MovieChat Forums > Spider-Man 3 (2007) Discussion > Should an actress only agree to do a sup...

Should an actress only agree to do a superhero film sequel on the condition that she isn't in peril again?


Kirsten Dunst certainly thought so:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj1gq5VZDBI#t=02m48s

https://www.quora.com/Should-an-actress-only-agree-to-do-a-superhero-film-sequel-on-the-condition-that-she-isnt-in-peril-again

reply

There has to be some peril, or there isn't really a superhero movie. If nobody got in any peril, we'd just have Peter Parker going about his life, never becoming Spiderman. What a great movie that'd be. Spiderman 3; Peter Parker goes to work, comes home, does laundry, goes and watches a baseball match with the guys. See the gripping conclusion, as he wakes up the next morning and has a shave....

In this particular superhero franchise, the main character is male and has a girlfriend. The friends and family of the superhero are always going to get into danger regularly and require savings. That's kind of the nature of the superhero genre.

That's not to say all the women in these movies have to scream and be all "Help me, help me. Where's my man?" You can write strong female side-characters. Also, you can also make cool movies with the female super heroes. (See Wonder Woman.)

But to suggest that they shouldn't be in any peril in a superhero movie seems a bit daft. That's a bit like asking should women never be killed in the murder mystery genre?

reply