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Not only do purse-stealing villains tell you, “you’re cute when you’re angry” before getting kicked in the gonads (at least he isn’t asking for a smile?), but bro-“feminist” Hollywood producers won’t take you seriously when you pitch your own summer blockbuster. Jordan Zakarin and Alison Vingiano created a tongue-in-cheek / slightly-too-close-for-comfort video [short](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M17patZUB3o) about what it would look like if a hero named Angelfire (played by Vingiano) tried to pitch her life story as a movie. Spoiler alert: people are only interested if there is a male co-hero, a male hot zombie/alien/shapeshifter love interest or if the tagline can be “Justice… is a bitch.” While the first episode of [the developing web series](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAPLv1mUHZ%5FnUhd6rMr7Iw), called Adventures of Angelfire, is a comedy, it hits on the hot button issue of women in superhero movies. “I cover entertainment and specifically movies for a living, and more and more, that is synonymous with covering superhero movies,” Zakarin, a reporter at _The Wrap_, tells TIME in an email. “And I love some of them! But it baffles me why women can lead every other kind of film (and make a ton of money for studios doing it!), but there’s such reluctance to do that with superhero films. Why is that? There have been a few in the past that underperformed, but we’re in an era where people take these movies seriously, and with the right filmmakers, there’s no reason why they couldn’t be hits.” While some trolling YouTube commenters are displeased with the idea of a female hero — the creators have been erasing comments exalting constructive criticism like, “wtf is her superpower supposed to be? menstrual bleeding?” — moviegoers are making it clear that they’re ready for a woman to headline a superhero flick. A [recent analysis by Vocativ](http://time.com/2811177/maleficent-female-summer-blockbusters/) found that movies with strong female leads who have dialogue revolving around more than just dudes make more money than the competition. Comic book films with women in the ensemble (as heroes rather than damsels in distress) have also been [performing well.](http://time.com/3079882/a-female-superhero-movie-is-finally-coming/) _X-Men: Days of Future Past_ earned more than _The Amazing Spider-Man 2_, and _Guardians of the Galaxy_ boasted the biggest August opening weekend of all time — oh, and 40% of the audience was female. With the president of [Marvel Studios giving an interview this month](http://time.com/3075927/marvel-kevin-feige-guardians-of-the-galaxy-black-widow/) that he hopes a female superhero movie will happen “sooner rather than later” followed by [Sony’s pledge to create a female-centered movie](http://time.com/3079882/a-female-superhero-movie-is-finally-coming/) set in the Spider-Man universe, things are starting to look up. Who knows, maybe as the [web series continues](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAPLv1mUHZ%5FnUhd6rMr7Iw), Angelfire will get her big Hollywood break, too. ## Transcript [00:00] Time [00:09] to break down barriers. I don't have time for this. fine. [00:09] Angelfire. Huh? You're cute when you're angry. Oh. [00:10] [ MUSIC ] A [00:38] lady superhero. [ INAUDIBLE ] Yep. With her own [00:42] movie? Yes. Hm. I like [00:47] it. Hell we've been looking for a vehicle for Captain [00:51] Fantastical. So we can bring him in, make him the [00:54] co- lead and then when she gets shot in the final [00:57] battle, he can swoop in. Save her and her unborn [01:01] child, right it's perfect and then we can churn out [01:05] sequels for the next few years. While of course [01:08] respecting the cannon and the source material and [01:11] well whatever. This is the opposite of what I'm saying. [01:15] No male superheros in this one. There are enough of [01:19] those. Totally. Okay, I am a feminist. I participated in [01:24] two Women in Hollywood panels last year. So [01:27] empowering. No guy superheros. How about, it's a [01:29] dystopian world. And there's a [01:35] hot zombie guy. Or an alien. Yeah, or an alien. I'm [01:39] flexible, right. And this guy ends up being the love [01:43] interest. I like where this is going. So we got this hot, [01:47] zombie, alien guy, right, and maybe he can be a [01:50] shapeshifter too. All right, is that, is that still hot right [01:53] now? Yes. Yes, that is still hot right now. All right. [01:57] So we have him. And then he's the one who saves the [01:59] day in the end. Right? I love it. He [02:04] sacrifices himself for love, only to come [02:08] back in the sequel. Are [02:12] there any other executives I could maybe talk to? [02:15] You're my second favorite super hero. [ LAUGH ] Oh [02:15] , well thank you. Miley is my first one. How can I [02:19] compete with her? Can I have [02:27] a selfie? Sure. Thanks. [02:33] OK, wait don't tag me in that. I only have [02:38] a syndicate of evil villains trying to find and kill. Cool [02:39] name. There's Spiderman, Superman, Batman, [02:40] Ironman. You notice a trend? [02:45] Oh yeah, huge in the Chinese market. They're all [02:49] classic male heroes. We have a real opportunity here [02:53] to inspire a generation of girls. Give them a real super [02:56] hero. Somebody they can look up to. Alright, [02:58] sweetheart. Here's the thing. The Chinese girl market? [03:02] It's about 14 years away according to our analysts. At [03:05] best. It might be even longer than that. If that slampy, [03:08] Jennifer Lawrence doesn't take a note and start making [03:12] the movies we want her too. [ LAUGH ] But it's an [03:14] amazing story. You know, normal woman acquires [03:17] special powers from a nuclear reactor meltdown, and [03:20] uses them to fight evil across the world. I loved it [03:24] myself. Okay. That, that's gonna be a problem. China [03:28] National Nuclear, they sponsor all of our movies. [03:32] Everything we own. It, that, we, that won't work. That [03:37] said, does the nuclear meltdown have to be a bad [03:41] thing. Toots, [03:53] I'm all about the bottom line, okay? But like I'm saying, [03:56] if there's a movie with two women who are speaking [03:59] about something other than a man. Those films make [04:01] more money. Wait, wait I just got something. Okay. [04:01] Okay, picture the tagline " Justice [04:10] is a Peach ". Maybe a [ UNKNOWN ] ****. I don't think. [04:14] But who could play her? Well, [04:18] well I was thinking that, That I Need someone with a [04:21] big, you know, Hey, are you a movie producer? Cause [04:24] I've got an idea for a movie. Shoot. OK. So, it's about [04:25] aliens, but they disguise themselves as dogs. My [04:26] brother says we could get like six [04:36] movies out of this, easy. Sold. Welcome to Hollywood, [04:40] my friend. I knew it was a great idea. [04:44] I've got to deliver this pizza but I'll be right back, OK? [04:46] Suck it, Kevin. What? Oh hey how'd you like to play an [04:49] alien sexy lady friend? I am an actual superhero. Okay, [04:53] let's give this a shot. 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