New Annenberg Study shows strides for women and people of colour on screen

China's top actress Liu Yifei will lead the way in the Disney adaptation movie 'Mulan' this year. She is among the many top women stars who are spearheading the women revolution in big-budget Hollywood movies in 2020. - The Star (pic courtesy of Walt Disney Studios)/ANN

SINGAPORE/LOS ANGELES: Last year, the stories of women and people of colour were more likely to be playing at a theatre near you than they've been in over a decade.

According to the latest research by USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative -- led by Stacy L. Smith -- which tracks representation in front of and behind the camera, 2019 saw upticks for women lead characters and lead characters of colour.