Hollywood action has always been about big thrills and larger-than-life heroes but lately, women are stealing the spotlight.

Action movies test their protagonists both physically and mentally, and there are just as many great action movies with female leads as there are with male leads. One of the long-standing perceptions ...

Directing action can seem like a man’s game. That’s in part because for years female directors struggled to get any opportunities, much less genre opportunities. We still talk about Ida Lupino because ...

Actress Charlize Theron criticized the film industry for being reluctant to support female-led action films, in a new interview with The New York Times. Theron and fellow actress Uma Thurman spoke to ...

With the release of The Old Guard 2 on Netflix ahead of the holiday weekend, star Charlize Theron is reflecting on the state of female-led action movies in Hollywood and why she is no longer doing as ...