But the landscape of entertainment is shifting. Dramatically.
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Consider the career renaissance of Michelle Yeoh. For decades a staple of action cinema, her Oscar-winning turn in Everything Everywhere All At Once was a watershed moment. It was a film that refused to look away from the face of an aging woman, yet it placed her at the center of a multiverse, fighting for her family and her own identity. It acknowledged the regret and weariness of age while celebrating the physical and emotional resilience of a mature woman. But the landscape of entertainment is shifting
To understand how far we have come, we must look at the "black hole" of the past. In 1939, when Norma Shearer was 39, she was considered too old to play Scarlett O’Hara (the role went to 26-year-old Vivien Leigh). By the 1990s, the statistics were abysmal. A San Diego State University study found that in the top 100 grossing films, only 20% of characters in their 40s were women; by the 50s and beyond, that number plummeted to less than 10%. Consider the career renaissance of Michelle Yeoh
The rise of female directors and producers over 40 (Greta Gerwig, Ava DuVernay, Nancy Meyers) created a pipeline for roles that didn't exist before. When women run the set, they cast women with lines on their faces.
