Elizabeth Banks Was Interested In Directing ‘thor: Ragnarok’ But ‘no One Called Me’ Back

Wilson Chapman, IndieWire
Wed, 02/08/2023 - 10:31am

The Marvel Cinematic Universe did not release a film from a female director until 2019, when Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s “Captain Marvel” first hit theaters. But in an alternate corner of the multiverse, the first female-helmed film from Marvel Studios may have come two years earlier, had Elizabeth Banks wound up directing Chris Hemsworth in 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok.” Banks, whose third directorial effort “Cocaine Bear” releases later this month, revealed that she was “really interested” in directing the superhero flick in a new cover story with Variety.

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Elizabeth Banks Was Interested In Directing ‘thor: Ragnarok’ But ‘no One Called Me’ Back

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