Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes in Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. But it is also an indication of the dynamic relationship between one of the world's biggest film franchises and its fan base, and how they both sit within the broader culture. Making US$1.34 billion (A$1.72 billion) at the box office, it is the second highest grossing Marvel film in the US. 2019's Captain Marvel, the franchise's first standalone female superhero film, with its first female director, made US$1.13 billion (A$1.45 billion) at the box office. As an immigrant female director and Marvel enthusiast, Zhao perhaps epitomises the future — and logical endpoint — of Marvel's quest for inclusion and diversity.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 31, 2021 23:59 UTC