List of comic-based films directed by women

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The following is a list of female directors who have directed, or are in the process of directing, a film based on comics (including comic books, comic strips, manga, and graphic novels). The films include direct-to-video as well as theatrical releases, and may be live action, animated, anime, or a combination thereof.

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Released

DirectorFilmBased onTypeRelease date
Marguerite Abouet Aya of Yop City Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie animatedJuly 17, 2013
Lexi Alexander Punisher: War Zone Punisher by Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr., and Ross Andru live actionDecember 5, 2008 [1]
Sólveig Anspach Lulu in the Nude Lulu femme nue by Étienne Davodeau live actionJanuary 22, 2014
Cecilia Aranovich DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year DC Super Hero Girls by Lisa Yee, Shea Fontana, and Aria MofflyanimatedAugust 23, 2016
DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games May 23, 2017
DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis July 22, 2018
Andrea Berloff The Kitchen The Kitchen by Ollie Masters and Ming Doylelive actionAugust 9, 2019 [2]
Marilou Berry Joséphine, Pregnant & Fabulous Joséphine by Pénélope Bagieulive actionFebruary 10, 2016
Maria Blom Bamse and the Witch's Daughter Bamse by Rune Andréasson animatedDecember 25, 2016
Anna Boden Captain Marvel Carol Danvers and Captain Marvel by Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, and Stan Lee live actionMarch 8, 2019 [3]
Caroline Cowan [4] Eva & Adam Eva & Adam by Johan Unenge and Måns Gahrton live actionAugust 27, 2021 [5]
Jill Culton Open Season In the Bleachers by Steve Moore animatedSeptember 29, 2006
Nia DaCosta The Marvels Carol Danvers and Captain Marvel by Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, and Stan Leelive actionNovember 10, 2023 [6] [7]
Charlotte Dubreuil Women Only Think That... Women Have Only One Thing on Their Minds by Georges Wolinski live actionMarch 16, 1994
Catti Edfeldt Eva & Adam – Four Birthdays and a Fiasco Eva & Adam by Johan Unenge and Måns Gahrtonlive actionJanuary 19, 2001
Anne Fontaine Gemma Bovery Gemma Bovery by Posy Simmonds live actionSeptember 10, 2014
Nisha Ganatra The Hunters Mirror Mirror by Joshua Williamsonlive actionOctober 25, 2013
Elsa Garagarza Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High DC Super Hero Girls by Lisa Yee, Shea Fontana, and Aria MofflyanimatedMay 15, 2018
Trisha Gum The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger animatedFebruary 8, 2019 [8]
Kosaka Harume Sailor Moon R: The Movie Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi animatedDecember 5, 1993
Marielle Heller The Diary of a Teenage Girl The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner live actionAugust 7, 2015
Carolina Hellsgård Ever After Endzeit by Olivia Vieweg live actionSeptember 7, 2018
Atsuko Ishizuka Piano no Mori Piano no Mori by Makoto Isshiki animatedJuly 21, 2007
Patty Jenkins Wonder Woman Wonder Woman by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peterlive actionJune 2, 2017
Wonder Woman 1984 December 25, 2020 [9]
Lynn Johnston For Better or For Worse: A Storm in April For Better or For Worse by Lynn JohnstonanimatedApril 1, 1997
Deborah Kaplan Josie and the Pussycats Josie and the Pussycats by Dan DeCarlo live actionApril 11, 2001
Mitsuko Kase They Were Eleven They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio animatedNovember 1, 1986
Bats & Terry [10] Bats & Terry by Yasuichi Oshima March 14, 1987
She, the Ultimate Weapon: Another Love Song Saikano by Shin Takahashi September 21, 2005
Chiaki Kon Junjō Romantica Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance by Shungiku Nakamura animatedDecember 20, 2012
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Part 1 Sailor Moon by Naoko TakeuchiJanuary 8, 2021 [11] [12] [13]
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Part 2 February 11, 2021 [14] [15] [13]
Rie Matsumoto King of the Restaurant of Kings Blood Blockade Battlefront by Yasuhiro Nightow animatedJune 3, 2016
Mayumi Miyasaka Tenshi Angel Nest by Erica Sakurazawa live actionJanuary 21, 2006
Lauren Montgomery Superman: Doomsday The Death of Superman by Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson, and Roger Stern animatedSeptember 18, 2007
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter March 3, 2009
Green Lantern: First Flight Hal Jordan by John Broome and Gil Kane July 28, 2009
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths JLA: Earth 2 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely February 23, 2010
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Superman/Batman by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness September 28, 2010
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Hal Jordan by John Broome and Gil KaneJune 7, 2011
Batman: Year One Batman: Year One by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli October 18, 2011
Catwoman Catwoman by Bill Finger and Bob KaneOctober 18, 2011
Justice League: Doom JLA: Tower of Babel by Mark Waid and John Kalisz February 28, 2012
Makoto Moriwaki High School! Kimengumi Movie High School! Kimengumi by Motoei Shinzawa animatedJuly 12, 1986
Those Obnoxious Aliens: Date with a Spirit Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi June 21, 1991
Rakusho! Hyper Doll Hyper Doll by Shimpei Itoh November 25, 1995
Alternative One: Opera Kobayashi and the Five Paintings Tantei Opera Milky Holmes by Bushiroad August 25, 2012
Alternative Two: Opera Kobayashi and the Raven of the Empty Sky January 9, 2013
Valérie Müller Polina Polina by Bastien Vivès live actionNovember 16, 2016
Mika Ninagawa Sakuran Sakuran by Moyoco Anno live actionFebruary 24, 2007
Helter Skelter Helter Skelter by Kyoko Okazaki July 14, 2012
Alice O'Fredericks Father of Four Far til fire by Kaj Engholm and Olav Hastlive actionNovember 2, 1953
Father of Four in the Snow November 1, 1954
Father of Four in the Country November 7, 1955
Father of Four in the City November 12, 1956
Father of Four and Uncle Sofus November 25, 1957
Father of Four and the Wolf Cubs November 10, 1958
Father of Four on Bornholm December 26, 1959
Father of Four with Full Music December 15, 1961
Agnès Obadia Joséphine Joséphine by Pénélope Bagieu live actionJune 19, 2013
Marie-Pascale Osterrieth The Demon Stirs Le Démon de midi by Florence Cestac live actionJune 22, 2005
Keiko Oyamada Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Little Nemo by Winsor McCay animatedJuly 15, 1989
Gina Prince-Bythewood The Old Guard Old Guard by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández live actionJuly 10, 2020 [16]
Marjane Satrapi Persepolis Persepolis by Marjane SatrapianimatedJune 27, 2007
Chicken with Plums Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapilive actionOctober 26, 2011
Radioactive [17] Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren Redniss September 14, 2019 [18]
Kiyoko Sayama Angel Sanctuary Angel Sanctuary by Kaori Yuki animatedAugust 25, 2000
Dagmar Seume Wendy – The Film Wendy by DC Thomson and Egmont Ehapa live actionJanuary 26, 2017
Cate Shortland Black Widow Black Widow by Stan Lee, Don Rico, and Don Heck live actionJuly 9, 2021 [19]
Gail Simone Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues Red Sonja by Dynamite Entertainment animatedAugust 2, 2016
Shari Springer Berman American Splendor American Splendor and Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar, Robert Crumb, Gary Dumm, Frank Stack, and Joyce Brabner live actionAugust 15, 2003
Noriko Takao Saint Young Men Saint Young Men by Hikaru Nakamura animatedMay 10, 2013
Saint Oniisan August 23, 2013
Rachel Talalay Tank Girl Tank Girl by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin live actionMarch 31, 1995
The Wachowskis 1 Speed Racer Mach GoGoGo by Tatsuo Yoshida live actionMay 9, 2008
Naoko Yamada K-On! The Movie K-On! by Kakifly animatedDecember 3, 2011
A Silent Voice A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki ŌimaSeptember 17, 2016
Cathy Yan Birds of Prey Birds of Prey by Jordan B. Gorfinkel and Chuck Dixon live actionFebruary 7, 2020 [20]
Chloé Zhao Eternals Eternals by Jack Kirby live actionNovember 5, 2021 [21]

Upcoming

DirectorFilmBased onTypeRelease date
S. J. Clarkson Madame Web Madame Web by Dennis O'Neil and John Romita Jr. live actionFebruary 14, 2024 [22]
Kelly Marcel Untitled Venom: Let There Be Carnage sequel Venom by Todd McFarlane and David Michelinie live actionNovember 8, 2024 [23] [24]
Victoria Mahoney The Old Guard 2 Old Guard by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández live action2024 [25] [26]
M. J. Bassett 2 Red Sonja Red Sonja by Dynamite Entertainment [27] [28] [29] live action2024 [30]

In development

DirectorFilmBased onTypeRelease date
Lauren Montgomery Spider-Women Spider-Gwen by Jason Latour and Robbi RodriguezanimatedTBA [31]
Olivia Wilde Spider-Woman Spider-Woman by Archie Goodwin and Marie Severin live actionTBA [32]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Wachowskis have since announced publicly their transition as trans women, with Larry/Lana in 2008 and Andy/Lilly in 2016.
  2. ^ M. J. Bassett has since announced publicly their transition as a trans woman in 2017. [33]

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