02-09-2023, 10:41 AM
Elizabeth Banks Asked To Direct Thor: Ragnarok, Marvel Never Replied
<p dir="ltr">As she makes the rounds promoting Cocaine Bear, director Elizabeth Banks has let the cat out of the bag about a couple of her superhero film ambitions. For starters, she reached out to Marvel Studios about directing Thor: Ragnarok several years ago.</p><p dir="ltr">But Banks told <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/features/elizabeth-banks-cocaine-bear-gory-1235515340/">Variety</a> she never heard back about her Thor inquiry. "Nothing ever happened," she said. "No one called me. Taika Waititi got the job. Rightfully so." Part of the reason why she was attracted to the Marvel movie was to work on a more CGI-focused project, something that she's finally doing with Cocaine Bear. She previously helmed Pitch Perfect 2 and Charlie's Angels.</p><p dir="ltr">"I definitely wanted to make something muscular and masculine," Banks said. "I wanted to break down some of the mythology around what kinds of movies women are interested in making. For some bizarre reason, there are still executives in Hollywood who are like, 'I don't know if women can do technical stuff.'"</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/elizabeth-banks-asked-to-direct-thor-ragnarok-marvel-never-replied/1100-6511337/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
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<p dir="ltr">As she makes the rounds promoting Cocaine Bear, director Elizabeth Banks has let the cat out of the bag about a couple of her superhero film ambitions. For starters, she reached out to Marvel Studios about directing Thor: Ragnarok several years ago.</p><p dir="ltr">But Banks told <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/features/elizabeth-banks-cocaine-bear-gory-1235515340/">Variety</a> she never heard back about her Thor inquiry. "Nothing ever happened," she said. "No one called me. Taika Waititi got the job. Rightfully so." Part of the reason why she was attracted to the Marvel movie was to work on a more CGI-focused project, something that she's finally doing with Cocaine Bear. She previously helmed Pitch Perfect 2 and Charlie's Angels.</p><p dir="ltr">"I definitely wanted to make something muscular and masculine," Banks said. "I wanted to break down some of the mythology around what kinds of movies women are interested in making. For some bizarre reason, there are still executives in Hollywood who are like, 'I don't know if women can do technical stuff.'"</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/elizabeth-banks-asked-to-direct-thor-ragnarok-marvel-never-replied/1100-6511337/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/elizab...01-10abi2f