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.

Released

Director Film Based on Type Release date
Marguerite Abouet Aya of Yop City Aya of Yop City by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie animated July 17, 2013
Lexi Alexander Punisher: War Zone Punisher by Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr., and Ross Andru live action December 5, 2008[1]
Sólveig Anspach Lulu in the Nude Lulu femme nue by Étienne Davodeau live action January 22, 2014
Cecilia Aranovich DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year DC Super Hero Girls by Lisa Yee, Shea Fontana, and Aria Moffly animated August 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 Doyle live action August 9, 2019[2]
Marilou Berry Joséphine, Pregnant & Fabulous Joséphine by Pénélope Bagieu live action February 10, 2016
Maria Blom Bamse and the Witch's Daughter Bamse by Rune Andréasson animated December 25, 2016
Anna Boden Captain Marvel Carol Danvers and Captain Marvel by Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, and Stan Lee live action March 8, 2019[3]
Caroline Cowan[4] Eva & Adam Eva & Adam by Johan Unenge and Måns Gahrton live action August 27, 2021[5]
Jill Culton Open Season In the Bleachers by Steve Moore animated September 29, 2006
Nia DaCosta The Marvels Carol Danvers and Captain Marvel by Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, and Stan Lee live action November 10, 2023[6][7]
Charlotte Dubreuil Women Only Think That... Women Have Only One Thing on Their Minds by Georges Wolinski live action March 16, 1994
Catti Edfeldt Eva & Adam – Four Birthdays and a Fiasco Eva & Adam by Johan Unenge and Måns Gahrton live action January 19, 2001
Anne Fontaine Gemma Bovery Gemma Bovery by Posy Simmonds live action September 10, 2014
Nisha Ganatra The Hunters Mirror Mirror by Joshua Williamson live action October 25, 2013
Elsa Garagarza Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High DC Super Hero Girls by Lisa Yee, Shea Fontana, and Aria Moffly animated May 15, 2018
Trisha Gum The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger animated February 8, 2019[8]
Kosaka Harume Sailor Moon R: The Movie Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi animated December 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 action August 7, 2015
Carolina Hellsgård Ever After Endzeit by Olivia Vieweg live action September 7, 2018
Atsuko Ishizuka Piano no Mori Piano no Mori by Makoto Isshiki animated July 21, 2007
Patty Jenkins Wonder Woman Wonder Woman by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter live action June 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 Johnston animated April 1, 1997
Deborah Kaplan Josie and the Pussycats Josie and the Pussycats by Dan DeCarlo live action April 11, 2001
Mitsuko Kase They Were Eleven They Were Eleven by Moto Hagio animated November 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 animated December 20, 2012
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal Part 1 Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi January 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 animated June 3, 2016
Mayumi Miyasaka Tenshi Angel Nest by Erica Sakurazawa live action January 21, 2006
Lauren Montgomery Superman: Doomsday The Death of Superman by Dan Jurgens, Louise Simonson, and Roger Stern animated September 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 Kane June 7, 2011
Batman: Year One Batman: Year One by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli October 18, 2011
Catwoman Catwoman by Bill Finger and Bob Kane October 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 animated July 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 action November 16, 2016
Mika Ninagawa Sakuran Sakuran by Moyoco Anno live action February 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 Hast live action November 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 action June 19, 2013
Marie-Pascale Osterrieth The Demon Stirs Le Démon de midi by Florence Cestac live action June 22, 2005
Keiko Oyamada Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Little Nemo by Winsor McCay animated July 15, 1989
Gina Prince-Bythewood The Old Guard Old Guard by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández live action July 10, 2020[16]
Marjane Satrapi Persepolis Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi animated June 27, 2007
Chicken with Plums Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi live action October 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 animated August 25, 2000
Dagmar Seume Wendy – The Film Wendy by DC Thomson and Egmont Ehapa live action January 26, 2017
Cate Shortland Black Widow Black Widow by Stan Lee, Don Rico, and Don Heck live action July 9, 2021[19]
Gail Simone Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues Red Sonja by Dynamite Entertainment animated August 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 action August 15, 2003
Noriko Takao Saint Young Men Saint Young Men by Hikaru Nakamura animated May 10, 2013
Saint Oniisan August 23, 2013
Rachel Talalay Tank Girl Tank Girl by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin live action March 31, 1995
The Wachowskis1 Speed Racer Mach GoGoGo by Tatsuo Yoshida live action May 9, 2008
Naoko Yamada K-On! The Movie K-On! by Kakifly animated December 3, 2011
A Silent Voice A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima September 17, 2016
Cathy Yan Birds of Prey Birds of Prey by Jordan B. Gorfinkel and Chuck Dixon live action February 7, 2020[20]
Chloé Zhao Eternals Eternals by Jack Kirby live action November 5, 2021[21]

Upcoming

Director Film Based on Type Release date
S. J. Clarkson Madame Web Madame Web by Dennis O'Neil and John Romita Jr. live action February 14, 2024[22]
Kelly Marcel Venom 3 Venom by Todd McFarlane and David Michelinie live action November 8, 2024[23][24]
Victoria Mahoney The Old Guard 2 Old Guard by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández live action 2024[25][26]
M. J. Bassett2 Red Sonja Red Sonja by Dynamite Entertainment[27][28][29] live action 2024[30]

In development

Director Film Based on Type Release date
Lauren Montgomery Spider-Women Spider-Gwen by Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez animated TBA[31]
Olivia Wilde Spider-Woman Spider-Woman by Archie Goodwin and Marie Severin live action TBA[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]

References

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  2. ^ Borys, Kit (February 16, 2017). "New Line's Female-Driven Mob Story 'The Kitchen' Finds Director (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
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  4. ^ Kaage, Gustav (August 13, 2020). "Eva och Adam – att vara eller inte vara ihop". Film i Väst (in Swedish). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
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  9. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (September 11, 2020). "'Wonder Woman 1984' Release Date Pushed to Christmas". Variety. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "バツ&テリー [VHS]". Amazon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  11. ^ "Sailor Moon on Twitter: Sailor Moon Eternal movie in 2020!". Twitter. June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  12. ^ sailormoon-official (June 30, 2019). "劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンEternal」超特報映像／Pretty Guardians Sailor Moon Eternal The MOVIE". YouTube. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
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  33. ^ "Director MJ Bassett".

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