Elizabeth is no stranger to successful franchises: After taking over directorial duties for the Pitch Perfect series, she was also handed the reins for the Charlie's Angels film reboot.
There were a lot of theories as to why the film didn't do well — some chalked it up to an ineffective marketing campaign, others to a tepid reception. Elizabeth made headlines after theorizing there was something else at play entirely.
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While speaking with the Herald Sun, Elizabeth said, "Look, people have to buy tickets to this movie, too. This movie has to make money. If this movie doesn’t make money, it reinforces a stereotype in Hollywood that men don’t go see women do action movies."
She continued, "They’ll go and see a comic book movie with Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel because that’s a male genre."
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Elizabeth has a slew of other projects she's either acting in or directing. She's the director of the upcoming film Cocaine Bear, which stars Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, and Margot Martindale. She also stars in Call Jane, which premiered in October of 2022.