Ever since fans posted photos of Ronda Rousey online as Captain Marvel, the UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion has been very vocal about her desire to play the first female Marvel super hero to headline her own film.
No casting decisions have yet been made for the movie, which is set to be released in 2018, supporters of Rousey as Captain Marvel say she would bring a realistic look and, more importantly, a different kind of body image for young girls to look at in Hollywood.
Although we think Rousey would make a cool live-action Captain Marvel, here are other female heroes from the comic book world whom we think can also help the mixed martial artist diversify the body image of women seen on the big screen.
Red Sonja
A possible Marvel She-Hulk movie has already been steeped in controversy. After DC movie screenwriters Craig Mazin and David Goyer called her "a green porn star" who was just a plaything for The Hulk, comic book fans cried foul and have ever since demanded that she be given justice with a movie of her own.
Aside from being completely derogatory to women, as many have criticized, the ill-informed screenwriters also failed to acknowledge She-Hulk's history. She has the ability to control her green transformation, unlike Bruce Banner who must consciously tap into his Zen in order to keep his beast at bay. When she's not battling with bad guys with her fists and strength, she is a lawyer battling it out in the courtroom with her intelligence and wits.
That doesn't sound like a porn star to us.
Whether or not Rousey is able to win the coveted role of Captain Marvel, we do hope that some of these other super heroes will get their time to shine on the big screen.
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