JOSS WHEDON HAS A WITTY RESPONSE TO CRITICS OF THE ‘WONDER WOMAN’
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s announcement that it would be hosting a women-only screening of Patty Jenkin’s Wonder Womanprompted a massive backlash from a portion of male fans, but acclaimed director and certified geek Joss Whedon has now had his say on the matter. Whedon, who’s best known as the creator of the popular TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as his more recent work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was recently confirmed to be taking over as the director ofJustice League, after Zack Snyder announced his departure from the project due to the death of his daughter.
With the 52-year-old director now an official member of the DC Extended Universe family, Whedon took to Twitter to defend the women-only screenings of Wonder Woman.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema first announced the “all-female screening” on their official website and stated that it was their way of celebrating Wonder Woman‘s debut on the big screen. Not only did the Austin-based cinema insist on a women-only screening, but it also further declared that only female staff members would be present for the occasion.
“Apologies, gentlemen, but we’re embracing our girl power and saying ‘No Guys Allowed’ for one special night at the Alamo Ritz. And when we say ‘People Who Identify As Women Only,’ we mean it. Everyone working at this screening — venue staff, projectionist, and culinary team — will be female.”
Consequently, a number of outraged men took to the cinema’s Facebook page to voice their frustrations and publicly criticized the decision to host an all-female screening of Wonder Woman. Many of these men claimed that the cinema’s decision to host such a screening had nothing to do with feminism or equality, and even labeled it as sexist. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, however, reiterated their intentions of simply wanting to celebrate the iconic character of Wonder Woman.
In response to this criticism, Whedon posted a message to his Twitter account, in which he addressed all those who complained about the women-only screenings and jokingly added that an all-male screening had already taken place.
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