The COVID-19 pandemic slowed down efforts to diversify American movies, new study finds
But it’s clear that the onset of the pandemic slowed down efforts to diversify big American movies. It’s not the only problem, though. Mainly, these solutions are about de-coupling the perception that onscreen representation is associated with financial risk. ‘Zola,’ ‘West Side Story,’ and ‘Eternals’ were all delayed from 2020 to 2021 — which may explain the pandemic drop-off in diverse films.A24; Niko Tavernise/20th Century Studios; Sophie Mutevelian/Marvel Studios “Films with underrepresented leads/co leads may actually earn more money domestically than films with only white leads....