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Last year, emails leaked from a breach of the computers at Sony Pictures聽revealed plans for several potential films, including a inexplicable 鈥�21 Jump Street鈥� and "Men in Black" crossover, "Ghostbusters 4,鈥� and a 鈥淪piderman鈥� re-reboot.

Now, following the recent from the Sony Hack on WikiLeaks, fans have a better idea of the types of movies that聽飞辞苍鈥檛 be happening.

Among the documents was an email exchange between Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter and Sony CEO Michael Lynton in the summer of 2014 with the subject line 鈥淔emale Movie,鈥� Perlmutter says:

Michael,

As we discussed on the phone, below are just a few examples. There are more.

Thanks,

Ike

1. Electra (Marvel) 鈥� Very bad idea and the end result was very, very bad.

2. Catwoman (WB/DC) 鈥� Catwoman was one of the most important female character within the Batmanfranchise. This film was a disaster.

3. Supergirl 鈥� (DC) Supergirl was one of the most important female super hero in Superman franchise. This Movie came out in 1984 and did $14 million total domestic with opening weekend of $5.5 million. Again, another disaster.

Best,
Ike

The seeming reluctance to invest in female-led superhero films has who, in the wake of the release of 鈥淭he Avengers: Age of Ultron,鈥� are clamoring for Black Widow, the sole female Avenger, to get her own movie.

Indiewire's Women and Hollywood blog pointed out that the three movies Perlmutter cites all came out over 10 years ago, at a time before聽 as they are today. Additionally, none of these movies was critically acclaimed, indicating that perhaps their low box-office returns were a result of poor reviews.

To contrast Perlmutter鈥檚 list, Think Progress compiled a list of male-led superhero films beginning in 1984 that did not succeed at the box office, and noted the many female lead action movie franchises, including .

Several people associated with Marvel franchises have criticized the studio for its treatment of female characters in the past.

Scarlett Johansson has portrayed superhero Black Widow four times, in 鈥淭he Avengers,鈥� 鈥淭he Avengers: Age of Ultron,鈥� 鈥淚ron Man 2,鈥� and 鈥淐aptain America: The Winter Soldier,鈥� and fans have been calling for her to have her own movie for some time now. As the host of SNL last week, Johansson mocked Marvel鈥檚 understanding of women in a fake trailer for a Black Widow romantic comedy. Actor Mark Ruffalo, who plays the Hulk, asked Marvel for for his daughters and nieces.

鈥淎vengers: Age of Ultron鈥� director Joss Whedon bemoaned 鈥渋ntractable sexism, and old-fashioned, quiet misogyny鈥� that keeps women out of leading roles.

"Marvel is in a position of making a statement simply by making [a female-led] movie, which I think would be a good thing to do," . "But it has to be a good movie, [and] it has to be a good character."

But the time might be right for a female-led superhero film. Marvel and rival DC Entertainment will release聽鈥�,鈥� and聽鈥�,鈥� respectively, in the next three years. If they can sell enough tickets, maybe Black Widow could get a film of her own.