Disney had fired the filmmaker in July after offensive jokes he wrote on Twitter several years ago resurfaced. The dismissal prompted an outcry from the film franchise’s cast and fans. Source: NYT > Business – BROOKS BARNES
in her words: Trolls Tried to Sink ‘Captain Marvel.’ She Triumphed.
Those who targeted the new superhero film were, in part, incited by comments made by its star, Brie Larson, who called it a “big feminist movie.” Source: NYT > Business – MAYA SALAM