Women replacing men in more movie and TV show remakes

The gender-flipping trend of changing male characters to female characters in Hollywood movies and TV shows is continuing.
I first wrote about the burgeoning trend in 2017. I last wrote about the subject in March 2019.
What follows are some more recent examples of the gender-flipping trend:

• This fall, CBS plans to air a reimagining of “The Equalizer” starring Queen Latifah. The original TV series “The Equalizer” (1985-1989) starred Edward Woodward. Denzel Washington starred in two movies based on the property in 2016 and 2018.
• The CW is planning a modern reboot of “Kung Fu” starring Olivia Liang. The original period Western drama starred David Carradine and ran 1972 to 1975.
• The latest movie in the “American Pie” comedy franchise focuses on a group of young women rather than men. “American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules” will premiere on Netflix shortly after its Oct. 10 digital and disc premiere.
• Walt Disney is planning a female-fronted “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie starring Margot Robbie. Johnny Depp starred in five “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies.
• Disney also is planning a gender-flipped remake of the ABC show “Doogie Howser, M.D.” for its Disney+ streaming video service. The original series starred Neil Patrick Harris. The new show has the working title “Doogie Kealoha, M.D.”
• Amazon Studios has put in development “The Star Chamber,” a thriller drama inspired by the 1983 Michael Douglas film of the same name. The new movie will have a female protagonist.

Photos: Promotional art for the CW series “Kung Fu” and Netflix movie “American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules.”