It seems like Marvel and DC directors are blurring the competition lines to stand by each other when they need support. A recent example was when Zack Snyder opened up about his unfortunate family incident and Marvel celebrities rushed to his support, assuring him he is not alone.
Now, as Wonder Woman is nearing release, the film is getting support from Ant-Man director Peyton Reed. The Gal Gadot starrer drew bad publicity after Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas decided to host an all-women audience for the Wonder Woman screening. The decision did not go down well with a huge chunk of male audience.
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Wonder Woman is slated to release in less than a week. And the makers are hosting a variety of special premieres in different locations. The cast of the DCEU movie landed in New York last week and was seen at the LA premiere recently.
To celebrate the second superhero movie directed by a woman, the Cinema chain announced Wonder Woman screening for an all-ladies audience in Austin. This decision drew unnecessary outrage from men asking the theatre chain why it was being sexist and not hosting an all-male screening of any film.
Comicbook.com reported that the theatre chain responded to the criticism on Twitter stating, "We've never done showings where you had to be a man to get in, but we *did* show the Entourage movie a few years ago" and "thanks for the money!" Ouch!
Now, it seems like Marvel director Reed joined in the outrage and posted a humorous tweet taking a dig at the whole fury by saying, "Just wait until I announce the insect-only screenings of ANT-MAN AND THE WASP."
Just wait until I announce the insect-only screenings of ANT-MAN AND THE WASP. https://t.co/DPLuRWemYt
— Peyton Reed (@MrPeytonReed) May 27, 2017
The director not only sarcastically shut down backlash, he also smartly but subtly promoted his upcoming superhero movie, Ant-Man and the Wasp scheduled to release in July next year.
Coming to the Wonder Woman all women screening, the special screening will take place on June 2. The initial plan was to do the special screening in Austin but following the outrage, the cinema house has decided to expand the horizon and host special screenings across the country, Washington Post reported.
