Say What? People Watch Funny Women, Too?

The great blog "Go Into the Script" posted a link to this Salon interview with movie producer Lynda Obst about female-driven comedies and how "Bridesmaids" has given her hope that Hollywood will finally acknowledged what we all know is true: that a great, female-driven movie will do not only well, but outstanding at the box office. Towards the end of the interview, she also talks about how many new female comedies and projects are being pitched and developed in television now, which is great. Of course, she glosses over the fact that most writers in television are male, but that's ok, we'll forgive her. She probably didn't want to get bogged down in the sad realities when her exciting predictions for the future are so optimistic.

GITS's favorite quote was, "Every time a woman's movie does well, it's a brand-new fact." The article cited a number of other female-driven movies that did great recently, including "Sex and the City" "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and "The Devil Wears Prada" and how Hollywood ignored them, deciding that they were flukes. 'Bridesmaids' however, may have changed that idea, and if that means Hollywood's buying more scripts by women, then that's great. Now as long as they do well at the box office, too, then maybe these 'flukes' will become the new norm.

This would be great for me, because I've got plenty of hilarious female-driven comedies to sell. Hear that, famous producers? Call me!