The subject of women being essentially locked out of the biggest feature film franchises has become a very hot topic of late, and not before time. It is 2015, after all. Thanks to advances made in all other areas of industry, politics and socio-economics, it is frankly embarrassing that Hollywood studios still routinely hire white men to write and direct their giant tentpoles. We live in an age where women have the opportunity to run countries, achieve dizzying heights in scientific exploration and invention, and orbit the Earth in a space station. Even Saudi Arabia has just begun to let women run for public office – and yet, Hollywood would rather place its most valuable assets in the hands of an experienced male, than a qualified woman. Of those offending franchises, Star Wars was, until recently, one of the most high profile.
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