With three features under her belt and two on the way, Elizabeth Banks recently opened up about the misogyny she’s faced as a woman director.
The 4x Emmy nominee opened up about being told she “can’t direct men,” despite having worked with the late Ray Liotta on the 2023 dark comedy horror Cocaine Bear, which she used as an example.
“I was literally told because I direct films that, ‘You can’t direct men. They won’t follow you,’” said Banks on The Kelly Clarkson Show. “And then I directed Ray Liotta, who played Henry Hill in Goodfellas, and I think I nailed it. Check the list off. It’s all good.”
Banks added, “Despite me knowing that I’m in a great club, it’s a really small club, and it needs more representation. We need more storytellers from different perspectives, angles. And we need more audiences to watch. … I’m
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