Actress Brie Larson said in a new interview that she is taking an active role in the press runs for her films to make sure they are “more inclusive.” “About a year ago, I started paying attention to what my press days looked like and the critics reviewing movies, and noticed it appeared to be overwhelmingly white male,” Brie Larson told Marie Claire. So, I spoke to Dr Stacy Smith at the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, who put together a study to confirm that. Moving forward, I decided to make sure my press days were more inclusive. After speaking with you, the film critic Valerie Complex and a few other women of colour, it sounded like across the board they weren’t getting the same opportunities as others. When I talked to the facilities that weren’t providing it, they all had different excuses.’ Larson, who is playing the lead role in the new Disney block buster Captain Marvel, also expressed how important it was for women to see female superheroes on screen. “It’s so interesting, as it’s not something I thought about until I was in the cinema watching Wonder Woman. About two minutes in, I was sobbing and thought, ‘Why am I crying so much over this?’ But it was seeing all of these warrior women who were so self-sufficient,” the Room actress said. “That wasn’t something I identified with growing up – my hero was Indiana Jones. To have the chance to be one example of this is powerful and exciting.” The 29-year-old also said earlier this month that her role in Captain Marvel was a form of activism. “The movie was the biggest and best opportunity I could have ever asked for.” she said. “It was, like, my superpower. This could be my form of activism: doing a film that can play all over the world and be in more places than I can be physically.”<doc-sep>Ahead of the upcoming release of “Captain Marvel,” actress and star Brie Larson reportedly chose a female journalist who has cerebral palsy to interview her after coming to the realization that her previous press tours had a tendency “to be overwhelmingly white male.” Journalist Keah Brown, who sat down with Larson, described herself in Thursday’s Marie Claire UK piece as being someone who writes “about pop culture, disability (I have cerebral palsy), blackness and womanhood.” OSCARS WILL HAVE NO HOST, PUBLICIST SAYS Brown acknowledged in the article that Larson had “requested” her to conduct the interview, which she said was “game-changing” and “the biggest opportunity I’ve had.” After asking why she was selected, the actress discussed a trend that she’d noticed. “About a year ago, I started paying attention to what my press days looked like and the critics reviewing movies, and noticed it appeared to be overwhelmingly white male,” Larson said. “So, I spoke to Dr. Stacy Smith at the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, who put together a study to confirm that.” ‘CAPTAIN MARVEL’ STAR BRIE LARSON CALLS OFF ENGAGEMENT TO ALEX GREENWALD: REPORT The aforementioned study was conducted on the 100 highest-grossing films in 2017 and determined that white males made up 67 percent of the top critics, while white women comprised less than 25 percent, according to the New York Post. Additionally, men of color reportedly made up 10 percent, while women of color yielded a quarter of that percentage. Following the study, Larson said in the Marie Claire interview that she resolved to make her press days “more inclusive.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “After speaking with you, the film critic Valerie Complex and a few other women of color, it sounded like across the board they weren’t getting the same opportunities as others,” the Oscar winner went on to say. She added that upon speaking “to the facilities that weren’t providing it,” each gave her “different excuses.” “Captain Marvel” is set to be released on March 8.<doc-sep>Brie Larson Hurt Online Men's Feelings, Awww... By Mike Redmond | Film | February 13, 2019 | After ten years and 20 films, Captain Marvel will finally be the first female-led superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Brie Larson is taking the proper inventory of how she wants this pop culture movement to go down. In a recent interview with Marie Claire UK, she called out the predominantly white dude press that generally covers Marvel movies and the venues that keep allowing it to happen. More importantly, Larson made it clear that that shit won’t fly with her. ‘About a year ago, I started paying attention to what my press days looked like and the critics reviewing movies, and noticed it appeared to be overwhelmingly white male. So, I spoke to Dr Stacy Smith at the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, who put together a study to confirm that. Moving forward, I decided to make sure my press days were more inclusive. After speaking with you, the film critic Valerie Complex and a few other women of colour, it sounded like across the board they weren’t getting the same opportunities as others. When I talked to the facilities that weren’t providing it, they all had different excuses.’ Shockingly, white boys online did not take that quote well, and the inevitable whining and bitching is already in full force. I’m talking sad bros are literally calling Brie Larson racist, which is every flavor of stupid topped with a f*cking idiot sauce. But instead of giving oxygen to the shitburgers playing “the customer is always right” card by threatening to boycott Marvel for not catering to its “core demographic of white males” — Morons are actually saying this out loud. — I’m going to amplify the positive impact of Larson stepping up for under-represented voices. One, had the usual: majority white male journos from the usual places (see: Collider, Slashfilm, ScreenRant etc). The other, I was a part of. It was mainly women (at least half of which were WOC) and a couple guys. — Yolanda Machado (@SassyMamainLA) February 13, 2019 So by becoming MORE INCLUSIVE you, dear fan/readers/comic book enthusiasts GET MORE CONTENT. Not less Nothing is taken away. No one is omitted just bc they are white dudes. You just get a whole lot more info, quotes, pictures, etc It's a win… FOR EVERYONE. — Yolanda Machado (@SassyMamainLA) February 13, 2019 Because the internet is dark and full of terrors, there’s also a mind-meltingly ridiculous factor exacerbating the online hate towards Larson and the current incarnation of Captain Marvel: Comicsgate. What is ComicsGate? you ask. Let me nutshell for you: A bunch of angry nerds who think comic books should be a straight, white landscape where women look like Playmates with no internal organs. Any deviation from that norm results in immediate harassment. (If you’re thinking to yourself, wait, this sounds exactly like GamerGate. It is exactly GamerGate.) As for why ComicsGate hates Captain Marvel right now, the reasons are stupid-fold. First and foremost, Carol Danvers no longer looks this: To put it in more academic and suitable terms for our feminist hugbox site: Dorks are mad that a female superhero no longer has cartoon boobs and a leotard that rides up her super-hooch. If you think I’m exaggerating, take a spin through these Google Image results and see how quickly you can find comic book vulva. But probably the worst sin is that Captain Marvel was rebooted by — wait for it — a girl. OH NO, anything but that. Even worse, sometimes this girl “writer” expresses her political views, and well, we can’t have that. Women should be quiet, or at the very least, rocking huge tits. Otherwise, the only reasonable thing to do is post their home address online and threaten to rape and kill them because they put a fictional character into a relatively reasonable outfit that she wears while shooting f*cking laser beams out of her hands. You obviously see the seriousness here. But for real though, while all of that is a bucket of awful and a microcosm of everything wrong with society in general, here’s some good news. These online dorks don’t matter. They’re vocal, and yes, some of them work for major publications, but at the end of the day, they’re a small fringe who can and will be forced to adapt to a world where they’re only 99% represented in most forms of media instead of 100%. And if they don’t, well, it’s not like we live in a country where disturbed men can easily purchase a gun— oh goddamn. Never mind. Everything is awful. Thanks, wiener-boys. Thanks a whole bunch. ← Trailer Round-Up: 'Yesterday', 'Ma', 'The Hustle', 'Tolkien' | Mickey Rourke Stars in an Unnecessary Incest Storyline in 'Berlin, I Love You' → Mike is a Staff Contributor living in Pennsyltucky. You can follow him on Twitter. Header Image Source: Marvel<doc-sep>
The Oscar-winning actress is taking an active role in ensuring her blockbuster press tour remains inclusive. Brie Larson is committed to making the press tour for “Captain Marvel” as inclusive as possible. For her recent interview with Marie Claire, the Oscar-winning actress handpicked Keah Brown to be her interviewer. Brown called the designation the “biggest opportunity” she’s had in her career and noted that “nobody usually wants to take a chance on a disabled journalist.” By becoming more active in determining her press opportunities, Larson is hoping to heighten inclusive voices. “About a year ago, I started paying attention to what my press days looked like and the critics reviewing movies, and noticed it appeared to be overwhelmingly white male,” Larson said when asked about her reasons for choosing Brown as her interviewer. “So, I spoke to Dr. Stacy Smith at the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, who put together a study to confirm that. Moving forward, I decided to make sure my press days were more inclusive. After speaking with you, the film critic Valerie Complex and a few other women of color, it sounded like across the board they weren’t getting the same opportunities as others. When I talked to the facilities that weren’t providing it, they all had different excuses.” Larson’s celebrity is about to hit new heights with the release of “Captain Marvel,” the first solo outing for a female superhero in the decades-old Marvel Cinematic Universe. The actress said the role has given her an opportunity to begin working on solutions to Hollywood’s gender parity. “I want to go out of my way to connect the dots,” Larson said. “It just took me using the power that I’ve been given now as Captain Marvel. [The role] comes with all these privileges and powers that make me feel uncomfortable because I don’t really need them…It’s a by-product of the profession and a sign of the times. But any uncomfortableness I feel is balanced by the knowledge that it gives me the ability to advocate for myself and others.” Larson made headlines last year for calling out the gender imbalance within the film criticism world. While accepting an award at the Crystal + Lucy Awards, Larson called the lack of equal representation among critics an “issue that’s been bubbling.” “Am I saying I hate white dudes?” Larson said. “No, I’m not … [but if] you make the movie that is a love letter to women of color, there is an insanely low chance a woman of color will have a chance to see your movie and review your movie.” “Captain Marvel” opens in theaters nationwide March 8. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.