Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins also stepped up to help with the secret recasting of film All the Money in the World, after multiple men accused original star Kevin Spacey of sexual harassment and assault.

The film’s screenwriter, David Scarpa, told The Hollywood Reporter that Jenkins put out a casting call under her own name for an elderly actor who could play Spacey’s role. Christopher Plummer eventually took the part.

The Producers Guild of America announced that it would be devising guidelines to tackle sexual harassment in the film industry in October. It also confirmed that Harvey Weinstein would be expelled from its ranks.

The group’s presidents, Gary Lucchesi and Lori McCreary, said in a statement on 19 January: “Sexual harassment can no longer be tolerated in our industry or within the ranks of the Producers Guild membership.”

They added that producers had an obligation “to change our culture and eradicate this abuse.”

Sexual harassment is known to prevent women from progressing in their careers, and so the introduction of the new guidelines is a welcome sign that Hollywood is taking the issue seriously. We hope to see many more film productions – and not just those helmed by women directors – adopting the guidelines in 2018.

Throughout 2018, Stylist is raising the profiles of brilliant women past and present – and empowering future generations to follow their lead – with our Visible Women campaign. See more from Visible Women here.

Wonder Woman 2 will be the first film to adopt new anti-sexual harassment guidelines