Chris Pratt has said he will appear in a movie directed by Elizabeth Banks in response to the 4% challenge, which encourages members of the film industry to commit to working with a female director within the next 18 months. Chris Pratt has said he will appear in a movie directed by Elizabeth Banks in response to the 4% challenge, which encourages members of the film industry to commit to working with a female director within the next 18 months. Chris Pratt takes on 4% challenge as he pledges to work with Elizabeth BanksThe challenge was launched by Time’s Up and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the Sundance Film Festival last month and refers to the fact that just four per cent of the directors of the 1,200 top grossing films from 2007 to 2018 were women. Asked about the challenge, Banks, who directed Pitch Perfect 2 and the upcoming Charlie’s Angels reboot, told the Press Association: “I’m here and ready for it. “I’ve got movie roles ready to go, Chris is committing to my next film.”Pratt added: “I am, yep.

Source: Irish Independent February 05, 2019 11:53 UTC