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Ike Perlmutter
May. 27th, 2015 01:13 amDid you ever wonder why we can't have a Black Widow film?
Why was the Black Cat film was scrapped before the Marvel deal?
Why can't we get a female led film before 2018?
The answer is Ike Perlmutter, CEO of Marvel. I know a lot of people are upset about the Sony hack but thank God it happened or this would have never been exposed.
On August 4, 2014, most media outlets were reporting that Sony was planning a Black Cat film so Perlmutter called Sony and followed up with this email, archived on Wikileaks and discovered by ONTD:
"From: "IP"
To: "Lynton, Michael"
Subject: Female Movies
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 05:32:50 -0400
Michael,
As we discussed on the phone, below are just a few examples. There are more.
Thanks,
Ike
1. Electra (Marvel) – Very bad idea and the end result was very, very bad. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=elektra.htm
2. Catwoman (WB/DC) - Catwoman was one of the most important female character within the Batmanfranchise. This film
was a disaster. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=catwoman.htm
3. Supergirl – (DC) Supergirl was one of the most important female super hero in Superman franchise. This Movie
came out in 1984 and did $14 million total domestic with opening weekend of $5.5 million. Again, another disaster.
Best,
Ike"
What an asshole! And with that, Black Cat was killed.
Why was the Black Cat film was scrapped before the Marvel deal?
Why can't we get a female led film before 2018?
The answer is Ike Perlmutter, CEO of Marvel. I know a lot of people are upset about the Sony hack but thank God it happened or this would have never been exposed.
On August 4, 2014, most media outlets were reporting that Sony was planning a Black Cat film so Perlmutter called Sony and followed up with this email, archived on Wikileaks and discovered by ONTD:
"From: "IP"
To: "Lynton, Michael"
Subject: Female Movies
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 05:32:50 -0400
Michael,
As we discussed on the phone, below are just a few examples. There are more.
Thanks,
Ike
1. Electra (Marvel) – Very bad idea and the end result was very, very bad. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=elektra.htm
2. Catwoman (WB/DC) - Catwoman was one of the most important female character within the Batmanfranchise. This film
was a disaster. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=catwoman.htm
3. Supergirl – (DC) Supergirl was one of the most important female super hero in Superman franchise. This Movie
came out in 1984 and did $14 million total domestic with opening weekend of $5.5 million. Again, another disaster.
Best,
Ike"
What an asshole! And with that, Black Cat was killed.
