Roles are being changed for women

Both television and film are embracing the gender swaps of certain comic book characters by taking formerly male characters from the page and making them into female characters for the screen. In Jessica Jones, it’s Carrie-Anne Moss as Jeri Hogarth, a male lawyer in the comic books but flipped to a female for the Netflix show. Also groundbreaking is that Hogarth is a lesbian, a first for the Marvel universe. Following her will be Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One in Doctor Strange. Little is known for now what kind of further spins will be put on these characters but starting with their gender is a pretty big step. By opening up the availability of these key roles to women shows a strong shift in the comic book movie genre to be inclusive, diverse, and intriguing. They will keep us guessing with each movie they make.