Behind the scenes Quote by Nina Jacobson

There is a real problem with the lack of diversity, specifically in genre films and the superheroes our kids grow up watching and emulating,…

— Djimon Hounsou

Famously, DC has been pretty great showing gay women, with characters like Batwoman, but has shown fewer prominent men on the sexuality spectrum outside…

— Gail Simone

I think when you look at the diversity of the readership, all the different people who love comics, I want comics to reflect the…

— Marjorie Liu

I think the world has a place for gay superheroes, certainly.

— Stan Lee

The makers always wanted the movie to be diverse because 'Deadpool' takes place in the 'X-Men' universe. The mutants are kind of outcast, the…

— Karan Soni

I think it's important to have diversity in comics for a thousand reasons. It's not just some airy conceptual thing: it's important to reflect…

— Gail Simone

These superhero movies are starting to give more love to not only black characters but also to more female characters, which is necessary because…

— Aldis Hodge

Usually superheroes with all their powers and action-driven narratives are supposed to appeal to boys and men more than women; and as an extension…

— Kanika Dhillon

The lack of diversity, specifically in genre films and the superheroes our kids grow up watching and emulating, they can't really identify with. When…

— Djimon Hounsou

I think the superhero platform gives the female character, you know, a relate-ability for the male audience as well. So, I think that's why…

— Margot Robbie

I think, almost, the film industry thinks that by making gay characters super masculine, it's an attempt at saying being gay is OK if…

— Josie Totah

When I was growing up, all these superheroes were white. On some level, you put that out of your mind... but as you get…

— Joe Morton