Overview
- Elizabeth Banks said on The Kelly Clarkson Show that she was told men would not follow her direction, then pointed to working with Ray Liotta on Cocaine Bear as proof she could.
- Her directing credits include Pitch Perfect 2, Charlie’s Angels, and Cocaine Bear, with reported worldwide grosses of about $287 million, $73 million, and $90 million respectively.
- She was promoting her new series The Miniature Wife, which uses a comic premise to explore how people can feel reduced in relationships or at work, with Matthew Macfadyen co-starring.
- Banks said media coverage framed Charlie’s Angels as a feminist statement, which she believes narrowed how the movie and her work were perceived.
- She called for more women behind the camera and more varied storytellers, urging audiences to support projects that broaden who gets to direct and whose stories get told.