Atomic Blonde

The lead is already a woman in the source story, so that alone is not a forced cast swap. The clear identity signal is the bisexual lead and her open romance with Delphine, including a long sex scene. Viewers can easily see that queer pairing in a major role. It is not a full mixed-identity cast plan, but the same-sex relationship is hard to miss.

The bisexual romance is real on screen and gives Lorraine a brief human connection in a brutal job. It is not a story about coming out, pride, or fighting for gay rights. The main engine is still spies, the list, and survival. The queer bond is secondary but clearly written and filmed.

In The Coldest City, the French agent was a man. The film turned that role into a woman on purpose. That change created the lesbian sex scene and the bisexual lead. Theron and the writing team supported it as a surprise and as queer representation, not as a small plot tweak.

There was no large, sustained anti-woke campaign in major news. A few online voices later call the sex scene or Theron woke, and some older posts wave at feminist vibes. Those complaints exist but are weak, rare, and not the main public story of the film.

Most of the key crew score low and work in straight action and thrills. Theron is the big exception as star and producer. She publicly said she wanted the bisexual portrayal because that identity is under-shown in movies. That title-linked choice lifts this factor above the rest of the team’s low scores.