Future Foundation
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So, there's an article that's been floating in and out of my timeline regarding an e-mail Ike Perlmutter sent to Michael Lynton of Sony:
The article itself is a bit old (April 17th), but it's picked up a bit of steam today because someone sent it to director Lexi Alexander, who's been talking/going off about it for a while now. I figured since we have a very...lively group of fans/observers, and the topic of female heroes comes up a lot, that I'd share. I bolded the thing about incomplete conversations because it is important to keep context in mind.
Such as one from the 7th August 2014, with Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter talking to Sonys Michael Lynton, in an e-mail titled Female Heroes. We dont know the conversation on the phone, but the e-mail gives us some indication of how Perlmutter was thinking.
Michael,
As we discussed on the phone, below are just a few examples. There are more.
Thanks,
Ike
1. Electra (Marvel) Very bad idea and the end result was very, very bad. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=elektra.htm
2. Catwoman (WB/DC) Catwoman was one of the most important female character within the Batmanfranchise. This film was a disaster. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=catwoman.htm
3. Supergirl (DC) Supergirl was one of the most important female super hero in Superman franchise. This Movie came out in 1984 and did $14 million total domestic with opening weekend of $5.5 million. Again, another disaster.
Best,
Ike
Of course, we did get the greenlight for Captain Marvel over at Marvel Studios, but this does reveal very strong fears about, say, a Spider-Woman or Spider-Girl movie.
One important fact about these Wikileaks, we often get incomplete conversations. Worth bearing in mind.
The article itself is a bit old (April 17th), but it's picked up a bit of steam today because someone sent it to director Lexi Alexander, who's been talking/going off about it for a while now. I figured since we have a very...lively group of fans/observers, and the topic of female heroes comes up a lot, that I'd share. I bolded the thing about incomplete conversations because it is important to keep context in mind.