Comes for Us
Timo Tjahjanto has Julie Estelle in the best fight scene I've ever seen with all women.
Timo Tjahjanto's next action movie, The Shadow Strays, stars a 19 year old girl that is the same size as Winona Ryder. She isn't a formal martial artist and I assume she only learned stuff to prepare for the role. Release October 17th on Netflix.
David S. Goyer flaws were hidden by Wesley Snipes' skills
In Blade 3 Jessica Biel certainly looked the part, and probably has 10+ pounds of muscle on all the MCU and DCU heroines. The movie doesn't hide her lack martial art skills too much. Its worse when they cut in-between her and the experienced martial artist Wesley Snipes fighting.
Someone talented in action movies like
Matthew Vaughn is able to make 12 year old Chloë Grace Moretz a killing machine.
In
Matthey Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service he was able to make the 5'5 skinny Sofia Boutella look like a killing machine.
TLDR: A good action director can make you believe any woman is dangerous.
