The Harley Quinn character is a major fan-favorite and she’s headed back to the big screen in a live-action film, too. DC Universe is also ramping up a new animated series called Harley Quinn that will star Kaley Cuoco ( Big Bang Theory) and premiere late next year. Brad Triffitt/DCĪ new live-action series called Stargirl with Brec Bassinger in the title role will premiere next fall on DC Universe, the subscription streaming site from Warner Bros Digital Networks. If all goes as expected, next year Batwoman will be the first openly gay or lesbian title character in any DC or Marvel screen adaptation. On December 9, Orange is the New Black actress Ruby Rose will introduce the character Batwoman on the CW series The Flash with an eye toward a stand-alone series of her own. The wave of female heroes extends to television and Hollywood’s new high-profile streaming site launches as well. ![]() The result: More than a dozen female superhero film projects are in the pipeline from Sony, Fox, Disney’s Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. ![]() But the success of Wonder Woman has been a lighting-rod moment for a female “super-empowerment” craze. It’s been energized further by the #MeToo movement and representational politics of the moment as well as the changing demographics of the Comic-Con fan world. Skeptics would point to the all-female revamp of Ghostbusters as a reminder that gender stunts with genre properties can fall flat. Sony Builds Out Spider-Man Universe With A Spider-Women Film
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