Director Paul Feig shared at SXSW how no one believed his women-led comedy 'Bridesmaids' would succeed, fearing its failure would hinder future female-led films. Despite low expectations ...

Paul Feig was under a lot of pressure before the release of “Bridesmaids” in 2011 — and it was more than just his own career on the line. Speaking on a panel at SXSW the night after the ...

"So many female writer friends of mine were going out and pitching female-led comedies, and they all heard from the studios: ‘We have to wait and see how ‘Bridesmaids’ does,'” Feig said ...