Being ‘woke’ or just smart? What’s behind influx of superhero movies with diverse leads

Although superhero cinema has long been dominated by white, male superheroes, in the last few years, the trend has begun to shift a little. It all began, I believe, with 2017’s Wonder Woman. While easily the most popular female superhero in comics, giving the character a full-fledged film was considered a gamble due to the belief that there aren’t many who would watch a female superhero kicking butt. Those people were proven dead wrong.

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