Sarah Michelle Gellarwas a female superhero onBuffy, The Vampire Slayerfor seven seasons.
The actor is now calling out social media trolls that are sometimes not accepting of female-led projects likeCaptainMarvelorMs.
Marveldespite women proving they can thrive in the genre.
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Genre is where women can really succeed and hold an audience, she toldThe Guardian.
Every time a Marvel movie tries to do a female cast, it just gets torn apart …
Unfortunately, audiences werent as accepting.
Theres still this mentality of the male superhero, this very backwards way of thinking.
When I grew up, people screamed on sets: actors, directors, everybody.
It doesnt happen anymore.
If someone comes out on set screaming, its like: Peace out!
No one needs to be treated like that weve established that.'
Somebody that was there to listen.
