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Marvel's Next Films Will Bring Diversity, Onscreen and Off

Associated Press

   LOS ANGELES - Marvel's push for more women and people of color in its
   immensely popular film franchise is extending to behind the camera as
   it launches its next round of films after the massive success of
   "Avengers: Endgame." Of the five films the superhero studio announced
   at Comic-Con on Saturday, only one is set to be directed by a white
   man.

   "It's about fresh voices and new voices and great filmmakers who can
   continue to steer the (Marvel Cinematic Universe) into new places,"
   Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said in an interview after the
   studio's explosive Hall H panel. "And I am as proud of that lineup of
   directors as you saw today as any."

   In addition to a slew of women and people of color at the helm of the
   upcoming Marvel films, the weekend's announcements promised more
   diversity on screen.

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