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Elizabeth Banks is opening up about directing a 'Charlie’s Angels' reboot and why she feels women need to be “real woke” right now ahead of receiving the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards honor for Excellence in Film.

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00:00Elizabeth Banks is opening up about directing a Charlie's Angels reboot and why she feels women

00:05need to be real woke right now ahead of receiving the Women in Film Crystal and Lucy

00:09Award's honor for excellence in film. Banks' Charlie's Angels reboot is slated to hit theaters

00:14summer 2019. The actress-turned-director-producer spoke to The Hollywood Reporter's Brennelly

00:19Sandberg about how she became attached to direct the project. Banks revealed,

00:23"...it was mentioned to me in passing at a meeting at Sony, like, hey, we'd love you to do something

00:28with Charlie's Angels. I went home, and as a lot of creative people will say, I dreamed about it.

00:33I felt like I had a take, so I went back in and pitched it, and they really liked it."

00:37Meanwhile, Banks returns as Gale in Pitch Perfect 3 in theaters this December. While she doesn't know

00:42if we can expect a Pitch Perfect 4 just yet, she described the third movie as a crowd-pleaser.

00:48After directing Pitch Perfect 2, Banks handed the reins over to another female director, Trish Z,

00:53for Pitch Perfect 3. She said,

00:58"...I think it is a duty almost, and a responsibility. If you can do it, invite people to the table."

01:03When it comes to producing films, Banks says she and her producing partner, husband Max Handelman,

01:08look for female directors and writers. According to Banks,

01:11"...for me to feel like I'm actually making a difference in our business requires action,

01:15and not just talking about it. So we're always looking for a great fit for material,

01:20but as best we can, we approach a lot of women."

01:22Given today's political climate, Banks said,

01:25"...to borrow a phrase that I know very little about,

01:28I think it's important for women to be real woke right now, in a general sense.

01:32And I do feel like young women, in particular, have woken up to the fact that things they took

01:37for granted can no longer be taken for granted. You've got to keep fighting for progress."

01:42And who's someone Banks is dying to work with?

01:44Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon. Banks said,

01:47"...I'm looking for things that we can do together."

01:50For Elizabeth Banks' full interview with The Hollywood Reporter, check out THR.com.

01:54I'm Tiffany Taylor for The Hollywood Reporter News.

01:56The Hollywood Reporter News.

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