The list of male superheroes starring in their own big-screen escapades is bigger than Tony Stark’s ego, and the billions of dollars these films have generated rival the fortunes of the well-off tinkerer. However, in spite of Hollywood’s continued fascination with supermen, a new surge of female power could finally electrify the genre and more closely resemble the audiences of comic book adaptations. That’s the apparent takeaway from Marvel Studios’ latest release, “Ant-Man.” Thefilm concludes with – spoiler alert – Evangeline Lilly’s character, Hope Van Dyne, being bestowed with her late mother’s prototype superhero suit and alter-ego. When she spots the ensemble, she satisfyingly informs her inventor father, “It’s about damn time.” It likely is, considering 42 percent of “Ant-Man” ticket buyers on opening weekend were women.

Read More at www.independent.com.mt