Thor: The Dark World star Natalie Portman said she’s heard talk that a female superhero film could be hitting theaters soon.
Portman told SciFiNow that Marvel has a “normal human respect for women” when it comes to female characters. She also said that a film starring non-white central character could also be on the way.
“There are definitely many strong women, but it will be exciting when there is a central female character which I think is coming – I have heard is coming – and, of course, also a central non-white character will also be exciting. Title characters,” she said.
“But they do definitely have strong female characters in them, and I think it’s a testament to the people who run Marvel, their respect, their just normal human respect for women, the way they want to characterize them; you can tell when men talk to you, as just a person or as a ‘woman,’” she added.
So who could this female superhero be? In May, it was rumored that Marvel had a Ms. Marvel film planned . Ms. Marvel debuted during the Silver Age in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 as Major Carol Danvers, a member of the United States Air Force. Ms. Marvel got her own self-titled series in the late ’70s before becoming associated with the Avengers and the X-Men. She’s also had a few different names over the years: Captain Marvel, Binary, and Warbird.
Stepping outside of the Marvel Universe for a second, a Wonder Woman movie has been the subject of much speculation for a couple of years now, with everyone from Christina Hendricks to Gina Torres to Beyonce (way back in 2008) wanting to play the Amazonian princess.
As far as the “central non-white” character, a Black Panther film has been rumored for some time. Back in April, Morris Chestnut — who replaced Omari Hardwick as Sergeant Marcus Williams in Kick-Ass 2 — dropped a few hints that Black Panther could appear in the The Avengers sequel before getting his own film. Stan Lee recently promised that Black Panther , Dr. Strange and the Inhumans are in the works, giving this rumor a lot more credibility.
Natalie Portman reprises her role as Jane Foster in Thor: The Dark World . The sequel to the 2011 film hits theaters November 8.
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