In a recent interview with The New York Times, writer and director Elizabeth Banks said she was disappointed that her 2019 film "Charlie's Angels" was primarily marketed toward women — asserting that her true goal with the film was simply to create a prolific action movie. "There was a story around 'Charlie's Angels' that I was creating some feminist manifesto," Banks explained, "I wish that the movie had not been presented as just for girls because I didn't make it just for girls. There was a disconnect on the marketing side of it for me."
Banks also claimed that the only reason she was even allowed to create an action movie was because it centered around women, which she believes is simply a result of the current attitude in Hollywood towards female directors in general. With all that being said, the "Press Your Luck" host clarified that she was still immensely proud of the film.
