Misha Green: Bringing the Next Generation a New Reality

<![CDATA[<p style="text-align:auto"></p><figure><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84c03e_e7174d9a1a864715987832b5248ef67c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1480,h_1759,al_c,q_80/file.png" width="1480" height="1759" title="Image"></figure><p style="text-align:center">Photo – Getty Images</p><p style="text-align:center"></p><p style="text-align:left">Let’s go back to 2001, Simon West, a middle-aged white man, directed the film “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.”</p><p style="text-align:auto">nThen, in 2018 another version of “Tomb Raider” had been released, directed by Roar Uthaug, another middle-aged white man.</p><p style="text-align:auto">nFast forward to 2021, after it has just been announced that Misha Green has been chosen to not only direct but write the sequel to “Tomb Raider.” </p><p style="text-align:auto">nOn Jan. 25, <em>Deadline </em>reported the “Lovecraft Country” showrunner has taken on this new project.</p><p style="text-align:auto"></p><p style="text-align:auto">As the world knows, the massive success that “Lovecraft Country” had with a grade of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes and 7.1/10 on IMDb Misha Green is definitely the right person to have tell a story.</p><p style="text-align:auto">nNot only does this announcement bring joy because the public knows this film is in great hands, but it is important because it gives the next generation one thing: a new reality. Young Black women who aspire to be in Misha Green's position, have confirmation that their efforts are not in vain. </p><p style="text-align:auto">nUnfortunately, according to Vanity Fair “Only 4.3 percent of all directors across the 1,200 top grossing films were female, a ratio of 22 males to every one female.”</p><p style="text-align:auto">nMisha Green, among other Black women in the film industry like Ava Duvernay, Nia DaCosta, and more show young Black women that these opportunities are tangible, despite the numbers.</p><p style="text-align:auto">n</p><p style="text-align:left"></p><p style="text-align:left">References:</p><p style="text-align:auto">n<a href="https://deadline.com/2021/01/tomb-raider-lovecraft-country-misha-green-write-direct-alicia-vikander-lara-croft-mgm-1234680071/" target="_blank"><strong>MGM Sets 'Lovecraft Country's Misha Green To Write/Direct Next 'Tomb Raider' With Alicia Vikander…</strong></a><a href="https://deadline.com/2021/01/tomb-raider-lovecraft-country-misha-green-write-direct-alicia-vikander-lara-croft-mgm-1234680071/" target="_blank"><em>EXCLUSIVE: MGM has set Misha Green to write and make her feature directorial debut on the next Tomb Raider, which has…</em></a><a href="https://deadline.com/2021/01/tomb-raider-lovecraft-country-misha-green-write-direct-alicia-vikander-lara-croft-mgm-1234680071/" target="_blank">deadline.com</a></p><p style="text-align:left"><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/hollywood-diversity-study-black-directors-women-directors" target="_blank"><strong>New Studies Say 2018 Was a Boost for Black Male Directors, But Not Women</strong></a><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/hollywood-diversity-study-black-directors-women-directors" target="_blank"><em>The U.S.C. study went a step further and, for the first time, examined producers and below-the-line crew positions…</em></a><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/hollywood-diversity-study-black-directors-women-directors" target="_blank">www.vanityfair.com</a></p>]]>