Action-Film Loving Author T.J. Newman Craves More Female-Driven Fare: “I Know There Are Other Girls Out There Like Me” – Guest Column
deadline.comEditor’s Note: T.J. Newman is the New York Times bestselling author of Falling, and Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421.
Both were named Best Books of the Year by Amazon and each is moving forward as a movie at Universal and Warner Bros, respectively.
Her new novel Worst Case Scenario is on sale now. Perhaps not surprisingly given her first novel was scribbled on cocktail napkins while she served as a flight attendant, Newman’s female empowerment column has as much a dream-big feel as her first column for Deadline, “An Open Letter to Dreamers.“ Six years ago, Fandango surveyed 3,000 women movie-goers ages 18–54 to find out what kinds of movies they like to watch.
Turns out, action movies were their favorite genre. Over two-and-a-half times more than rom-coms. Women moviegoers want exactly what men want: the fun, big, loud, action-packed summer blockbuster.
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