Catherine Hardwicke has slammed studio bosses behind acclaimed boxing film The Fighter, insisting they refused her an interview because she's a woman.
Hardwicke was in control of the hugely successful first instalment of the vampire series and helmed the highly-anticipated big screen retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale.
But Hardwicke insists that despite her successes behind the camera, sexism in Hollywood still stops her getting jobs - explaining how chiefs behind Mark Wahlberg's Oscar-nominated film only had male directors on their shortlist.
She tells TheWrap.com, "I couldn't get an interview even though my last movie made $400 million. I was told it had to be directed by a man - am I crazy?
"It's about action, it's about boxing, so a man has to direct it... But they'll let a man direct Sex in the City or any girly movie you've ever heard of."
Hardwicke is back in the director's chair later this year with Red Riding Hood, which sees Amanda Seyfried in the lead role.
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