Charlize Theron has weighed into the female-driven movie debate, saying that audiences are partly to blame because nobody goes to see these types of movies.
Charlize Theron
The Oscar winner earned critical acclaim in 2015 for her central performance in Mad Max: Fury Road, as Furiosa was one of the best female characters of last year.
And while there is a call for more female-driven movies to be made, Theron says that there has to be a demand for them from audiences.
Speaking to the London Evening Standard, Theron said: "You know, people say, 'What's wrong with Hollywood? I want to make female-driven movies...' That's not where the problem lies; it lies with us in society.
"When we make these movies, nobody goes to see them; so it's a social issue, really, more than it's a Hollywood issue. It is a business at the end of the day, and they make movies they find there's an audience for."
The actress continued: "I think there is an element when you make a film that's like holding up a mirror to society and I think good film-making is when you do hold a mirror up truthfully, and you don't angle it. I think women are starting to be represented that way, and I think people are responding to it. It's fun to watch women do that stuff."
2015 was a terrific year for female-driven movies with Mad Max: Fury Road, Cinderella, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, Sicario, Suffragette, Carol, and Inside Out all enjoying box office and critical success.
And Theron will be taking on another strong female role later this year as she reprises the character of Ravenna in The Huntsman Winter's War. Theron first played this character back in Snow White and the Huntsman and this new film will see her reunite with Chris Hemsworth. Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain are some of the new faces on the cast list.
Theron has also completed work on The Last Face and lent her voice to Kubo and the Two Strings. The actress has also been linked to a major role in Fast & Furious 8, something that is yet to be confirmed.
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