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Learn how Marvel has crafted the progression of its superheroes in film._  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Aug 4, 2014 7:52 PM UTC  Superior Spider-Man #20 Adi Granov Variant Superior Spider-Man #20 Adi Granov Variant Adi Granov—Marvel Comics  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Aug 4, 2014 7:52 PM UTC After months of [fan lobbying for a superhero film starring a woman](http://time.com/3023606/san-diego-comic-con-avengers-fangirls-booth-babes/), one is finally on the way. Sony has hired Lisa Joy, who has worked on TV shows _Burn Notice_ and _Pushing Daisies_, to concoct a female-centered story for the Spider-Man Universe, Deadline [reports.](http://www.deadline.com/2014/08/female-superhero-movie-spider-man-sony/) The studio has not yet announced which character will get her own movie, but Spider-Woman, Black Cat and Silver Sable are all in contention. Sony’s announcement comes just two days after Marvel Studios [tried to explain why they had not yet made a female-centered superhero film](http://time.com/3075927/marvel-kevin-feige-guardians-of-the-galaxy-black-widow/). Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said that he supported the idea but that it “comes down to timing.” But now Sony has beaten Marvel to the punch. Many critics and fans ([including myself](http://time.com/3034230/scarlett-johansson-lucy-and-the-future-of-the-female-action-star/)) expected a Black Widow movie (spun-off from _The Avengers_ universe) to be the first to hit the big screen. Though previous attempts at a woman-led superhero films, like _Catwoman_ starring Halle Berry and _Elektra_ starring Jennifer Garner, have tanked, recent box office numbers suggest that the world is [ready for a comic book flick starring a woman.](http://time.com/3075927/marvel-kevin-feige-guardians-of-the-galaxy-black-widow/) An analysis of 2013 movies found that those with strong female characters (like _The Hunger Games_ and _Frozen_) [did better at the box office](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/01/03/movies-with-strong-female-roles-make-more-money/). Meanwhile, _Lucy—_an action-sci-fi movie starring Scarlett Johansson (who also happens to play Black Widow in the Marvel universe)—has been a surprise hit, grossing $66,787,000 domestically in just two weeks, beating out Dwayne Johnson’s testosterone-laden _Hercules_. And comic-book movies that include women in the ensemble of heroes (and which don’t relegate them to the role of damsel in distress) have had a particularly profitable summer: _X-Men: Days of Future Past_ outpaced both _Spider-Man 2_ with a worldwide gross of $739.9 million. And _Guardians of the Galaxy_ has had [the biggest August opening weekend of all time](http://time.com/3075957/guardians-of-the-galaxy-box-office/) at $94 million, thanks in part to [Zoe Saldana](http://time.com/3051693/zoe-saldana-guardians-of-the-galaxy-space/)—the only woman in the ensemble cast and the most recognizable face on the movie poster. One of the reasons is that these movies attract more female moviegoers: _Guardians_ was the first Marvel Comics film [for which over 40% of the audience was female.](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/04/guardians-of-the-galaxy-is-not-a-watershed-moment-for-women.html) \[[_Deadline_](http://www.deadline.com/2014/08/female-superhero-movie-spider-man-sony/)\] ## Transcript [00:00] >>I think you [00:04] missed a column. [00:06] >>Shut up! [00:07] >>Before you rush out to see Thor: The Dark World, [00:10] it's important to know what you're getting into. Sure, [00:13] you can zone out to 90 minutes of explosions and [00:16] predictable dialogue, but if you want the full [00:19] experience, you need to understand the wider Marvel [00:22] Cinematic Universe. [00:26] >>Not a word. [00:28] >>Action. [00:28] >>While marvel and cinema can't, of course, replicate [00:31] the robustness of over half a century of the comic [00:34] books, it does do its best to interweave the stories of [00:37] some of its most recognizable characters. [00:41] >>Back in 2008, Robert Downey Jr. first donned to [00:45] the Iron Man's suit, setting in motion Phase One. In [00:50] the post- credits scene-- You did stay for the [00:54] post- credits scene, didn't you? Samuel L. Jackson [00:57] hints at a future where heroes coalesce. [00:59] >>Who the hell are you? [01:02] >>Nick Fury, Director of S. H. I. E. L. D. [01:04] >>Oh. [01:04] >>I'm here to talk to you about [01:08] the Avenger Initiative. [01:13] >>Next, Edward Norton transformed himself into The [01:15] Incredible Hulk, a reboot of the 2004 film Hulk [01:19] directed by Ang Lee. After some creative differences [01:23] between Norton and the production team, the [01:25] franchise found a more agreeable Hulk in Mark [01:28] Ruffalo. Iron [01:32] Man 2 released in 2010 gave a sneak peek to the [01:36] coming of Thor which would open in theaters in 2011. [01:39] >>Sir, [01:41] we [01:43] found [01:45] it. [01:47] >>Two months later, Marvel Studios released Captain [01:50] America: The First Avenger, ending with a trailer for [01:53] The Avengers, Phase One's [ unk ]. Are [01:58] you sensing the theme here? All those post- credits [02:01] scenes were meant to guide you to The Avengers [02:04] which smashed the box office records in 2012, [02:07] earning over $ 200 million its opening weekend. All [02:10] those superheroes- fighting evil and each other really [02:14] raked in the profits for Marvel. With the release [02:18] of Iron Man 3 this past summer and Thor: The Dark [02:21] World out this month, we have officially entered Phase [02:25] Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, set to culminate [02:28] in, you guessed it, another Avengers movie tentatively [02:31] scheduled for a May 2015 release. " Wait [02:38] a minute ," you say, " what about the X- Men ?" Will [02:41] Professor X or Mystique ever enter the fray? Sadly, [02:44] those X- Men movies are administered not by Marvel [02:47] Studios, but by 20th Century Fox. 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