CBS: Iron Man 3 Dir. Says He Was Told to Change Villain to a Man to Sell Toys

‘The director says in an interview he originally wrote a villain as a woman, but was told to change the character to a man because toys based on male action figures sell better’

O'DONNELL: "Candid comments from the director of 'Iron Man 3' are adding fuel to charges of sexism in Hollywood. The director said in a new interview he originally wrote a villain as a woman, but was told to change the character to a man. He says that's because toys based on male action figures sell better."

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