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Women's Day 2022: Thor, Turning Red, Marry Me, Scream & Other Female-Led Hollywood Films Of 2022
The big-screen often celebrates womanhood with a strong career, woman characters, bold and confident leads, action heroines and at times, even smart nerds. However, 2022 is seemingly exploring all aspects with female-led
The big-screen often celebrates womanhood with a strong career, woman characters, bold and confident leads, action heroines and at times, even smart nerds. However, 2022 is seemingly exploring all aspects with female-led movies releasing on OTT and in theatres.
On the occasion of International Women's Day recognised by UNESCO on March 8, here are some of this year's anticipated female-led Hollywood releases.
The
Weekend
Away
Kim
Farrant's
recent
film
The
Weekend
Away
is
a
thriller
adaptation
of
Sarah
Alderson's
book
of
the
same
title.
The
film
set
in
Croatia
follows
a
woman
named
Beth
(Leighton
Meester),
who
goes
for
a
weekend
getaway
with
her
best
friend
Kate
(Christina
Wolfe).
However,
after
Kate
is
murdered,
Beth
is
forced
to
figure
out
what
happened
to
her
alone
while
forces
are
against
her
discovering
the
truth.
The
film
is
currently
streaming
on
Netflix.
Scream
5
Led
by
stars
Neve
Campbell
and
Courteney
Cox,
Scream
5
returned
with
its
core
cast
of
the
original
Scream,
that
was
released
in
1996.
The
fifth
film
of
the
slasher
horror
franchise,
directed
by
Matt
Bettinelli-Olpin
and
Tyler
Gillet
follows
Neve
as
she
returns
to
her
hometown
to
try
to
find
out
who
has
been
committing
a
series
of
vicious
crimes.
The
film
was
released
in
theatres
earlier
this
year,
but
the
makers
are
yet
to
announce
its
OTT
release.
Turning
Red
This
coming
of
age
story
follows
young
Mei
Lee,
who
is
torn
between
being
her
mother's
obedient
daughter
and
the
chaos
of
her
youth.
What
makes
every
day
worse
for
Mei
is
the
special
ability
in
her
family
turns
her
into
a
red
panda
when
she
gets
too
excited.
The
film
is
set
to
release
on
Disney+
Hotstar
on
March
11,
2022.
Kimi
Zoë
Kravitz's
thriller
Kimi
is
directed
by
Steven
Soderbergh.
The
film
streaming
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
follows
an
agoraphobic
tech
worker
(played
by
Zoë)
discovering
evidence
of
a
violent
crime
while
reviewing
a
data
stream.
When
she
decides
to
report
the
crime,
she
is
met
with
resistance
and
bureaucracy
and
ends
up
having
to
confront
her
greatest
fear
by
venturing
out
of
her
apartment,
and
into
the
city
streets
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Marry
Me
Netflix's
2022
rom-com
Marry
Me
gives
a
twist
to
2000s
romantic
movies
with
famous
male
leads
falling
for
adorable
female
love
interests.
Starring
Jennifer
Lopez
and
Owen
Wilson,
Marry
me
follows
music
superstars
Kat
Valdez
and
Bastian
who
are
set
to
get
married
before
a
global
audience
of
fans.
However,
minutes
before
the
wedding,
Kat
learns
that
Bastian
has
been
unfaithful.
While
on
stage,
she
instead
decides
to
marry
Charlie,
a
stranger
in
the
crowd.
Thor:
Love
And
Thunder
It's
about
time
we
accepted
that
the
upcoming
Thor
will
be
a
female-led
MCU
film.
Taika
Waititi's
directorial
venture
will
follow
Natalie
Portman's
Jane
as
she
claims
the
title
of
Female
Thor
and
is
deemed
worthy
of
Thor's
powers.
Apart
from
her,
another
inspiring
character
is
Valkyrie
played
by
Tessa
Thompson,
who
will
be
seen
taking
over
as
ruler
to
the
Asgardians
on
earth.
The
film
is
set
to
release
on
July
8,
2022.
