User blog:BIONICLEToa/Why can't Marvel have a main female role in their films?

Something recently occurred to me today... I need to be a little more active on this wiki. So, to start up a little more activity, I wanted to make a point to Marvel: Why have we not seen a main female villain in a Marvel film yet?

There are plenty of female Marvel Villains to go around. Some have even had large roles in the lives of male super heroes, like Iron Man and Spider-Man. Just look at Madame Masque, Black Cat, Crimson Cowl, ect. I think that we need, at the least, one main villain for a Marvel movie.

Let's not forget about a movie for a Super HEROINE. So far, all the movies have been about rather the male super heroes or the super hero groups (Avengers, X-Men), which involve having major female roles and whatnot. But even DC comics has not made a live-action movie for a super heroine (which is kinda shocking, because they own the most famous super-heroine of all time, Wonder-Woman).

If you look at it, some of the Marvel heroines get their own comics (such as Black Widow) in the comic stores. But I never understood why they could not make a single movie all about a female character. In fact, you don't see many shows about the heroines either. The only one I can recall is the 1970's Spider-Woman TV show (which was totally different take on who Spider-Woman was), that I never even heard of until I saw it on YouTube. But my question is: If you can make a good comic about a heroine, why can't you make a good movie about one?

This is the question I was thinking about. The only Marvel super-heroines I've seen on the big screen are Sif and Black Widow (not to mention Sif appearing in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), but they were not the main character, but rather a major character.

I also have noticed about there not being a single Marvel live-action film where there was a female villain. DC was brave enough to do something like this (however, some believe Batman & Robin was a terrible film) and have had their female villains in some of their recent films. Why can't Marvel do the same? Are they afraid that a female villain might cause a movie to be terrible? I feel as if they should not be afraid to do this. I have friends who like the female Marvel villains, and would not mind them to be in a film. Why can't we have at least ONE movie with a main female villain or heroine?

I would be happy to see a movie all about a Super-Heroine or have a movie with a main Super Villianess. I'd love to see a Iron Man villain with Madame Masque as the villain, or a movie all about the She-Hulk (one of my favorite Marvel Heroines) that explains her origin and has a story with her (plus, you can add plenty of comedy in her movies. She is a comical character).

I conclude with saying that I think Marvel should take a shot at it and, at the least, have a Villainess in a Marvel film. Not to say I'm unhappy with the way the movies are going (I liked all of them so far) but I just wish they could have a little more female characters. We've already seen some of the fan favorites in the films (especially with the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Captain America: The Winter Soilder), now I think they should introduce a movie about a Super-heroine or have a movie with a villainess.